Laptop suggestion under $500

@killerrose09  If you could find a store near you that has one of these ($450), that would be the best choice available by a significant margin:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-15-6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-256gb-ssd-shadow-black/6427566.p?skuId=6427566

It could run all current Sims 4 packs together on ultra settings with some room to spare.  And it's really a $700 laptop that's massively discounted because I guess Best Buy wants to clear the stock.

Otherwise, you can do better than the one you linked for $500, or even $400.  That laptop's hard drive is small enough that your daughter could run out of space even with just Sims 4 and some custom content.  Plus, its graphics chip is pretty slow, and its processor is relatively weak.  It should still run the game, just maybe not all that well.

These options should all do significantly better, from almost twice as fast to closer to three times as fast for the more expensive HP.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/103437747

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-laptop-17z-5nv50av-1

https://www.walmart.com/ip/223381882

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-pavilion-laptop-15z-eh000-touch-optional-9yv59av-1

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-15-5000-laptop/spd/inspiron-15-5505-laptop/nn5505efpos

I think I'd go with one of the HPs, either the cheaper one because it has more RAM than the other cheapest options, or the more expensive one for performance.  But the other laptops are quality models too and should be fine.

If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.