Can either of these run the sims 4?

@cece19088 

Option one is totally out of the question. Option two will run the basegame and maybe one or two of the early expansions. The laptops that are good enough for the game with all expansions really start at about £400 somewhat over your budget for instance this Buy ACER Aspire 3 14" Laptop - AMD Ryzen 3, 128 GB SSD, Silver | Free Delivery | Currys but maybe @puzzlezaddict  can find a good deal for you.

Thank you. So really for it to work for her & to continue with the addons. The budget needs to be at least £400. 

I can make that work as my brother can chip in for it too as joint present. Any suggestions are so helpful! Thank you so much! 

@cece19088  If £430 is doable, this one would be an excellent option.  It should be able to run all Sims 4 packs together on medium graphics settings, and it has enough storage for the entire game and all associated content:

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-3-15-6-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-256-gb-ssd-black-10212790-pdt.html

I saw a number of similar options for a slightly higher price, e.g. these:

https://www.box.co.uk/M413DA-EB005T-ASUS-VivoBook-14-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-256_3554013.html

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9414934?clickPR=plp:46:60

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8483935?clickPR=plp:51:60

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asus-amd-ryzen-5-3500u-8gb-256gb-ssd-14-inch-windows-10-laptop-m415da-ek027t/version.asp

There isn't much meaningful difference among them, and the Lenovo's only real drawback is its screen isn't great.  The first Asus above has a very good screen for this class of laptop; the other product pages don't specify, but if you're curious, let me know and I'll try to find specs elsewhere.

If you'd rather stay closer to £400, these have a processor that's slower, with a slower graphics chip as well, but they'll still be able to run all packs:

https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/lenovo-v14-ada-14-full-hd-laptop-amd-ryzen-3-3250u-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-windows-10-home-grey-82c6006cuk.html

https://www.box.co.uk/M509DA-BQ912T-ASUS-AMD-Ryzen-3-8GB-RAM-256GB-SSD-15.6_3062613.html

The second one has the same quality screen as the more expensive Asus; the other site doesn't list the screen quality.  But again, I'm happy to find the specs if you're curious.

If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.