Looking for advice on a good, but also reasonably priced laptop to play the Sims 4 smoothly and to edit photos on. I've been looking at MSIs in the $600-800 range but want honest input and don't want to pay for more than I need. Thank you in advance
For a bit more you can get a faster CPU and video card for more demanding games and faster performance https/www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYYDMQ <-- this is just about the best all-around system you can get for the price and still have a reliable brand. You can get a cheaper system but then you will not have a real quad core CPU, solid state drive and a good video card, one of those will be...
For a bit more you can get a faster CPU and video card for more demanding games and faster performance https/www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYYDMQ <-- this is just about the best all-around system you can get for the price and still have a reliable brand. You can get a cheaper system but then you will not have a real quad core CPU, solid state drive and a good video card, one of those will be missing, or it will be a lower quality brand. I'd recommend spending on the high side of your budget, faster system now means it will run future software/games better.