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 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 4 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 Samsung '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 Acer '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 i7-7700HQ , (a processor with 4 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 RF RF511-A01 will do just fine.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire VX5-591G-75RM will do just fine.

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

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

Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your Intel Core i5-2450M 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 i7-7700HQ 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 5.1 hours battery life in the RF RF511-A01 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire VX5-591G-75RM is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 5.1 hours battery life in the RF RF511-A01 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire VX5-591G-75RM has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

The 5.1 hours battery life in the RF RF511-A01 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire VX5-591G-75RM can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

Because this has got a weight measuring in at 5.3 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. 

Because this has got a weight measuring in at 5.5 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. 

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 5.3 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine.

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 5.5 lbs 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 comes in an unconventional package that stands out from the typical greys and blacks that are common with such devices.

It comes in an unconventional package that stands out from the typical greys and blacks that are common with such devices.

It oozes style while offering a combo of form and function that suits the needs of a serious gamer.