Laptop recommendations

Hey Danielle, 

Here is the minimum PC requirements for SIMS4 that was posted by EA. 

• Operating system: 64-bit required. Windows 10.
• Processor (CPU): 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better.
• Memory (RAM): At least 4 GB RAM.
• Hard drive (free space): At least 25 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
• Disc drive: DVD-ROM drive required for installation from disc only, for physical copies of the game.
• Graphics card (video): 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0.
  • Supported Graphics cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better.
• DirectX version: DirectX 11 Compatible.
• Input: Keyboard and mouse.
• Internet connection online requirements: Required for game activation and optional for game updates.

This is the system requirements for SIMS4 and you can enable Laptop mode from in game settings.

also this is the link from EA Help 

https://help.ea.com/en/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-system-requirements/

Thank you very much this is helpful! :-)

Your welcome 👍

Daniellejg12  I would absolutely not buy the second one for Sims 4, and you can do better than the first one as well.  Would you like additional recommendations in your price range?  I'd be happy to look for you and list some suitable options.

Thank you so much! Yes please. I have some vouchers so ideally looking at Currys or John Lewis :-) 

Thank you so much yes please! 

I have some vouchers so ideally looking at Currys or John Lewis :-)

Daniellejg12  If you want to stay under £400, any of these would be about equal to the others.  These should run Sims 4, all packs included, on medium-high to high graphics settings, and you'll have enough room for a substantial custom content collection:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-3-15.6-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10257697.html
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-3-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10258233.html
https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-vivobook-15-laptop-intel-core-i5-processor-8gb-ram-512gb-ssd-15-6-inch-full-hd-silver/p111268563

You don't need to spend more money, strictly speaking.  But if you want to bump up the performance a bit and also get 16 GB RAM (not required but nice to have), this one is not too much more expensive:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-3-15.6-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-512-gb-ssd-silver-10258102.html

Beyond that, you'd typically need to spend more like £600-650 to get better performance in gaming.

For comparison's sake, the graphics chips in the first three laptops I linked are about 30-35% faster in gaming than the chip in the first laptop you linked in your original post.  That's not a lot for the extra £100, so if you'd rather keep the price down, the first option is a reasonable purchase.  But if you're looking for the best you can get for under £400, one of the ones above is clearly the better choice.

The graphics chip in the last one I linked is about 15-20% faster in gaming than the chips in the first three, so again, not a huge improvement for the extra cost, but you do get the extra RAM too.