AutoCAD Laptop

Help....

Visiting my inlaws this weekend. My father-in-law wants to go out shopping for a laptop capable of running AutoCAD. I is planning on opening his own consulting business, and would depend highly on this laptop. His budget is very low, so he has been looking at places like CircuitCity, Best Buy, Sams Club, etc. He likes the HP DV5120US (features below) from CircuitCity, however Im not sure if its the best. I assume since this is the one he is leaning towards, that is his budget. Anyway, any suggestions of a computer best suited for AutoCAD for less than $1000 would be appreciated.

Thank you


HP Pavilion Notebook PC (DV5120US)

The basics: This notebook features the 1.8GHz AMD Turion® 64 Mobile Technology ML-32, 1024MB of 333MHz DDR memory as well as an 100GB 4200RPM hard drive.

Bright display: The 15.4" WXGA high-definition screen displays an 18% larger picture than standard 15" screens, and offers up to an 18% improvement in contrast ratio. Enjoy bright razor-sharp graphics and plenty of room for your widescreen movies.

Combo drive with LightScribe: The double-layer DVD+/-RW drive records up to 8.5GB of information on just one double-layer disc. LightScribe laser-etches beautiful images onto your discs with the same drive that burns the data.

Designed to entertain: The built-in Altec Lansing speakers and ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M IGP graphics card will bring your music, games and movies to life.

Instant cinema to go: Enjoy digital film and music within seconds with the press of the external buttons and HP QuickPlay. The included wireless remote and stereo earbud headphones will elevate your experience.

6-in-1 media card reader: Enjoy seamless video and photo transfers with your camcorder and camera. This card reader accepts Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SmartMedia and xD cards.

ExpressCard/54 slot: Be ready for the next generation of faster, lighter PC card expansion products. When you use the ExpressCard/54 slot, data transfer rates jump from 10MBps to 500MBps.

Software bundle:
Microsoft® Windows® Home Edition with SP2, Works, Money, MSN® Encarta® Plus and Office 2003 Student/Teacher Edition (60-day trial), Windows Media Player and Movie Maker
Norton® Internet Security 2005™ (with 60 days of live update)
Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition with Burning
Sonic Digital Media Plus
HP PhotoSmart Premier and Quick Play
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®
RealRhapsody