Notebook brands

[Demon Cleaner]

I'm thinking about getting a new notebook, don't know why yet, but I have the feeling I must buy one Which brands are still good, or top quality? Is Samsung good?

I also thought about the ASUS 1000HE netbook with almost 10 hours of battery life, but then again, the 10" is nice, but is it really not annoying when you use it 80% of the time for internet, and the screen is so small?

Does anyone know a good model? What I want is a 15" screen capable of a resolution higher then 1280x... preferrably 1440x900, so I won't need a 17". And I also want that the battery lasts at least 3 hours, otherwise I can also keep my old one and only put more RAM.

What do you think?