Okay so i narrowed down my choices: 1. Macbook Pro 13" - $1199 - 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor - NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory - 4GB memory; 250GB 5400-rpm hard drive - Up to 10 hours 2. Macbook Pro 15" - 1799 - 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 processor - Intel HD Graphics with 256MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory; NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics processor with 256MB GDDR3 memory and automatic graphics switching - 4GB memory; 320GB 5400-rpm hard drive - Up to 8-9 hours 3. HP Envy 14 - 1218.99 - Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-460M Dual Core Processor (2.53 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz - 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics [HDMI] - For Dual Core Processors - 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) - 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection - Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2010 - 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 6.0 hours of battery life +++