Recommended Laptop Tiers : 3D / Edit

Requirements: Better Processor and Dedicated GPU for more intensive graphics application. Can run Epic Engine. Unity and Premiere

https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html

https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.1/en-US/hardware-and-software-specifications-for-unreal-engine/

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/system-requirements.html 

 

Specs
CPU	Intel i7, i9 10th gen or higher (Apple or Lenovo) or AMD Ryzen 7 or better (Lenovo) or  Apple M1 Max or M2
RAM	32GB or higher *we understand there are currently supply chain issues and many machine configuration with 32Gb of RAM may be delayed
Hard Drive	512 GB or larger Solid State Drive
GPU	Dedicated GPU at least 4GB VRAM Lenovo offers NVidia Quadro T500 or NVidia RTX 2070

Details:

• Dedicated GPU at least 4GB

Suggestions: 

ThinkPad P1 Mobile Workstation

12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-12700H, 32 GB DDR5-4800MHz, NVIDIA® RTX™ A1000 4GB Part Number: 21DDS70700 $1,909.00

https://www3.lenovo.com/le/1215524944/us/en/1215524944/laptops-and-ultrabooks/thinkpad-p1-series/ThinkPad-P1-Gen-5-16-inch-Intel/p/21DDS70700  

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 Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 7 i7 32GB RAM 1 TB SSD RTX 2070 GPU 6GB ~$1850

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-7-series 

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ThinkPad T16s (16” Intel) 12th Gen i7 32Gig RAM 1TB SSD Nvidia T550 4GB ~ $2039

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadp/thinkpad-p16s-(16-inch-intel)/len101t0012   

 

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Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro

Apple M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and 18‑core GPU, 18GB Unified Memory 1 TB SSD $2,199.00 + $299 apple care

 

https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro 

** MacOS doesn't support some 3D, Game and Modeling applications and may not be compatible all software required for Interctive Arts and Media, Fashion, Architecture majors.