Help me buy a laptop

[Frito]

I've been in need of a new laptop for a while now (since my old Compaq died on me), but I'm not really sure what to get.

I'm mainly going to be using it for writing (and listening to music) so I want something that's really light and that has a very long battery life. I don't really care about the storage space (20 gigs should be more than enough), though I do want something reliable.

I've been looking at some of the Macbooks, but I don't know.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

[torgo]

My MacBook gets 3 hours of battery life. Not my idea of "long", but maybe it's long enough for you.