Laptop suggestions

Hello, I am looking to get a laptop. I am primarily going to use it for doing homework, watching some movies, and lite gaming. The laptop I am seriously looking at right now is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834210015 . However, I don't know much about ZT, and this laptop is based on an MSI barebone kit or something like that. Thank you for your suggestions.


1_What is your budget?
-$850 max

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
-15.4 inch screen (can be more or an inch less), around 5-7 lbs

3_What screen resolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/display_resolution do you want?
-The higher the better

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskt [...] t_computer laptop?
-Portable

5_How much battery life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery do you need?
-2 hrs

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)?
-Some games, most likely Counter Strike source, Guild Wars (Medium)

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_editing , surfing the web, playing music, watching movies, Etc.)
-Watch movies, and maybe a bit of photo editing

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
-at least 160GBS

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
- www.Newegg.com, www.amazon.com, can be any site really

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
-at least 3 years
11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them.

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.
-The brand doesn't really matter, my last laptop was an HP.

13_What country do you live in?
USA