A resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, means rich graphics to shoot Zombies or cross the galaxy in detail

Your Asus's Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor means whilst your thumbs may struggle with the Call of Duty or Doom your will not.

The 16 GB RAM combines nicely with the GPU on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 which hits a 3DMark benchmark score of 6032, and the 4 cores CPU hit a Passmark benchmark of 8937

You can have the 'dark arcade experience' without tapping blindly thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard.

As a student or researcher in the social or physical sciences, this device provides a good balance of portability (with it's 17.3 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 17.3 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 graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs

In addition, this laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard.

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.

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 (2560 x 1440 pixels) offer a competent and mobile deputy to your existing tools and setup.

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 17.3 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 Alienware's 32 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance

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

The 17.3 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 Asus'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 i7-7820HK, (a processor with 4 cores) plus a healthy RAM size of 32 GB.

Also, its 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution provides adequate screen estate to view multiple window or more of your IDE while you work.

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 AW17R4-7006SLV-PUS will do just fine.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the ROG Strix GL703VD will do just fine.

All components of your Alienware 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 i7-7820HK processor and 32 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 6 hours battery life in the AW17R4-7006SLV-PUS is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 5 hours battery life in the ROG Strix GL703VD is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 6 hours battery life in the AW17R4-7006SLV-PUS has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

The 5 hours battery life in the ROG Strix GL703VD 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 AW17R4-7006SLV-PUS can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

The 5 hours battery life in the ROG Strix GL703VD can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.9 kg weight should suit your needs just fine.

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

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

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

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