Need suggestions for laptop to buy

1. What is your budget? $1200

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 14" or less

3. What screen resolution do you want? The higher the better

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Yes, do a decent amount of traveling and would like something more portable

5. How much battery life do you need? The more the better, at least enough for a mid-range airplane trip

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? Light gaming

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? Watching movies (not sure if there any reasonably priced laptops at the screen size I want with Bluray)

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? 250GB or more is ideal

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? 3-4 years at least

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ? DVD or Bluray ideal

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 like Lenovo, Sony, and Apple is decent.

13. What country do you live in? US