Barbie Online Laptop

by Kid Designs

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009K7AB
• Item model number: 410BE184
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,068 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great first laptop for toddlers, February 26, 2006

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E.K. - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Online Laptop (Toy)

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.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Chat with me Laptop, March 21, 2004

By A Customer

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Online Laptop (Toy)

I really think that the screen could be bigger. you have to hold the laptop different ways before to can see the writing on the screen. Very hard for little girls to work with.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for a toddler, November 3, 2005

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S. Power (Detroit, Michigan, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Online Laptop (Toy)

I was looking for a laptop for my toddler because she won't stop touching my computer. She seems to love it. I wish that it had a bigger screen and did some educational things. However, it was fairly cheap and resembles mine and that was the main thing I was looking for. She's dropped it several times and it's still talking.

The things it does don't seem great, but what do you expect for 29.99?