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Laptop to play Sims 4 recommendations

My daughter would like a laptop for Christmas, mainly for school work however she would also like to play Sims4 which I believe doesn't demand too much of a laptop. The requirements for Sims 4 are at a minimum:


PU: Intel Core i5-750 or AMD Athlon X4
CPU Speed: Info
RAM: 4 GB
OS: 64 Bit Windows 7,8, or 8.1
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or better
Sound Card: Yes
Free Disk Space: 10 GB


Can anyone recommend any suitable laptops for around £300 that might meet this requirement. I don't know it that's a realistic price, would consider a reconditioned one if it was in a good enough condition for a gift, i.e. minimal scratches. Grateful for any advice.
I'm a greenfield sight for sore eyes, and sore eyes are just needing the light, the shapes, and the shadows of the space we share, before it splits into Thin Air.

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,056 Forumite
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    edited 1 November 2017 at 7:54PM
    Your joking SIMs will eat a laptop. When you start adding in those expansion packs the hard drive soon fills and its gets slower.

    Daughter is SIM mad, even with a good PC though the game still has glitches it seems.

    Buy a desktop, far easier to upgrade when the next version comes out.
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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,782 Forumite
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    Sims 4 has a "laptop mode" option and it isn't as intensive requirements wise as the previous games, though that being said if you come into it from Sims 3 it was quite a disappointment.

    Might struggle to get a laptop for £300 that'll run it though. This (american) site has some advice:
    http://picknotebook.com/blog/sims-4-laptop/
  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,244 Forumite
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    There won't be any laptop within your price range to met that specification.
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