Best cheap laptop to play sims 4 uk

@f854fcc5f0bf3ebd  First of all, you'd be much better off spending all the money on the laptop itself and skipping the external drive.  The internal drive will have a significantly faster connection by definition, and internal storage is not that expensive, so you'd see better performance for your investment.

For the laptop itself, you're not going to see a new £250 model that can run Sims 4 very well.  The ones that can handle medium to medium-high settings start around £350, maybe £300 at best, and there's a significant drop-off below that point.  But roughly equivalent used laptops from 2-3 years ago are sometimes available for £250, for example these:

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-hp-14s-fq1xxx-amd-ryzen-5-5500u-8gb-256gb-14-inch-windows-10-la-tr-80002534903/version.asp

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-dell-inspiron-5415-amd-ryzen-5-5500u-8gb-256gb-14-inch-windows-tr-80002536847/version.asp

If you don't like that site or the laptops, this is a viable alternative, a little slower but still capable of running Sims 4 on medium graphics settings:

https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/lenovo-82xlcto1ww-pf516t0g-ag.html

If you'd like to see new options in the £300-350 range, for comparison's sake, let me know.