LeapFrogMy Own Leaptop (Frustration Free Packaging), Green

My 2.5 year old loves this! She likes to sit at the kitchen counter and type on her leaptop while I am checking my email on the netbook. She is learning some of the alphabet sounds and other things from it too. But beware - it is for a toddler, so the sounds of the letters are limited, as are the options. But at 2.5, too many options is actually a bad thing. So far the product has proven very durable and easy to clean. Downsides include a ridiculously large installation software to personalize 3 emails and one song for her. But really, with the other things on here, she doesn't need that much personalization. Some of her friends in nursery school got the leap pad. But it is way too advanced for a 2 year old. Even if she does like the games on the leap pad, what happened with her friends is that it got cracked, broken, the cards for the games got lost, etc. She just isn't ready for that yet. The leap pad says it is for 5 and up, and it really, truly is. She does great with this and I will be upgrading to the leap pad when she is old enough not to lose or damage it. Highly recommend this for toddlers.

We got this for our daughter on a whim at 22 months and she was OBSESSED with it, and eight months later (at the time of this revidew) and she taught herself the alphabet just from playing with this Leaptop. No joke. I couldn't believe it either until she started pointing to large letters on books, signs, etc. and saying which letter it was.I kept this in the car and she considered this toy a special treat while we were running errands. I would much rather listen to Scout pronounce letters and sing the ABCs versus a bored, complaining kid in the back seat.Our 11 month old has gotten his hands on this toy and it's HIS favorite. He will root through a box of toys to dig this from out of the bottom. He can open it up himself and also move the yellow button (to switch from ABCs, Messages, Games, Emails) on his own.Since the toy goes to sleep on it's own, I've not had to replace the batteries. Cant say enough good things about this toy.

This laptop is great for the value. My two year old loves the many different songs, and sounds it plays. It has 4 different "modes" so he can do four different things. One for music, one for games, one for "email", and one for ABC that teaches the sound, look, and gives a word or animal for each letter of the alphabet. He got a different vtech laptop when he was 6 months old and I think he outgrew that one since it was more or less just playing songs and making different sound effects, so this one is more age appropriate for him and he will probably still be able to use it for the next couple of years.It is a little loud, but there are two volume settings and he just insists on having the loudest one on (2 year olds, right?) but that's okay. It is also small and compact so it easily fits in his diaper bag or small backpack that he likes to carry.

I purchased this toy as a Christmas present for our two year old because he loves the one that his older sister has. I read through the description multiple times and assumed that when Leap Frog said it was customizable that they meant in the same way that the older version is/was. Our son loves it and was excited as soon as he saw it in the box. WE on the other hand were disappointed to find out this morning that the connectivity feature is gone and with it the ability to have the toy say your child's name, customize music, and "send" messages from family members. I paid about $13 for this which is a great price but I know that earlier versions have been on sale for as low as $17 so I would have happily paid that extra $4 to have the features I thought I was getting. Overall, it's a great toy and our son is happy but I just can't give a 5 star review when I was expecting the earlier features based on the description provided by Leap Frog.

I have this 'Toy' to thank for my 20 month old's vocabulary. Gave it to him when he was less than a year old. He used to sit with it for hours on end. He knows all the letters of the alphabet, the sound and the animal associated with it.Only unfortunate thing is that after being used carefully for less than a year the speaker has stopped working and we cannot seem to be able to do anything about it. When I opened it I remember being a bit let down by the screen quality and the fact that there is no backlight which means you cannot use this in the dark - in the car while driving for instance. Still give it a 5 star for how engaging this toy was and the learning instilled.

This is a wonderful, fun, educational kids toy computer! The 3.5 year old I gave it to has a hard time putting it down! His 5 year old sister has one and she loves it too! In fact she wouldn't share her computer with him, so I bought him his own! Now they play on their computers together. It teaches children the alphabet, sounds of letters, words that begin with specific letters, information on different animals and more! This is a great investment into your childs early education.

The LeapFrog My Own Leaptop is wonderful! My 3-year-old has been entertaining himself with it for days. As other reviewers mentioned, the screen is a little dark, but it doesn’t seem to bother my son. It is very user-friendly and age appropriate. My son enjoys getting to switch between songs, letters, messages & games. There are two volume levels that are easily distinguishable. I hope to use this on long car rides to help keep my son entertained. I would recommend this product as a gift!