[Flames89]

Hey CP,
So I did a quick search and the previous topics on this matter were fairly specific.

So my household windows laptop started dieing, and we are looking to replace it.

Things that matter to me (or so I believe) and general requirements
- Fun usage is mainly restricted to surfing internet, running plex, and downloading. Limited if any gaming.
- Work usage is large complex excel models (1000s of lines). This is the main reason I won't be going apple, as productivity loss here means more time spent in model than not working at home.
- Other uses will be VPNing into office

- Need a keyboard with number pad on the right
- Happy to have a 17" screen as like a big screen and the laptop will rarely be moved
- And finally, looks are important. Don't want a boxy looking ugly thing sitting in our home office.

I have been circling around on the same brands before reading bad reviews of one or the other. Lenovo (boxy, but good?), ASUS, Dell, Toshiba, and heard worse things about HP (plus don't like the look of them) and ACER.

Any help or recommendations would be appreciated. I read here it is worth it to go for SSD vs HDD.

Thanks