Amateur radio guy, working in telecom, with an extensive PC background... this is what I do. Laptops: AW15R2 - 2016 Intel i7 6700hq, 32GB ram, NVidia 970m, 1TB HDD with 512GB SSD (Sandisk X400), 1080P display Lenovo W520, Intel i7 2620, 8GB ram, Nvidia Quadro 1000m, 256GB SSD, 1080P display