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.

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 HP '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.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the 17-x116dx will do just fine.

Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire 5 A517-51-30Q1 will do just fine.

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

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

Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your Intel Core i5-7200U 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 i3-7020U 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 6.3 hours battery life in the 17-x116dx is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 7 hours battery life in the Aspire 5 A517-51-30Q1 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc.

The 6.3 hours battery life in the 17-x116dx 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 Aspire 5 A517-51-30Q1 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city.

The 6.3 hours battery life in the 17-x116dx can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another.

The 7 hours battery life in the Aspire 5 A517-51-30Q1 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 5.8 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine.

As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 6.6 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine.

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'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.

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

It's got the traditional corporate look and will definitely blend in within the enterprise environment.