Netbook for kid's games and dvd? I plan to purchase this pc for my son's 5th birthday. He likes to play games on my laptop and it is his way of learning away from school and we travel a lot and hoping this is a good pc too to watch his dvds while waiting in the airport. Is this a netbook worth giving for kids for games and dvds or this is just good for websurfing? Netbook for kid's games and dvd? I plan to purchase this pc for my son's 5th birthday. He likes to play games on my laptop and it is his way of learning away from school and we travel a lot... » Read More Netbook for kid's games and dvd? I plan to purchase this pc for my son's 5th birthday. He likes to play games on my laptop and it is his way of learning away from school and we travel a lot and hoping this is a good pc too to watch his dvds while waiting in the airport. Is this a netbook worth giving for kids for games and dvds or this is just good for websurfing? « Show Less
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Thanks a lot for the reply, now I don't have to waste money for something not good. Apprecaite a lot.
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Netbooks aren't made for gaming, most games nowadays take at least 2-3gigs of ram to run, and I've never seen a netbook with a disc drive so dvds are out of the question.
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youtube and other videos stream very well on chrome , you can use some chrome apps to download this videos offline too .i feel chrome book is very easy to use and fast i feel it should be a perfect laptop for your grand kids .
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Hi! I am not sure, but the netbook runs ok several programs at the same time, so maybe u have to check the game's requirements.
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I have read so many bad reviews on this player, but it is on the NetLibrary tested list and I am trying to get set up to download and play books while I exercise. The bookmark feature seems very important. How important is it to you? How do you recharge your batterY? How do you replace your battery? How is the joystick? How difficult is setup?
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Aloha... out of curiosity... anybody owning this particular netbook willing to log into www.pogo.com and let me know if you can play games in a normal fashion... reason, in need of a portable computer, would like to know if i can actually play online at pogo before spending the money... and finding out later its to small of a screen to handle their gaming environment. Living in hawaii has its downside... not a lot of retailers where i can test these things out for myself. Mahalo
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Hi -I would recommend the V-tech tote'n'go laptops to just about anyone in the pre-reading stage of learning. It is not as glamorous as the leapfrog stuff, but it is great for letter recognition and other pre-literacy skills. That's in the twenty buck range. The Leapster 2 by leapfrog also does not need a home pc to set it up, though you can use one to access some of the advanced features it is completely unnecessary from a child's perspective to enjoy the system. Those retail for about seventy, but are regularly on sale for forty or fifty. The cartridge games are expensive, but do go on sale from time to time. My daughter loved her v-tech laptop and she loves her Leapster too. Hi -I would recommend the V-tech tote'n'go laptops to just about anyone in the pre-reading stage of learning. It is not as glamorous as the leapfrog stuff, but it is great for letter recognition and other pre-literacy skills. That's in the twenty buck range. The Leapster 2 by leapfrog also does not need a home pc to set it up, though you can use one to access some of the advanced features it is completely unnecessary from a child's perspective to enjoy the system. Those retail for about seventy, but are regularly on sale for forty or fifty. The cartridge games are expensive, but... » Read More Hi -I would recommend the V-tech tote'n'go laptops to just about anyone in the pre-reading stage of learning. It is not as glamorous as the leapfrog stuff, but it is great for letter recognition and other pre-literacy skills. That's in the twenty buck range. The Leapster 2 by leapfrog also does not need a home pc to set it up, though you can use one to access some of the advanced features it is completely unnecessary from a child's perspective to enjoy the system. Those retail for about seventy, but are regularly on sale for forty or fifty. The cartridge games are expensive, but do go on sale from time to time. My daughter loved her v-tech laptop and she loves her Leapster too. « Show Less
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Sounds like the HE is the one to get. Have any of you had any experience taking one to Europe? If so, were there any issues I should know about? I'll be going to France in May and would like to take this netbook with me.Thanks.
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http://reviews.cnet.com/best-netbooks/?tag=rb_content;contentNavAsus Eee PC 1005HA has an excellent rating
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It is great for surfing the Internet, but since it is an older laptop it is slower than New Macs but still faster than the newest windows based laptops even desktops. Mac is just a faster computer. That said you'd need to check what games you wanted for the requirements which should be on box and in App Store if you try to buy an app that doesn't work on the laptop there will be a pop up saying it won't work and you can't download it. As for the games and apps that it does use you just need to always clear history and cookies in the settings&gt; Safari. That will help when it slows down which every computer does but it's not so easy to cleanup other brands . Plus this laptop us way inexpensive, pretty sturdy and the one I got works great , even holds its charge for over a week when I forget to turn it off which most laptops and tablets will not do. Just be sure to check the descriptions for the one you want to be sure it has a good battery. A new battery on amazon is about 25 dollars. My computer still works fine.
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To respond to the other person's review: As with all electronics, I'm sure you are not going to allow your kids to throw it. There should be no fear of damage if your kids know how to properly use computers. In other words, most kids these days know that these devices are not toys. Use your judgement and you'll be fine.
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There appears to be conflicting opinions as to whether 2Gigs of memory will improve performance with this netbook. I was just about ready to order the upgrade until reading these comments.Has anyone here upgraded and if so can you say for sure that it has sped things up at all? I actually just called Acer tech support and was told that the Acer Aspire One A0532h-2588, cannot be upgraded to 2GB. So I don't know what to believe now.
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This helps a lot. However, there is still the question about the functionality. Is it worth the price to surf and play games versus a few more dollars and getting an inexpensive laptop. Maybe by the time software comes out to support this device it will be worth it.
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I'm thinking so was looking at it for a 6 year old rather then innotab or leap pad. I also checked out the getjar markplace and they have several games we can get for them all free as well. Other reveiwers also said that you can put amazon market place on to it.
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My son is seven. He uses it to play mine craft. As long as you aren't looking for speed or large storage space than it is a good investment for the money especially because it has Google play.
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If by "real laptop" you mean to ask if it has the capabilities to game or to use MS Office, etc - the answer is NO. It would be a good toy or perhaps a learning machine for a grade schooler.The first one I received would not work at all, returned it and the second one they sent me in exchange worked OK. However when I found it useless for anything except email, I gave it to charity.
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You can try it. No guarantee but you also may want to check out Best Buy. I've not heard of a Netbook. If it doesn't work, you should be able to return for a refund. Hope this helps!!
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The lines can sometimes be a bit blurred but generally speaking a netbook will; 1) use a low powered Atom processor 2) Have a screen size of 10.1" or smaller (anything larger I would consider it to be more of an "ultraportable") 3) Run Windows XP Home or Windows 7 Starter 4) Lack any form of internal dvd drive. Because of that they're on the whole less expensive than a notebook - ideal for browsing the Internet and running basic tasks away from mains power, not so good at streaming video or playing anything other than basic games.