LENOVO LEGION Y7000 i7 8th Gen for TS4?

@NumberedBeats  If this laptop has been maintained well, it should be right on the border of what can run Sims 4, all packs included, on ultra graphics settings.  The caveat is that we haven't really seen the results of today's patch, which should improve performance overall but may have side effects here and there.  Stardew Valley should be fine too.  This laptop's graphics card is a bit slower than the recommendation for Dreamlight Valley, but it's well above the minimum, so you should be able to play fine, just not necessarily on ultra graphics settings.

Sims 4 may well lag here and there on this laptop (again, depending on how much of an improvement we see from today's patch), but it shouldn't be the hardware's fault, again if the computer has been properly maintained.  The game lags at least a little on any system.

If the seller is local to you, I would strongly recommend running a benchmark or two on the laptop before buying it.  Specifically, Steam offers a free demo of 3DMark, and Time Spy is a good test of the hardware.  If it crashes while running, or the score is much lower than predicted (a little lower is fine), then don't buy the laptop, or at least investigate further.

And yes, you could remove the HDD and slot in your SSD IF it's a 2.5" drive.  I would guess this laptop doesn't have a free M.2 slot given its age, but the HDD bay is almost certainly 2.5", and the bay and cable are standard and compatible with any 2.5" drive that uses the SATA interface.

If you're going to upgrade, I'd suggest adding more RAM as well.  Another 8 GB module could be as cheap as $20, and since you're already opening up the chassis, it's easy to install both at the same time.  Double-check the configuration though—it could be 1x8 GB or 2x4 GB, and in the latter case, you might want a 2x8 GB kit.  (12 GB is still better than 8 though.)  The Task Manager should report the configuration.

Thank you for your reply! I’ll take what you said in consideration. I actually haven’t stopped looking at laptops for days now and I found that listing to be the best one for my budget.

Another one I saw is this one. It’s a bit pricier, but it’s still within my budget. It also looks barely used. Is this laptop better for the games I want to play?

Lenovo Legion Y7000P

- Windows 11 Pro

- Intel i7 10th Gen

- RTX 2060

- 16GB RAM

- 1TB SSD

- 144hz Display

Thank you!

This was very helpful. Thank you for your help! I’ll keep you updated about the purchase. 😊

Hello! The seller got back to me about the laptop. He tested it using Time Spy.

Will this laptop run the games I want to play? Thank you!

@NumberedBeats  That looks exactly right as far as I can tell.  And if the test had crashed, you wouldn't see a score at all.  So while buying a used laptop is always a risk, I think you've done your due diligence and should be fine.