What Laptop should I buy?

Hi,
Which is the laptop you would buy for home?
This is my first laptop i'm buying and I prefer something strongly built and to last.
Are there other important facts to consider?

Below are the main things I'm looking for:

1_What is your budget? 850 USD (not included software licence)
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Min 16”

3_What screen resolution do you want? -

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

5_How much battery life do you need? -

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)? No

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing ,watching movies, Etc.) Photo editing, watch movies, database programming (large XLS sheets, VBA)

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need? 200 GB -> 300 GB

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them. -

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop? Min 2 years
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ? Blueray

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. I prefer a brand that builds solid laptops, ex Toshiba, Dell; but I’m open to suggestions.

13_What country do you live in? Romania


Thank you