Looking for a recommend portable laptop that fits the required computer features or better. Needs great speed and memory. I am a cabinet designer. Thank you for your help!

Sorry--I was a bit thick. You posted the minimal requirements of the program, and I didn't connect it with the title. Since it was published, however, the significant upgrade in speed of dual-core processors make them much more efficient and faster than the older single models, so now a at 1.6 GHz duo-core pentium processor can run circles around a pentium 4 2.0 GHz processor, require much less energy (hence much less heat and much longer life from the battery ). Same for the AMDs. (A nice comprehensile explanation you will find in All the laptops out there use the 32 bit system--the 64 is not yet in play. You likely will get a 160 GB hard drive (or higher) with 2024 MB of RAM, or even 3036 MB RAM, and you simply will not need to upgrade from this massive capacity for this program (it just requires 3 GB of space, and your printer will have all it needs.).
The CD-DVD player will usually be 24x. You can get this online easily for $650 to $700. I'll have to evaluate the Chipset family which replaces a videocard in these easily found systems--but I'll have to do that later. Meanwhile, read about Duo-core technology in Wikipedia. Sorry--I was a bit thick. You posted the minimal requirements of the program, and I didn't connect it with the title. Since it was published, however, the significant upgrade in speed of dual-core processors make them much more efficient and faster than the older single models, so now a at 1.6 GHz duo-core pentium processor can run circles around a pentium 4 2.0 GHz processor, require much less energy (hence much less heat and much longer life from the battery ). Same for the AMDs. (A nice comprehensile explanation you will find in All the laptops out there use the 32 bit system--the 64 is not yet in play. You likely will get a 160 GB hard drive (or higher) with 2024 MB of RAM, or even 3036 MB RAM, and you simply will not need to upgrade from this massive capacity for this program (it just requires 3 GB of space, and your printer will have all it needs.).
The CD-DVD player will usually be 24x. You can get this online easily for $650 to $700. I'll have to evaluate the Chipset family which replaces a videocard in these easily found systems--but I'll have to do that later. Meanwhile, read about Duo-core technology in Wikipedia.

It turns out that the chipsets are key to your getting an adequate system. Laptops all have chipsets, not soundcards, but not to worry--high grade chipsets are now available, and all have Direct-X capability. If the laptop is used for gaming, it will be more than adequate for this program. The highest-end video gaming chipsets, good enough to give you Hi-def TV, are now at Direct-X 10, are very pricey. Chipsets are soldered on to the main board of the laptop, as opposed to having a separate sound card. Nearly all can not be upgraded, but it really doesn't matter for your purposes. You will likely spend $650 to $750. Read laptop reviews at websites CNET.com and PCworld.com to become comfortable. Good luck. It turns out that the chipsets are key to your getting an adequate system. Laptops all have chipsets, not soundcards, but not to worry--high grade chipsets are now available, and all have Direct-X capability. If the laptop is used for gaming, it will be more than adequate for this program. The highest-end video gaming chipsets, good enough to give you Hi-def TV, are now at Direct-X 10, are very pricey. Chipsets are soldered on to the main board of the laptop, as opposed to having a separate sound card. Nearly all can not be upgraded, but it really doesn't matter for your purposes. You will likely spend $650 to $750. Read laptop reviews at websites CNET.com and PCworld.com to become comfortable. Good luck.