Sims 4 US Laptop Reccomendations

@gamplt684cc9  What do you think of this one?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-legion-slim-5-14-5-oled-gaming-laptop-ryzen-7-7840hs-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-with-1-tb-ssd-storm-grey/6559123.p?skuId=6559123

It's a high-end laptop currently significantly discounted, its hardware is powerful enough to handle anything Sims 4 could throw at it, and it has an excellent screen: bright, colorful, high pixel count.  It's also somewhat light and smaller than a typical gaming laptop, at 14" and just under 4 lbs.  The price of $1,060 is not that much higher than the typical starting point for laptops with this hardware (around $900 at best), which is a very small markup considering the features.  The Legion line has also been one of the highest-quality laptops outside of the premium price category for a few years now.

A very good alternative is the Asus ROG Strix 14" laptop, which is also on sale in a couple different configurations:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-14-165hz-gaming-laptop-qhd-amd-ryzen-7-7735hs-with-16gb-ddr5-memory-nvidia-rtx-4050-6g-512gb-ssd-moonlight-white/6535497.p?skuId=6535497

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-14165hz-gaming-laptop-qhd-amd-ryzen-9-7940hs-with-16gb-ddr5-memory-nvidia-rtx-4070-8g-gddr6-1tb-ssd-moonlight-white/6535498.p?acampID=0&cmp=RMX&loc=Hatch&ref=198&skuId=6535498

The first one has lower-end hardware than the Legion and the second higher-end.  To be clear, Sims 4 would never benefit from the RTX 4070 in the second Asus, but it could benefit a little from the upgrade from the 4050 (the first Asus) to the 4060 (the Legion).  That would depend on what kind of extra content you add, for example high poly custom content or Reshade.  The unmodified game might run a bit faster on the 4060, but the difference is likely too small to notice with the naked eye.

It's also worth going with at least the 4060 if you're going to play other, more demanding games, for example Hogwarts Legacy or Baldur's Gate 3.  The 4060 is sufficient for either one on ultra settings, although not at very high fps, the 4050 would probably require lowering the graphics settings.

The other hardware doesn't matter nearly as much because all of it is more and/or faster than Sims 4 could ever need, or really any other current game out there.  You may find it nice to have more than the 500 GB storage of the Asus with the RTX 4050, but that's still enough for Sims 4 and a few larger games, plus a sizable pile of custom content, so I wouldn't say it's necessary.

I checked a handful of different sites that I know carry this type of laptop, and other similar models, and didn't find anything in the same price range that was equal.  You do have some room to play with in your budget, but there's not much point in spending $400 extra for the same hardware unless you're looking for specific features that the cheaper laptops don't have.  If that's the case, let me know and I'll look for those features in particular.

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