PeteC2
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| dewey2xl, with your given budget, you can do well, although not in the "elite-gaming" range of notebooks.
I think that you want to keep an eye out for any model that features the Nvidia 8600M graphics, as within $1K, I believe that is as good a graphics solution as you will get...not a monster gaming graphics solution, but at least decent.
Frankly, your other uses/needs are very easily answered by most modern notebook computers currently on the market.
I think that you made a good list of features that you are looking for, and that within those things, I would do some "window-shopping" where you can get your hands on a few of these models from different companies. Some of this truly comes down to ergonomics and just plain personal preferance.
I like the HP dv line of notebooks, and if you are not looking for "travel-a-bility", a nice 17" screen in the dv9700 series can be a serious consideration... they are nicely styled, come with some nice audio-visual features, including a remote. However, you certainly wouldn't go wrong with the Dell inspiron or XPS line, or Sony's fine Vaio series laptops, even Acer has come a long way, and offers some decent notebooks.
Like you, I am not really "brand-oriented". As long as the build quality is there, then "bang for the buck" would be my first consideration.
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