Hey guys. Looking at getting a new laptop at the end of this year as my current one (HP Pavilion dv6) is looking to **** itself after 2 years of noble service.

I'm a uni student, but for the purpose of this thread I'm willing to put price tag aside and just see what my best options would be.

I'm really not that up with all the hardware jargon so was hoping someone here could shed some light on what sort of things I should be looking for? What brands should I stay away from?

I'm impartial as to whether it is windows or mac, and am going to be using it mainly for study, so want to be able to take it to lectures etc without it being a hassle. For this same reason I'm after something with a strong battery life.

Not too sure how to word my other needs in relation to the ol' tech jargon..but to sum it up I want something fast, not too big/heavy, reliable and ideally with a nice display-I watch a lot of movies etc.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Cheers.