What kind of laptop would be good for me?

[Azzyuni]

I'm willing to spend at a maximum $1000 but less would be nice. I'm wanting to use it for university so it should have long battery and be lightweight, and I also want to install sims on it, so it'd need to be able to run it smoothly. Thanks!

 

[jaguarskx]

ASUS X550LNV-NB51 Notebook Intel Core i5 4210U (1.70GHz/2.7GHz), 8GB Memory, 750GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT 840M 2GB GDDR3, 15.6" (1920x1080), Windows 8.1 64-Bit = $670

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231960

It weighs in at 5.1lbs. If you want something lighter you will need to consider a smaller laptop like 14".