Acer Aspire ES1-731

It's good for academic research

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.

Book keeping

Managing finances has never been simpler. The Aspire ES1-731 has enough processing power to manage even the largest spreadsheets. And the inclusion of a 1 makes typing and updating numbers even easier.

Regular Stuff / Everyday Tasks

Spreadsheets, presentations and documents, don't need much, but your Intel Pentium N3710 processor and 8 GB RAM ensures even image laden files won't leave you watching the 'spinning wheel'!

The Aspire ES1-731 makes surfing the web easy thanks to a reasonable hardware specification and fast, reliable b/g/n WiFi connectivity.

A sizeable 1000 GB drive allows you to download and manage hundreds of thousands of emails on the Aspire ES1-731.

Although less powerful than other laptops, the Aspire ES1-731 is more than capable of keeping you connected to Facebook, Twitter and all the other social networks you love.

Battery life is fairly decent

Lightweight and compact, the Aspire ES1-731 boasts 3.5 hours battery life to keep you going while on short trips like the daily commute on the train or subway.

Suits your occasional mobility

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 3 kg weight should suit your needs just fine.

Numeric Key Pad

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

Looks like your everyday laptop

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