Re: Laptop recommendation for The Sims 4

@jbflygirl  Since you're open to both, I'll list some gaming and non-gaming laptops and what you might expect from them, and you can decide for yourself which direction to go.

This laptop should handle high or high-ultra graphics settings before you take custom content into account:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-thinkbook-16-g7-16-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-arctic-grey/6586755.p?skuId=6586755

This one is maybe 10% faster in gaming performance, and also has a much prettier, higher-resolution screen.  You might need to reduce the resolution in-game for best performance (it would be fine to experiment), but the extra pixels would be great for everyday non-gaming use whether or not you played at that resolution:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivobook-s-16-laptop-oled-amd-ryzen-9-8945hs-with-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-neutral-black/6581899.p?skuId=6581899

This one has a similarly pretty screen, slightly lower-resolution (but significantly higher than standard) but also brighter, and the same processor and graphics chip, meaning roughly the same performance.  I wouldn't try to use touch display in Sims 4—I've heard only bad things about it—but if you might find it convenient in other contexts.

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-laptop-16-ad0097nr

These are in the same performance category as the second one but with a standard, normal-resolution screen:

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pavilion-laptop-16-ag0087nr

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500/lenovo-ideapad-slim-5-gen-9-(16-inch-amd)/83dd0009us

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-2-in-1-series/lenovo-yoga-7-2-in-1-gen-9-(16-inch-amd)/83dm0005us

These are either under or just over 4 lbs., so they'd be easy to carry around.  There are more options similar to the last three but a bit more expensive and not clearly better, so if you want something in that category but with slightly different details, let me know.

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For gaming laptops, it's harder to find lightweight models, but this one is 4.2 lbs. and could run all current Sims 4 content on ultra settings.  It also has a high-quality, bright screen:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500/lenovo-ideapad-pro-5-gen-9-(16-inch-amd)/83d50003us

This one is somewhat faster in gaming, with a higher-resolution but not as bright screen, and is 4.5 lbs.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/inspiron-16-7630-laptop

This one is 5 lbs., with a standard screen and the same performance as the Dell above, but is also cheaper:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-bravo-15-15-6-144hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-ryzen-5-7535hs-with-16gb-ram-geforce-rtx-4050-with-6g-gddr6-512gb-nvme-ssd-black/6545083.p?skuId=6545083

This one is 5.4 lbs., still with a standard (though high-refresh rate) screen, and is the next tier up in performance.  It could handle anything Sims 4 could throw at it for the entirety of the game's lifespan.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-loq-15-6-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7435hs-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-512gb-ssd-luna-grey/6578511.p?skuId=6578511

Here again, there are more options that are equivalent in specs but more expensive, so if there's some detail you don't like about these, let me know.

As a side note, I've seen people report cc collections of up to 300 GB (not a typo), so if you have a problem, it's nothing compared to certain other players.