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(More customer reviews)We have a 2-year old who is always wanting to play with our laptops so she's obviously fallen in love with this toy. It's a great first laptop that she can call her own. I don't know if there's any educational value at this point since she's just mashing the buttons and copying what we do, but I guess that's valuable in it's own way.
Some things to consider:
1) A little difficult to open but that might be because she's younger than the recommended age and just doesn't have the proper motor skills yet.
2) Actual screen is very small. If you're looking at the image of the laptop, the LCD portion is the black square--the rest is just a static graphic. The 8 tabs along the bottom of the screen light up when you hit the appropriate buttons. I can understand the mixed makeup of the screen, but the LCD portion really could've been bigger.
3) The name of the toy should be "Barbie Chat With Me Laptop" since it doesn't connect online but rather just simulates the experience. Why even include the word "Online"? I can see a bunch of marketing folks arguing with their copywriters (if they even have them!) that the world "online" will snare consumers into buying the product. It probably works, but it's definitely a little deceptive.
I can see how older kids may be disappointed since they can probably discern some of the obvious differences between this and daddy's laptop, especially with the screen, but your child's enjoyment of this toy may also depend on how early he/she has been exposed to laptops and computers in general. In our household, it's probably a good 4-years-or-younger toy.
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