Laptop for College and gaming

I've been meaning to get a decent gaming laptop for school and i came across lenovos IdeaPad Y550
and ended up have these specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 64
GeForce GT 240M graphic card
15.6 HD WLED Glossy, 1366*768 with 1.3M integrated Camera
2x2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz SODIMM Memory
320GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm

For $833.34
I want to ask is there any better deals out there for around the same cost and if the this deal is good.

1_What is your budget?
-1000

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
around 14-16

3_What screen resolution do you want?
anything

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
portable

5_How much battery life do you need?
3 hours

6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Sc2, Diablo 3 on high and maybe some shooters on low

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing, surfing the web, playing music, watching movies, Etc.)
surfing the web, playing music, watching movies

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
200GB+ 7,200RPM

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
Any site will be helpful.

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Maybe longer than 2+ years.

11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them.
anything that works

12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
any brand that works and doesn't have many problems or past complaints

13_What country do you live in?
USA