Replying to Recommend me a laptop

Right so it appears my old toshiba laptop has finally decided to become a paperweight, leaving me in the market for a new laptop. I'm not entirely convinced on a macbook, so go ahead and start persuading. Otherwise I've been looking at samsungs and liking them quite a bit.

I really just use my laptop for regular stuff; write papers, and as an ns access machine. No editing or music shit.

Ideal would be under $1000 but I'm willing to go slightly over if it makes a significant difference