i need a new laptop but there are SO MANY out there, looking for advice.
here are must haves for me: 14 inch screen (I can settle for 15 inch if its absolutely necessary) Ability to play some games fairly well like: Sims, Minecraft, CSGO, TF2 (not powerhouse games)
Some things I would like but don't need: A centered track pad A keyboard with no number pad touch screen
Price range: Maximum $500-600 (USA)
Any suggestions will do nicely! I know I'm asking a lot, which is why I need help lol. i don't need to play games in the highest settings, I just want to be able to play them without them being super slow (as they are on my current laptop). i'm not great with laptop specs and processors and what-not, so I don't know what is considered good or good enough when searching for a laptop on my own.
PoohBearPenguin2017-12-20T21:36:25Z
Price is kinda low. Gaming laptops generally start at $700-800 at the low end, and just go up in price from there.
A touchscreen alone will add $200 to the price. (frankly I think they're a waste of money.)
Brands: I like ASUS, MSi, and Velocity Micro (www.velocitymicro.com)
But I think you're looking at about $1000 to get everything you want.
You can just about get a Desktop (no monitor) for the price you're looking for, and it'll be a lot more flexible. Just not portable.
Minimum requirements of a PC to run the Sims 4 are,
Internet connection required for product activation. OS: Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 PROCESSOR: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or equivalent (For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent) MEMORY: At least 2 GB 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: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c Compatible DIRECTX: DirectX 9.0c compatible INPUT: Keyboard and Mouse
For the price you are asking, you can try Lenovo G50 15.6-Inch Laptop
It has Intel Core i3-4030U 1.9 GHz Processor 6 GB DDR3 RAM 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive 15.6-Inch HD (1366 x 768) Display Windows 8.1
Price is $520.02 including shipping at Amazon. Hope that helps!