Which of these Laptops is best for Unity Development?

So I'm looking for a Laptop for use in my Uni course in Software Development for games I've narrowed it down to between theses 2 but im unsure which is the most suitable due to my lack of knowledge about AMD CPUs

["TOSHIBA Satellite L50-C-22L" i5-5200U](http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/compu...l50-c-22l-15-6-laptop-white-10137862-pdt.html)

["Lenovo Z50-75" AMD A10-7300](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Z50-...448390168&sr=8-15&keywords=quadcore+1080p+8gb)

As I say I'm unsure whether the AMD CPU would actually be hitting the 3.2Ghz max clock rate after reading up on the turbo core feature and found the description a bit ambiguous. So in terms of processor and graphics performance which best suit Unity3D development? Also on a similar model I seen a fair amount of negative reviews stating that the 2GB VRAM on the Lenovo is basically stolen from the system RAM leaving the only 6GB of system RAM. Is this even possible and would it effect this model?

Also Im from the UK and will be using Unity 4.6.1 for the time being since that's the version my Uni uses although I expect they will update soon enough.
Thanks in advance for your help.

EDIT: Just Found this also how does this compare to the other 2 models?
[Lenovo Z50 3.3Ghz](http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O8SDRKK/ref=psdc_429886031_t3_B017W7UMLU)

 

Yes, it is definitely possible because the Radeon R6 series is actually integrated into the processor in much the same way that Intel embeds their graphics hardware into their processors. It relies entirely on system memory same as Intel.

 

You're better off just building a new rig man.

I got an 8 Core 4.0Ghz AMD processor
8 gigs of ram
650 watt Power Supply
Motherboard
and my favorite part - Radeon R9 290 Graphics card.

all for like 700 bucks. (Notice I said bucks) which means Euros will be cheaper.
So you're probably looking at 150 euros cheaper roughly for a bad beast gaming rig.

 

Thanks for the suggestion but I probably shoulda mentioned i already have a suitable rig this is more for when I have some time to spare during the day

 

@AndrewMac26 - Ahh okay.

Well if I ever got another laptop it would have to at least be an Alienware. I will never buy another regular Laptop at like Walmart or anything. I could hardly even handle an empty terrain. My phone could handle more than that Laptop.
Granted they may be a tad bit better today than when I purchased the Laptop like 3 years ago.
But nevertheless, I learned my lesson to not make it my primary rig lol.

 

Alienware is a brand aimed at people who don't know any better. You pay more for it than other brands while getting both less features and a much heavier unit. Check out the differences between the Alienware 18 series and this MSI laptop.

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-18/pd.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Dominator-Skylake-i7-6820HK-Blu-Ray/dp/B015YC8XN4/

It's important to research into the computer you're buying. Otherwise you risk buying a computer that is incapable of meeting your needs or is priced far higher than need be.

 

Yeah... sounds like you just got a crap laptop. My 6 year old MBP handles more than that.

The premium rate you pay for brands like Alienware is more or less the market rate for not having to do that research yourself. And considering the time and effort it takes to build the skills and expertise required to tell the difference between a "good laptop" and "a laptop with big numbers" then the premium might not actually be that bad.

 

Oh I realize Alienware is pretty expensive for what it truly is.
But I know it would at least be decent enough to run BF4 on 1080P, at least the more expensive ones at least.

Which I wouldn't really want to spend that much. I'd rather just stick with a Desktop. Much more versatile and very easily update-able with future hardware.

Would I recommend Alienware, no, not unless you have money for the most top of the line one, but even then, it's still pretty pricey for what it is.

But with that said - I'll stick to Desktop for Building things and Laptop for Taxes and paperwork lol.

 

Right, people who don't know any better.

 

I wasn't disagreeing with that, just saying I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing.

 

No, I agree it's understandable if they don't have the time to concern themselves with picking the ideal system for their needs and there are those on this forum who have bought an expensive brand solely for that reason.

If they do have a little time to spare though there are many ways to increase the value of their purchase.

 

@AndrewMac26: By the way what is your preferred budget range? I've found an MSI laptop for £539.99, but I might be able to find one a bit cheaper than that. This one has an actual graphics card with dedicated video memory.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-1885UK-i5-4210M-GeForce-Windows/dp/B017M50VNG/

 

I had an excellent experience with CyberPowerPC.

I am not handy with my hands, and have some issues handling delicate parts. I've broken things more times than I care to repeat, and I generally assemble things poorly.

I decided to research all of the available parts they offered, and determined the best prices for what I wanted, and what worked best together. CyberPowerPC offers you a reasonable pool of choices for each part of the PC, and you can mix and match. Overall, things were almost always similar in price to NewEgg, and what it would cost to manually assemble it.

Ultimately, you will pay more because you are having someone assemble it for you, but my PC was assembled well (everything was neatly organized and positioned inside), and I can play any game at max settings. I can have 20 instances of Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate edition open on it without noticing any slowdown. Which I find insane. My work laptop is an HP Elitebook and it can handle two instances of Visual Studio. Sure, the computer I am talking about having bought is a PC, but they also sell laptops.

I recommend them if you aren't willing to buy and assemble yourself.

 

On this note I've known people who had their laptops actually insured against damage and there are rugged laptops you can purchase if you've got the money. I've got an older model Panasonic Toughbook and I could literally drop it several feet without it taking any damage whatsoever.

 

This is the laptop that you want:

 

I bought a new laptop about 4 months ago.

Although not as powerful as a dedicated gaming desktop computer it's a real powerhouse for a laptop:

Only difference from the video is on mine I got this score:


My desktop was set to 1280x720 instead of the 1900x1080 or whatever the one in the video was. That was likely the biggest difference maker although I also strip off the bloatware services that are only needed for edge cases.

It does fine for my 2D game projects and so far has run every 3D game fine. I am sure it would work well for Unity 3D development.

Specs on mine are:
Intel Core i7 4710MQ 2.50 GHz
16 GB Memory
1 TB HDD
128 GB SSD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
17" screen

I suppose if you actually used D3D11 instead of 9 it might be a little better performing but like I said I have not seen any performance issues yet.

 

I may need a laptop that will work with the Oculus rift when it arrives so I'm holding off getting a laptop for now. The minimum requirement is going to be a 970 desktop GPU. Apparently a lot of current laptops have circuitry that would prevent the rift from running properly even if they have a powerful enough GPU.