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

The 2.5 GHz 2 cores processor and NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 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.

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 2 cores core process will help speed up music format conversions or codec-based compression.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Pavilion 15-au018wm will do just fine.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the VivoBook Flip will do just fine.

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

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

Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your Intel Core i7-6500U processor and 12 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 i3-6100U processor and 4 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 7 hours battery life in the Pavilion 15-au018wm is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 7 hours battery life in the VivoBook Flip is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 7 hours battery life in the Pavilion 15-au018wm has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

The 7 hours battery life in the VivoBook Flip has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

The 7 hours battery life in the Pavilion 15-au018wm can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

The 7 hours battery life in the VivoBook Flip can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

Because this has got a weight measuring in at 4.4 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. 

Because this has got a weight measuring in at 4.9 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. 

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 4.4 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine.

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 4.9 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine.

This laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard.

It's got a good variety of display ports which allows you connect to a good range of projectors and screen types.

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

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