QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Jun 28 2013, 07:23 PM)
The thing is only ultrabooks will have mSATA SSD or SSD as default. If you are getting a normal notebook, you'll have to install one yourself, and of course, not everyone has the technical abilities to do that (including me

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15" in general are better for movies, if the screen resolution in high enough. 1366x768 is not exactly very high for the notebooks you can get with your budget unfortunately. You get more DPI, but it will actually make everything even weirder (as in too large). Large size will mean harder to carry as well.
But if you insist, can consider these:
15.6"
Acer
V5-571G-53314G50, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT620M@RM2199[2.3kg], 4GB, 500GB, W7HP
V3-571G-53212G50, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1999, 2GB, 500GB
Dell
Inspiron 15, i5-3337U + AMD HD7670M@RM1799[2.25kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell, Linux; W8SL@RM1949
Inspiron 15R, i5-3210M + AMD HD7670M@RM1899[2.65kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W7HP/W8
Lenovo
Z500, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 years warranty
aite, thanks. will look at the real thing before considering.