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Sims 4 Laptop? Hello Simmers! First off I would just like to say I am not a gamer, so please don't recommend me expensive gaming laptops that are way above my budget. I only play the sims and ever...
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@binkababy When I said the Asus isn't ideal, I meant that you couldn't expect excellent performance on higher graphics settings. It's not a bad laptop, just not particularly powerful. If you don't mind playing on the lower settings you're currently using, it should be fine: the processor and graphics chip are the same as the Asus you have now, and the graphics chip in particular will be the limiting factor.
The Asus you currently have comes with only 4 GB RAM installed, which, while technically enough, can cause problems. So can such a small (128 GB) hard drive, depending on what else you've installed on the computer. The Asus I linked should be fine on both fronts unless you have a bunch of other apps open while you play.
However, you're still going to need to plug the laptop in while you play. Almost all laptops are designed to conserve energy when running on battery, throttling performance in the process, since higher workloads require more juice to run. It's usually not possible to completely override this behavior in settings, and it wouldn't help much if you did—you'd just drain the battery that much faster and have to plug in the laptop soon enough anyway. This is true for basic laptops, high-end gaming laptops, and everything in between. So if your goal is to play while on battery, that's unfortunately not realistic.
The Acer you linked is not really a good option either. While it has more RAM and storage than your current one, its processor and graphics chip are slower, and you'd probably notice a drop in performance.
Wow thank you so much! I didn't realise about having laptops unplugged while playing Sims, but this won't be a problem for me because I'm usually around a charging point anyway. I don't normally have anything else running in the background when I'm playing either so this laptop should be the perfect fit for me. Thank you so much for helping me with my research as I was so confused and overwhelmed by all the computer speak haha.
However I am struggling to find it on any other website and Curry's near me is out of stock. If you know of any other UK websites that sell this laptop could you please link them to me as it would be much appreciated.
Thank you for all your help, you have been amazingly informative.
@binkababy I checked about 15 different sites and didn't see that laptop for anywhere close to the same price. But that's not a surprise—Vivobooks are usually a bit more expensive, and the one I linked is on sale. (That's probably why it isn't available for delivery: it's close to being sold out.) If this one is in stock at your local Currys, it would also work:
It has the same processor and graphics chip, 8 GB RAM, and a 1 TB hard drive. It's a mechanical drive, so Windows and many apps will load slower, but Sims 4 should play the same once it's loaded.
Other than that, your best option would be to get a laptop with 4 GB RAM and add more yourself. Another 4 GB might cost less than £20, and you could add it later if you wanted. This laptop is the same model as the Acer above, except with 4 GB RAM and a 256 GB solid state drive (much faster), and it's £400:
https://ao.com/product/nxht8ek003-acer-laptop-black-76700-251.aspx
The model does have an empty slot for another RAM module, in addition to the 4 GB soldered in.
This one is £380 and has a comparable processor and graphics chip, but it does have a 14" screen. It also has one soldered RAM module and one free slot.
There are certainly a lot of options with smaller hard drives, but it sounds like 128 GB isn't enough for your purposes. Unfortunately, that cuts your options down significantly, especially right now as stores haven't finished restocking from their holiday sales.
Okay so once again every website I found didn't have the Acer Aspire 3. Just typical haha. However I have found it available on ebay but I have noticed it's process is an Athlon not an Intel. I checked EA for the sims requirements but I am still not sure if this processor would be okay to run sims.
Here is the link for you to check it out: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Aspire-3-15-6in-Athlon-Silver-8GB-1TB-Laptop-Black-/363040943682
If not I will consider getting the Acer with the 4GB RAM as it seems to be available on AO.com and paying to upgrade the RAM to 8GB like you said.
Thank you for doing so much research to help me, it honestly means so much to me ❤
@binkababy The Athlon processors are weaker than the ones in the laptops we've been talking about, and their graphics chips are slower. When I'm looking for a laptop for someone, I skip over any option that has an Athlon CPU. I mean, they're fine for what they're supposed to do, but their expected workload doesn't include running even moderately demanding games. The same goes for laptops with Pentium or Celeron processors.
I didn't realize you were willing to buy on Ebay, but I took a look there and didn't see anything new with a 15" screen that fits your preferences. If you were okay with a 14" screen, this would be a great option though, better even than the ones I linked:
You could always keep an eye on Ebay for something better, but considering there are zero good options right now, you might be waiting a while.
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