Hi guys, looking for a laptop for my girlfriend for her to play the sims 4 on, around 1000$. Any recommendations?
Laptop for The Sims 4 ~ $1000
nagel on 22/02/2015 - 15:28
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OS: 64 Bit Windows 7,8, or 8.11
PROCESSOR: Intel core i5 or faster
AMD Athlon X4
MEMORY: 4GB RAM
HARD DRIVE: At least 9 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
DVD-ROM: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 650 or better23
SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
DIRECTX: DirectX 9.0c compatibleSo yeah, no super awesome specs required, pretty much any laptop in the $700~1000 range will usually be packing good enough hardware for Sims 4. Unless you buy an ultrabook which usually has a weaker, lower clocked processor with slower integrated graphics.
Check out the Core i5 Lenovo E440 for $598 — don't forget to add the OneLink dock for only a $1 extra.
you might also want to run the Superfish removal tool when you get it
Its not just Superfish.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2887253/superfish-vulnerabili…
The could be dangerous adware on almost any Windows machine you buy.
If you buy a Windows machine, have 3 options to be safe:
- Nuke from orbit the HD from orbit and reinstall Windows from trusted Microsoft sources
- Buy a Clevo/or similar or build your own PC and install Windows yourself.
- Buy a Microsoft branded machine (ie Surface) or a PC with Windows Signature (but this isn't really available in Australia).
I've done options 1 or 2 myself, and I'm extremely careful about installing additional software.
The Sims franchise is known for its charming graphics and sound, addictive gameplay and massive patches and addons.
A desktop with a great screen, keyboard and mouse will always give a better experience.
But if you really want a laptop for the Sims at around $1000, make sure you go for an SSD, Full HD, and preferably 15" screen.
If you aren't in a position to test the trackpad, leave a little in the budget for a mouse.
Yea thats usually the first thing I do when buying a laptop, removing all bloatware…
A desktop would indeed give a better experience but at this stage living in a small rental a laptop is a better choice for her I think.The best I could find myself is … Its "refurbished though…"
ASUS S551LN-DN157H 15.6" $999
Intel® Core™ i7-4500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz)
15.6" 16:9 HD (1366x768)
1TB 5400RPM HDD
8 GB DDR3L 1600(O.C.) MHz SDRAM
Windows® 8.1
NVIDIA® GeForce® 840M with 2GB DDR3Screen resolution is not the best and the hard drive is slow but this is the best I could find myself for around this price, I'm sure she could stretch her budget a tiny bit if needed.
Tasty 13" Dell here that ticks your boxes. Full HD looks great at that size but make sure your girlfriend has good eyesight as some screen elements doubt scale and they can look tiny.
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/product…
Refurb and secondhand is the way to go for non Apple laptops. Keep in mind that you can always upgrade the hard drive, but not the screen.
I'm looking for the same thing- however I must have a 15.6" 1080p screen.
The Dell Inspiron 15 5000 (http://www.dell.com/au/p/inspiron-15-5548-laptop/pd?oc=smy51…) is on sale for $1099 (save $400)
Specs:
15.6" 1920x1080
i7 5500u
R270M 2GB graphicsReviews aren't great on it, but I can't find anything comparable.
As far as I can tell, this is the best value laptop (GPU) around? Does anyone have other suggestions?
Inspirons in the past have had poor thermals (which means throttling), plasticky cases, poor keyboards and poor trackpads.
I would only consider buying it if I could
- check the case, keyboard and trackpad in person
- find online discussions/benchmarks on whether the thermals are ok and doesn't throttle after 10 minutes of gaming.
I am typing this on a 15" Dell Precision. Dell's Precision laptops are basically business class laptops with discrete GPUs. Bought it secondhand and very happy with it after bad experiences with lower end Dells. The best value laptop for around $1000 in the Windows camp is secondhand or reconditioned.
Yeah the reviews were bad- and they hadn't even mentioned throttling.
But what other option do I have (besides more $)?
Is there any option that comes close?
Go secondhand, or save up a bit more money. Keep in mind if you buy something new for $1000 today, you'll be lucky to get $700 for it in a year. But if you buy secondhand now for $1000, you could get $900 for it in a year.
A good gaming laptop new for $1000 is a unicorn. I think you need at least another $1500.
And in any case a custom built desktop will destroy gaming laptop any day.
Sims 4 isn't very hardware intensive all things considered - anything with a HD4000 (heck a HD3000 could probably even do it) or above will give you decent framerates.