Whether your scoring in FIFA or battling knights in Assassins' Creed a basic laptop won't cut the mustard.

The 2.20 GHz 6 cores processor and NVIDIA Quadro P600 will ensure smooth game and the advanced wifi ensure you'll be victorious in any adventure.

As a student or researcher in the social or physical sciences, this device provides a good balance of portability (with it's 15.6 inches screen size) and performance so that you're free to roam the labs or libraries with a machine that can competently multi-task your data crunching, "multi-tabbed browsing" and the production of academic content.

As a student or researcher in the social or physical sciences, this device provides a good balance of portability (with it's 15.6 inches screen size) and performance so that you're free to roam the labs or libraries with a machine that can competently multi-task your data crunching, "multi-tabbed browsing" and the production of academic content.

With a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels pixels, you'll have sufficient visual clarity to decide which video sequence will give the impact you're looking for.

Continuously tweaking video clips are fun but requires a quite a bit of computing power. Which is why the memory size of 16 GB, the multi-core processor and the NVIDIA Quadro P600 graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs

It also comes with the Memory card reader just in case you need an alternative option to move your creative work from once device to another.

Developing your own tunes and mixes is important to you, so we've recommended a laptop that has got an advanced audio system on-board with HD sound capabilities.

The presence of a 6 cores core process will help speed up music format conversions or codec-based compression.

Since you're all about the music, this laptop will make a great side-kick to you music production gear. It's multi-core processor gives you the necessary muscle to rip, encode or convert your audio craft without having to wait forever. Also, it's on-board audio chip and high resolution screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) offer a competent and mobile deputy to your existing tools and setup.

The 15.6 inches screen gives you enough screen-space to wade through columns and rows

Excel, Quicken etc, don't need much power so this option won't up the requirements on processor. 

Your Acer's 8 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance

The numeric keypad keyboard really takes the strain out when entering data.

The 15.6 inches screen gives you enough screen-space to wade through columns and rows

Excel, Quicken etc, don't need much power so this option won't up the requirements on processor. 

Your HP's 16 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance

The numeric keypad keyboard really takes the strain out when entering data.

You'll need a machine that can handle multiple VMs for your various Dev environments, which is why we've picked something for you that's got an Intel Core i7-8750H, (a processor with 6 cores) plus a healthy RAM size of 16 GB.

Also, its 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution provides adequate screen estate to view multiple window or more of your IDE while you work.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the E5-575-53HP will do just fine.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the ZBook 15v G5 will do just fine.

All components of your Acer will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources

All components of your HP will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources

Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your Intel Core i5-6200U processor and 8 GB RAM ensures even image laden files won't leave you watching the 'spinning wheel'!

Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your Intel Core i7-8750H processor and 16 GB RAM ensures even image laden files won't leave you watching the 'spinning wheel'!

Email demands very little from a laptop. We've taken this into account.

Email demands very little from a laptop. We've taken this into account.

The 8 hours battery life in the E5-575-53HP is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 10 hours battery life in the ZBook 15v G5 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 8 hours battery life in the E5-575-53HP has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

The 10 hours battery life in the ZBook 15v G5 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

With a great run time of approximately 8 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about.

With a great run time of approximately 10 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about.

The 8 hours battery life in the E5-575-53HP can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

The 10 hours battery life in the ZBook 15v G5 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

With a great run time of approximately 8 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about.

With a great run time of approximately 10 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about.

Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.23 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. 

Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.14 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. 

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.23 kg weight should suit your needs just fine.

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.14 kg weight should suit your needs just fine.

Working with numbers is important to you, so we've made sure this laptop comes a full featured keyboard. 

Working with numbers is important to you, so we've made sure this laptop comes a full featured keyboard. 

It's got clean lines and a premium look, which showcases a refined taste in mobile devices.

It's got clean lines and a premium look, which showcases a refined taste in mobile devices.

It looks simple, capable and doesn't stand out in any particular way.