Laptop suggestions

@shyshy01  Among these four, the third one, the Acer with the 4500U (processor), is the best option.  The 4500U is the newer version of the 3500U in the other laptops, and in addition to being somewhat stronger, its graphics chip is faster as well.  That could make the difference between playing on medium graphics settings and medium-high.  High settings would probably be pushing it, although that might be okay depending on your playstyle.

This, however, would be a better option.  It's also $550, but it has an entry-level dedicated graphics card (an Nvidia MX350), one that's around 60% faster in gaming than the chip in the 4500U and almost twice as fast as the chip in the 3500U.  Additionally, having a dedicated card takes pressure off the processor, so it has less of a workload to carry, and also uses its own built-in video memory rather than borrowing from RAM.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-zenbook-14-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-mx350-256gb-ssd-light-gray/6403819.p?skuId=6403819

This one has an even faster graphics card: an Nvidia 1050 is around 35% faster than an MX350.  The processor is the older and somewhat weaker model, but it's still okay for Sims 4.  This laptop is $600:

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/9937120/Asus-VivoBook-M570-M570DD-DS55-156/

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

Thank you for your help! So Im now looking only at laptops with a dedicated graphics card like you suggested and I came across this. would this one be better than the other 2? https://www.walmart.com/ip/ASUS-TUF-Gaming-15-6-FHD-AMD-Ryzen-5-3550H-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1650-Graphics-8GB-RAM-256GB-SSD-Stealth-Black-FX505DT-WB52/624266471

@shyshy01  That one would be the best option of all, if it weren't sold out.  An Nvidia 1650 is around 40-50% faster for gaming than a 1050, and it can run all current Sims 4 packs together on ultra graphics settings.  However, it's pretty difficult to find a laptop with a 1650 for under $700, although I have seen them as low as $600, like the one in your link.  (There's a similar one on Amazon that bounces between $600 and $700.)

If you're not interested in spending more than $600, you may want to wait until Black Friday, or at least that week.  It's entirely possible that you'll have a couple good options in that price range, and of course you can come back and ask here again if you want.  Otherwise, it's just a matter of keeping an eye out for discounts and getting lucky.