Finding the perfect laptop is like finding the right partner out of a billion people. It’s exhausting when everyone looks and feels the same: average, not the right fit for your style, doesn’t match your lifestyle and budget, too big, too small.

The list goes on, and you start to wonder whether you’ll start compromising or lower your standards just so you have something to use.

Fret not, we’re here to help. Here are a few signs to look out for to discover if a certain laptop is the one for you — almost like finding ‘the one.’

You fell in love at first sight

Nothing beats the good ol’ love-at-first-sight. I’ve seen it first-hand and I can assure you, everyone’s looking for that exact moment. Billions of people and you find one person — or in this case, one laptop — that makes your world stop, giving that cozy, familiar feeling like “oh, hey it’s you I’m looking for.”

But before you find a moment like this, you must first discover what you like and dislike. Only until then, will you realize the specific type of laptop you’d love. And when you find the laptop that makes your heartbeat crazy fast, the search is over.

There’s a desire to explore it and learn more

After falling in love at first sight, what follows is an intimate desire to explore it and learn more. It’s like playing John Mayer’s “Your Body is a Wonderland”, gloriously worshiping the look and feel of your chosen laptop.

Not only that, you get this intense motivation to learn something badly. The desire consumes you and no one can get in the way of you experiencing this laptop in all its glory. You’ll think, “I need to have it.”

It can handle the heat — and whatever you need

More importantly, the right laptop can handle the right heat from all your passions and activities. It must have a capable processor and internals that matches what you seek out of a laptop.

In my case, finding a Pantone-validated color-accurate screen coupled with Intel’s latest EVO platform in a laptop such as the ASUS ZenBook S (UX393EA) helped seal the deal.

After all, I’m a creative professional (on most days), which is why I need a laptop that can match my goals and lifestyle. The same goes for your partner. You should never compromise your ideals and standards; they should elevate themselves and keep up.

You feel proud to wear it

In my previous laptops, I used to pick the ones that stood out the most. Whether my laptop sports vibrant colors, a unique design, or a humongous bunny sticker plastered on its lid — I have to make sure both I and the laptop turn heads.

Just what I want from my partner, a laptop should be an arm and eye candy. What’s the point of having a laptop when you’re not proud to be seen with it? Remember, your laptop says a lot about who you are.

Find a laptop that you won’t feel insecure hanging around in cafes and in meetings. Make sure it resonates with your style and preferences.

It brings out the best in you

We’ve all felt this at some point: that inane urge to be better after meeting someone new. The right laptop (and the right person) will encourage you to be better and will create this magnetic pull to bring out the best in you.

Maybe it’s because of how it looks, or how it performs — who knows, right? But what’s certain is you create a promise to yourself to be better than who you were yesterday, and you know your laptop is there to accompany you in your journey.

It’s within your budget

Lastly, the right laptop is within your reach. If it’s too expensive for now, it’s a goal you’re most likely setting. Something you desire to achieve at a certain point in time; kind of similar to the crushes we fancy.

The right laptop is and will be right for you at the exact moment you need it. And you have the means to get it, no matter how much it costs. Because when you know you found someone, you’ll pull all the stops to make sure you don’t let the chance go by.

The ASUS ZenBook S (UX393EA) retails for PhP 99,990. It’s the GadgetMatch for budding creatives, young and stylish executives, and for anyone who wants the best ASUS has to offer.

More details on the ZenBook S here.

This feature is a collaboration between GadgetMatch and ASUS Philippines.