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NiNi_Awesome08 What do you think of this laptop?
It has proper gaming hardware but with the profile of a standard laptop. I didn't see it before because it's not listed as a gaming laptop at all, and I didn't go up to £800 in the non-gaming category since there were already too many options to discuss. This model is almost 2 kg however.
For gaming laptops up to £1,000, you certainly have more options, including more power if you want it. But you don't need the extra power for Sims 4, as in, the game won't be able to use it. Do you specifically want a gaming laptop that's lightweight? Most in this category are in the 2-2.3 kg range, with the lighter MSI Thin series being problematic in other ways.
The older Lenovo LOQ models are listed at 1.77 kg, but the only ones available come with an RTX 3050, a significant downgrade from the other gaming laptops we've discussed (as well as the one above), or the even slower 2050, which I would avoid entirely. Here are examples with the 3050:
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7531149
https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/loq-laptops/loq-15-series/lenovo-loq-essential-15arp10/83s0cto1wwgb1
The problem here is that while a decent cooling solution can be built relatively cheaply, powerful cooling that's also lightweight is significantly more expensive. So you typically see these laptops start around £1,200 or more, depending on the year and whether there's a new product line someone is pushing. It's not a problem with non-gaming hardware because of the lower power consumption.
For the first laptop, would you highly recommend it? I’m thinking of getting that one. Would the space be enough for the sims? If I was to have 1tb of space, would that increase the price?