Re: Is my macbook air too old for the sims 4?
@ebuckholtz100 Your computer is borderline—it probably wouldn't even run the base game very well, let alone expansion packs. Here's EA's official list of minimum and recommeded specs:
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-system-requirements/
Your graphics chip is integrated and, from what I could gather with a bit of googling, never could quite keep up with the Nvidia 9600m listed in the above link. You have barely enough RAM, but if you're running one of the newer versions of OS X (Sierra/High Sierra/Mojave), your computer might not have enough memory left over for the game.
I don't know for sure, but my best guess is that this computer would run the base game on low settings, and maybe a couple of stuff packs. The newer expansion packs (Cats and Dogs, Seasons, Get Famous) would be out of the question. If you have another computer to play on, that would probably be a better option. Otherwise, I don't think you'd get a great play experience out of this one.