My old laptop has finally bit the dust. I know pretty much nothing about computers. All the numbers and types of processors and all the other gibberish make absolutely no sense to me. So can anyone suggest what is a good laptop to play sims 3 under $500? Much thanks in advance!
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Desktops run cheaper than laptops generally, with the understanding that you would need a monitor. Would that be a viable way to proceed? Even then we would be hovering around the $700s for a machine that can handle the entire game again subject to sales and cutting corners here and there.
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Refurbs and used computers can of course be cheaper, but it's always a gamble as to how well they will work and for how long. We can't really ever know why the previous owner gave them up, how hard they were used, or what the reason was for the refurb.
Here's a somewhat recycled rundown of the specs recommended (by us, not by EA) to run the entire game on a modern system.
Edit: This is about as low as I would dare to go for a new laptop. The 256 GB drive would be limiting, not as a matter of performance but more of a pain to keep enough space free for Windows and the game to maneuver. But the drive is a fast SSD and it's perhaps worth considering if you have a way to offload things like already installed downloaded content and saved games elsewhere.
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL63-8RCS-060-i5-8300H-GTX1050/dp/B07RMLHVYS/ref=pd_cp_147_2/139-1583085-1307728?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07RMLHVYS&pd_rd_r=2e82d89e-89e9-433a-bee1-6ee73e38bcca&pd_rd_w=YKM4L&pd_rd_wg=UCVa7&pf_rd_p=ef4dc990-a9ca-4945-ae0b-f8d549198ed6&pf_rd_r=PCH809CM4HQD8177EACM&psc=1&refRID=PCH809CM4HQD8177EACM
(The price I am seeing is currently $659, which is a great bargain for MSI laptops even on the lower end of their range. Others here with better developed shopping skills might be able to find similar models.)
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Just to make sure we are talking about the same Asus model, this is the one I saw. If and when the much smaller (but SSD, so better for TS3) hard drive begins to be too limiting, you could put a larger SSD in it sometime in the future and a RAM upgrade, again maybe in the future, wouldn't hurt things either.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-fx505dd-15-6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/6338249.p?skuId=6338249&ref=212&loc=1&ref=212&loc=DWA&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7rf7iOv85AIVGZSzCh129Q24EAYYASABEgLyMvD_BwE
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