It very much depends on how much you are prepared to spend and to a great extent how careful your son will be with the laptop. BY that I mean, that some youngsters pay little attention to the careful handling and correct use of a laptop.
They are generally speaking delicate and do not take kindly to being roughly treated.
Addtionally as I am sure you know, they do not like being used on a soft surface, where air vents are not completely clear. The kiss of death for many is being used on such as the duvet, whilst in bed.
THIS is particularly true of gaming laptops, where, when gaming, the video chip and CPU can run extremely hot.
This may well be all known to you, and if so I apologise for such detail.
To deal with the actual question, from the aspect of expense, you are looking at something in the region of £1000 Minimum to upwards of £2000 GBP
My recommendation is
1. Ensure the laptop has a separate graphics chip and NOT graphics integrated in the processor
2. Decide on the size of the screen display
3. Decide on if you want Intel or AMD system
4. You need SSD drive NOT a spinning old type hard drive
This will help in addtion to the reviews you linked to
The Sims 4 Latest News — The Sims Forums
The Sims 4 - The Sims 4 system requirements (ea.com)
and the actual review of the laptops
5 Best Gaming Laptops to Play Sims 4 in 2022 (All Expansions Guide Included) | Laptop Radar - your sources
and another one
Best Laptops For Sims 4 2022 ~ Top Gaming Laptop To Play Sims 4 (gadgetreview.com)
You also have to bear in mind when choosing the laptop what other games your son will iwsh to play
Many are more demanding than SIMMS4
This one would be ideal for SIMMS4 and other more demanding games
EXDISPLAY MSI Katana GF66 Core i7 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3070 Max Q 15.6" Win10 Home Gaming Laptop | Ebuyer.com
It has an 11th generation CPU
16GB ram
and an SSD 512GB
It is ex display as you can see but
a new one
MSI Katana GF66 Core i7 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3070 Max Q 15.6" Win10 Home Gaming Laptop | Ebuyer.com
for little more
OR even better
MSI Katana GF66 12UGS Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-12700H up to 4.7GHz, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe PCIe, 15.6" FHD (1920*1080), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti Max-Q 8GB, Windows 11 Home Advanced - 9S7-158332-402 (ebuyer.com)
You can buy cheaper to run Simms4. but unless you are restricted in cost, then be careful of going for the minimum system to meet SIMMS4 requirements.
They are generally speaking delicate and do not take kindly to being roughly treated.
Addtionally as I am sure you know, they do not like being used on a soft surface, where air vents are not completely clear. The kiss of death for many is being used on such as the duvet, whilst in bed.
THIS is particularly true of gaming laptops, where, when gaming, the video chip and CPU can run extremely hot.
This may well be all known to you, and if so I apologise for such detail.
To deal with the actual question, from the aspect of expense, you are looking at something in the region of £1000 Minimum to upwards of £2000 GBP
My recommendation is
1. Ensure the laptop has a separate graphics chip and NOT graphics integrated in the processor
2. Decide on the size of the screen display
3. Decide on if you want Intel or AMD system
4. You need SSD drive NOT a spinning old type hard drive
This will help in addtion to the reviews you linked to
The Sims 4 Latest News — The Sims Forums
The Sims 4 - The Sims 4 system requirements (ea.com)
and the actual review of the laptops
5 Best Gaming Laptops to Play Sims 4 in 2022 (All Expansions Guide Included) | Laptop Radar - your sources
and another one
Best Laptops For Sims 4 2022 ~ Top Gaming Laptop To Play Sims 4 (gadgetreview.com)
You also have to bear in mind when choosing the laptop what other games your son will iwsh to play
Many are more demanding than SIMMS4
This one would be ideal for SIMMS4 and other more demanding games
EXDISPLAY MSI Katana GF66 Core i7 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3070 Max Q 15.6" Win10 Home Gaming Laptop | Ebuyer.com
It has an 11th generation CPU
16GB ram
and an SSD 512GB
It is ex display as you can see but
a new one
MSI Katana GF66 Core i7 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3070 Max Q 15.6" Win10 Home Gaming Laptop | Ebuyer.com
for little more
OR even better
MSI Katana GF66 12UGS Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-12700H up to 4.7GHz, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe PCIe, 15.6" FHD (1920*1080), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti Max-Q 8GB, Windows 11 Home Advanced - 9S7-158332-402 (ebuyer.com)
You can buy cheaper to run Simms4. but unless you are restricted in cost, then be careful of going for the minimum system to meet SIMMS4 requirements.