Good Laptop for Kids Games and Video Editing

[thobry]

I want to get a laptop for my kids thats in the price range of $300-$500.

They want to do basic video editing and play games like Sims 4 and Minecraft.

I am not savvy with the tech specs to know if the graphics cards or cpus are good enough.

Here are a 2 laptops that are in my price range:

HP 17-f029wm
$399
CPU: A6-6310 1.8GHz
RAM: 4
DRIVE: 750
GPU: radeon R4

TOSHIBA c55d-a5120
$337
CPU: e2-3800
RAM: 4
DRIVE: 500
GPU: radeon HD 8280

Can someone tell me the difference between the Radeon graphics or what kind of graphics I should be getting?
Do I even want to consider laptops with Intel® HD Graphics?

Any black friday deals out there?

Thank you for your advice!

 

[jaguarskx]

Video editing requires processing power. More than what games generally needs. Do your kids want to record video then upload them to Youtube?

Both A6-6310 and E2-3800 are relatively weak CPUs (or APUs as AMD calls them). The E2 is the weaker of the two and should be avoided, it also has a weaker graphics core which makes it less desirable for games.

Although it is at the top of your budget, it is also more powerful than the $400 HP. The following link is to the ThinkPad E545 which has the A10-5750m APU and integrated Radeon HD 8650m. The A10 is more than enough to play the Sims 4 and record at the same time.

http/www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-Edge-E545-20B2000YUS-Notebook/dp/B00FZ2Q6SI