Laptop Suggestions

1_What is your budget?
$1000

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
ideally 17 but 15 is fine

3_What screen resolution
HDTV: 1080i 1280×1080, 1440×1080

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement
no preference

5_How much battery life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery do you need?
2 to 3 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)?
cod4, half life 2 etc on medium. future games like dead space mirror's edge, prince of persia also on 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.)
movies, music, surfing, word processing

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
250gb at least

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
no idea about sites as i'm from india

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 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.
no idea about brands too but i generally don't care

13_What country do you live in?
currently india but coming to the us in one month

i'm actually going to start grad school in jan but i'm coming over next month to visit some relatives and also to tour the country. is it better if i get a laptop now or should i get it later since classes start only in jan and i can wait till then. it should at least play the games coming out in the future at a lower resolution.
Thanks in advance guys.