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levins -> laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 0:20:35)

I am buying a laptop for my 5 year old this Christmas. (She has been saving for a year. She even sold some of her toys and other unwanted items she found to make some money to buy a laptop.)

Can you suggest a good laptop at a price around $700. She wants to be able to write letters, play learning games, and use graphic software to create her magazines and story books. We also want wireless.

We are also looking to buy a wireless all in one printer. Any suggestions?

Thank you for your help!



Spooky -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 14:25:10)

Call Mensa. I think a prodigy has escaped [;)]

Asus recently released a cheap PC called the "3ePC" that could be well worth a look




Ro -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 16:24:44)

[:)] Very funny....
But I have been contemplating the same thing...
My 5 year old son is hammering away on his Dad's laptop and we think he needs his own...
It's amazing how many url's he reels off to anyone who's interested!!
We are looking at HP's and Acer's - in NZ$ we can get a basic laptop for about $800 which does wireless etc...
Kids are really amazing!!
Ro



Spooky -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 17:31:41)

Yep, my boys are the same, hence the need for a spare PC!
I live in fear that they have secretly opened a trademe account......



levins -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 19:55:27)

Do you have any experience with Toshiba? I found some decent deals on Toshiba.



Ro -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 20:17:58)

Hmmm... yup the one my son hammers is a Toshiba - Tecra ... it's lasted OK for the last 18 months... we even had a lightening strike which fried all the phone lines and the laptop power cable was the only thing that was affected... so yip seems pretty good.
Good luck [:D]



Spooky -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 20:59:26)

Personally I think desktops would be better suited for kids - portable can take a hiding



levins -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/27/2007 23:19:14)

I went back and forth between a desktop and laptop. I picked laptop because that is the one I will take when I travel. Another reason why I don't want to spend a lot of money on it.

I found some possibilities. My question now, I read mixed reviews on vista. (I have xp on my laptop.) Do you like vista or would you stick with xp?



ou812 -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/28/2007 0:37:28)

Most laptops do not have enough speed/hardware/horsepower to run Vista. Unless you're getting a top of the line laptop, and even then, I don't think I would get Vista for it. I run Vista on my desktop, which is nice, but for my laptop I'm sticking with XP.



levins -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/28/2007 0:43:32)

Thanks. I'm going with xp.



BobbyDouglas -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/29/2007 3:14:49)

HP is having some pretty good deals right now... make sure you check out reviews before you buy anything.

Here's a good laptop if you want a good cpu/video card: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Usage&v1=Entertainment&series_name=dv6500z_series
review: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3995

You may want to look into some sort of accidental damage protection for your warranty, especially if you plan to give this to a kid.



levins -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (11/29/2007 10:20:54)

I spent a couple hours reading reviews...Time consuming, but a necessity. I am only going to allow her to work on the laptop when her dad or I are in the room. (She has her own desk right next to mine.) She also knows that using a laptop is a privilege, it can be taken away in a heart beat.

I will check into the accidental damage protection. This laptop will be traveling with us...

Thank you for the recommendations!



macenroe0 -> laptop suggestion (12/26/2007 4:17:33)

I have read your post and that is a great idea to buy a laptop for your 5 year old .Do u have any experience with hp i found so many deals and discounts with that with great features



jaybee -> RE: laptop suggestion (12/26/2007 4:51:14)

We have a very old HP laptop. They're OK if you get a good one but from choice I would go with a Dell or failing that an ASUS. I'm just not a fan of HP.

We have two Dell laptops and they've been fine if you can get a good price on one I'd go with that.



levins -> RE: laptop suggestion (12/26/2007 23:31:48)

I ended up buying a Dell at the last minute. I paid less than what I was planning to pay so I was happy. And my daughter is happy to finally have her own laptop.




bobby -> RE: laptop suggestion (12/30/2007 19:29:49)

You still have a day to get in on this deal:

http://laptop.org/

It's designed for kids, even sized for them. If you take a look at the hardware and software specs it's fairly impressive. The cost is $400 and they send you one, then one to a child in a developing country.

It runs on Linux so she wouldn't be installing any Windows software on it... but it comes with educational and entertainment software, is built for collaboration on projects, etc.

Just one idea.

If you want a Windows 'puter I'd take a look at some of the Sony and Compaq machines that have been on sale recently. You can get a pretty slick unit for $700 these days.



DanielSmith -> RE: laptop suggestion (3/25/2008 3:17:15)

i think Think-pad R61 is a good deal, you will found it is really of high quality



Smith08 -> RE: laptop suggestion (5/26/2008 15:37:45)

I think desktops would be better suited for kids...



d a v e -> RE: laptop suggestion (5/26/2008 16:47:15)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Smith08

I think desktops would be better suited for kids...


why?



workaholic26 -> RE: laptop suggestion (6/7/2008 16:05:01)

as i read your post i think its nice for a very young child to navigate a laptop already.. i suggest you better use DELL with XP installed.. i notice vista isnt nice.. lol
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treetopsranch -> RE: laptop suggestion (6/7/2008 17:10:56)

Two reasons to not give a laptop to your kid.

1. They drop them!
2. They can use them anywhere and you cannot monitor what they are doing.



earth -> Dell Laptop (6/9/2008 15:45:26)

I've been scanning around on the Dell website to check out prices for a laptop with Ubuntu. I "built" something that costs around $639 on there. I guess it had everything I need except upgradable to 4GB of ram....what do ya think?

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MCD -> RE: Dell Laptop (6/9/2008 17:20:06)


quote:

ORIGINAL: earth

I've been scanning around on the Dell website to check out prices for a laptop with Ubuntu. I "built" something that costs around $639 on there. I guess it had everything I need except upgradable to 4GB of ram....what do ya think?

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How much memory did you get? I have 3GB on my Toshiba and that works well for now but I will eventually need to put another gig in. My Toshiba will hold 4GB.



Larry M. -> RE: Dell Laptop (6/9/2008 17:21:49)

You can still order a Dell with the XP Pro operating system (vice Vista), which I recommend. See if they'll ship it with SP3 already installed.



d a v e -> RE: Dell Laptop (6/10/2008 3:07:12)

i can't quite remember the details but isn't either that 32 bit architecture or windows xp can only recognise up to 3 gig???
quote:

ORIGINAL: MCD


quote:

ORIGINAL: earth

I've been scanning around on the Dell website to check out prices for a laptop with Ubuntu. I "built" something that costs around $639 on there. I guess it had everything I need except upgradable to 4GB of ram....what do ya think?

banner signs trade show displays


How much memory did you get? I have 3GB on my Toshiba and that works well for now but I will eventually need to put another gig in. My Toshiba will hold 4GB.




mar0364 -> RE: laptop - need suggestion (6/10/2008 10:04:10)

I bought my kid an emachine about 2 years ago and added a special keyboard that they can beat on and it has worked fine until now. She is now using my desktop to play games on the Disney site. I see a shiny new Apple in my future.



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