Dell died, need a new laptop/netbook

Yeah so my Dell crapped out on me for good, learned that I'll need a new motherboard which costs more than the laptop itself.
I already have a desktop that I use for gaming and everything else. This will only be used for class


1. What is your budget?
under 500 would be great


2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
umm less than 15 inches and light too


3. What screen resolution do you want?
doesn't really matter


4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
portable


5. How much battery life do you need?
4 or 5 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)?
No games


7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Just Word processing, and streaming videos so I need a HDMI port as well


8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
250 or 300, I can always buy a bigger HDD


9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
newegg if possible. If not, it doesn't really matter


10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Dell crapped out in me a little less than 2 years, I have 2 more years worth of school and that's really all I need it for so lets say 3


11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Don't really need one, DVD would be cool though


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.
Lenovo is the main brand, would really take anything that doesn't say Dell


13. What country do you live in?
USA


14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Like I said this will mainly be for notes, but also I'm hooking it up to my TV to watch movies from. So I need a HDMI port on is as well.