@clionamarie It's possible to get an okay but not great laptop for Sims 4 for under €500. I didn't see a lot of options, for new laptops at least, and this one was the best:
https://www.eurieka.ie/asus-vivobook-14-s413ea-am844t-notebook-35-6-cm-14-full-hd-intelr-coretm-i3-8-gb-ddr4-sdram-256-gb-ssd-wi-fi-6-802-11ax-windows-10-home-silver.html
This has a processor and graphics chip that should be capable of running Sims 4 on medium graphics settings. Its 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage are more than enough for the game as well. It also has a nice screen for its class.
If this isn't quite what you want, I can try to find more that have the same internal hardware but match your other preferences. However, most of the laptops in this category have significantly weaker processors and/or less memory and storage, so I can't promise I'd find exactly what you were looking for.
If you're interested in used laptops, these two are the next step up in terms of hardware:
https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/refurbished-acer-aspire-5-a514-54-core-i5-1135g7-8gb-256gb-14-inch-windows-a2-nx.a4yek.004/version.asp
https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/refurbished-hp-14s-dq2512na-core-i5-1135g7-8gb-256gb-14-inch-windows-10-lap-a1-3z7m3ea/version.asp
These two have the same internal hardware, so I'd expect their in-game performance to be within a few percentage points. Specifically, the processor and graphics chip should be able to handle at least medium-high if not high settings, perhaps even ultra if you don't install all the expansion packs. I didn't see any new options with this hardware for under €520, which is about what I'd expect given the current market.
If you're looking for something a little better than the above, your best bet would be to wait until you're comfortable paying around €600. That's almost always more than enough to get a new version of the two used laptops I linked, or the equivalent models with an AMD processor. The only difference in performance would be that these laptops are new; the used ones should run the game exactly the same, and if not, that's why the store offers a three-month warranty.
If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.
