Switching to Windows: Which system?

If I understand, a 64bit OS in Windows doesn't support CS4 Web Premium (or, the other way around)
I'm a long time Mac user and will keep my desktop but for mobile purposes, the price difference in these times is too great for the head not to over rule the heart!
Can anyone suggest what laptops you have had success with in using either CS3 or CS4 on? This is primarily for web development (print stays with mac) and so far Sams Club has great deals but I most of the better machines have Vista Biz/Premium at 64bit.
So, if CS3/4 cannot run on 64 bit, are there recommendations as to which machines have been running CS3/4 without major problems?
I've had too many tech/IT guys tell me that Dells are built to fade after about two years. True or not, it's one way to start cutting through the clutter.
Thanks!

Thanks. One HP is shipping with 4 gigs of ram and all I've read says to reinstall Vista and get rid of all the 'bloatware' that slows the start-up.
At the product page on Adobe, they only say CS4 runs on 32 bit XP but I took that to mean 32 bit across the board because of how I read that. Now I see..thanks on that.
Weight? Nowadays, anything less than a desktop tower is easy to carry. I may be 40, but when the day comes that I start complaining about the weight of a laptop will be when I give it all up and become Amish!
Budget... good call. I would rather keep prices at or below $1200. Otherwise, I'll go the Mac route and just have to start with a little less.
The main use of this machine would be web work but I routinely use 3D and video in much of my web stuff. That being said, I have no issues with relegating development of said components on my Mac desktop and then just placing those elements via the laptop. Until I can budget enough to purchase the software needed on Windows.
I'm seeing this at Sams Club for $898 and they have a 6 month no pay/interest thing right now:
HP Pavilion
Vista Home Premium 64 bit
# Processor and Memory: AMD Turion X2 RM-74 Dual-Core Mobile Processor
# 2.20GHz Processor
# 4096MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
# Max supported = 8192MB
# 1MB L2 Cache
Hard Drive and Multimedia Drives:
# 500GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)
# LightScribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer
Audio, Video and Graphics:
# SRS Premium Sound
# ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M with up to 1918MB total graphics memory
Connectivity:
# Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
# Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN
# High speed 56k modem
Ports/Slots:
# 1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
# 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro or xD Picture cards
# 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 4th port shared with eSATA
# 2 Headphone out
# 1 microphone-in
# HDMI
# 1 VGA (15-pin)
# eSATA + USB 2.0
# 1 RJ-11 (modem)
# 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
# 1 notebook expansion port 3
# 1 Consumer IR (remote receiver)
Keyboard, Pointing Device and Display:
# 101-key compatible
# Notebook keyboard with scroll bar and integrated numeric keypad
# 1 Quick Launch Button
# Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll Up/Down pad
# 17.0" Diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen (1440 x 900) Display
I could easily get a site to pay for this but I wondered how much trouble it is in Windows to reinstall versus just getting more RAM and leaving it the way it is?
I would want the CS3/4 suite to have what it needs.
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