Will This Computer Play The Sims 3?

It could probably manage the base game plus a couple of the earliest EPs. I would worry about the potential for overheating and can't say even that would be a great experience on low graphics settings. It's good that it has a dedicated graphics card, but that one is not strong enough to expect much more than that out of it. These are lightweight devices that are best suited for portability, note taking, school and some light office type functions, not graphics intensive games.

Desktops will always be cheaper for stronger components, but yes there are much better choices in that price range for TS3. They will tend to weigh more, though. Paging some shopping and systems experts.

I take it your friend is in the US?

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