looking for new laptop for design work

intergtate graphics are fine for NON-GAMING apps , Core2Duo has better perfomance and also better power saving(less power consumption ) compared to Turion X2 ,

Dell VOSTRO series are very good and also @ very reasonable price :

for $1000 , u can even get a very nice VOSTRO , they are from 14"-17"

i suggest u vostro 1500 (15" ), with this specs :

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Business

LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™

MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2

HARD DRIVE 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

OPTICAL DRIVE 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive

VIDEO CARDIntel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

$1,023

Yeah I'd say you're going to want better than integrated for 2 reasons, a integrated robs the system memory which is vital for things like CAD and pro 3Dapps. IMO the best fit is a large VRAM chip in the low-mid level range. And IMO something new with GPGPU potential is also the way to go. So something like a GD8400 or HD2400 with 256 or 512MB of real VRAM (not turbo Cache or HyperMemory) would be the best route, and then get the most powerful CPU you can afford, and after that chose a fas HDD and large memory amount. The Memory and HDD can be upgraded easier than the CPU and VPU, so I'd focus on those two and then try and make the others the best you can.

I'd suggest target of a T7500 (usually the best value) and above for CPU, 2 GB RAM , and at least a 5400 RPM HDD, but preferably a 7200RPM drive.

And while he graphics aren't essential I would prefer the future flexability that a GF8400 and HD2400 offere over something like a GF6150 or X200 or even low descrete of the previous generation.

Dell is a good starting point because of their ease of customizability.