ASUS Laptop i3-4030u vs i3-5010u

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Jul 26, 2015
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Better laptop for everyday use/casual gaming/unity/programming.
Which is better?

Asus (X454LD-VX152H)
Intel® Core™ i3 4030u 1.9GHz
Memory 4GB DDR3
Display 14.0 16:9 HD/GL/LED (1366×768)
Graphics nVidia GeForce GT820m with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Storage 1TB 5400rpm

or

Asus (X302LA-FN052H)
Intel® Core™ i3-5010U Processor, 2.1GHz (3M Cache)
Memory 4GB DDR3
Storage SATA 500G 5400RPM 2.5′ HDD
Display 13.3in LED Back-lit//Ultra Slim 200nits//HD 1366×768 16:9
Intel HD Graphics 5500

Asus (X454LD-VX152H) i3-4030U ₱ 24,000.00/USD $533
Asus (X302LA-FN052H) i3-5010U ₱ 23,100.00/USD $513

I live in the Philippines so our price could be different in your country.
 
Solution
The one with the 5th generation CPU (i3-5010U) is going to have better CPU performance and far better battery life, but slightly lower gaming performance.

Main difference I imagine is going to be the smaller screen - more portable, but, well, less screen.
The second option is the best in my opinion as the cpu is the most important thing in programming. As you only do casual gaming the igpu will be enough to handle those but I will say that the screen will get annoying for you when you program and use unity. I have a 15,6 inch laptop and I didn't like how unity laid out its ui as it made it very difficult for me to align things.