Opinion on some laptops

Hi,

I'm looking to buy a new laptop.

1. What is your budget?
About $1000.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Around 15".

3. What screen resolution do you want?
Don't mind, need it to support 720p.

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
I'd say mostly desktop replacement, but not only.

5. How much battery life do you need?
As long as possible.

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)?
I don't.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Browsing, watching movies (720p), office.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
320/500

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I need the store to ship internationally.
If you can find anything here it would be great.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
A few years.

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

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 don't really mind, but I guess I prefer a well known brand such as Dell/HP/Asus/etc.

13. What country do you live in?
I live in Israel, so I prefer to buy it from here, buy any american site that ships internationally will be fine.

Thanks!