Replying to What is a good laptop with a decent video card, has decent battery life and is around $500?

I want to find a decent laptop that has these traits and more. Right now I have a '06 15" MacBook Pro that has just crappy everything (except for graphics and speakers). The battery only lasts 5 minutes, and I can only run one program at a time.

I love to watch movies, and I love to play music. (I do plan on getting an external hard drive for all my movies and music.) I also use Photoshop and Illustrator on a regular basis.

I just posted this on another forum so why not post on NS too.