Looking for a decent sub-$700 laptop

1. What is your budget?
preferably under 750, somewhere under 600 would be ideal

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
13-16 in screen, thin is ideal

3. What screen resolution do you want?
standard is fine, but higher is always welcome

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
it'll be my main computer but i would rather it not be too bulky, anything around 6 pounds or less would be fine

5. How much battery life do you need?
4+ hours preferably, but longer than that is not too important

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)?
starcraft 2 on medium would be fine
modern mmorpgs on medium settings

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
some photo editting, 1080p videos, school use

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
around 500 gb would probably be more than enough

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
newegg, tigerdirect, but anywhere is fine

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
~2 years, hopefully longer

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
don't need a optical drive

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.
would prefer to avoid hp

13. What country do you live in?
california, usa

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
here's a couple laptops I've been considering

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

thanks in advance!