Customer Reviews

Fisher-Price Fun-2-Learn Color Flash Laptop

5 star:		(40)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I got the older version of this laptop for my son when he was about 9 months, to keep his attention away from my own laptop. It worked, and more than that, by 19 months he was recognizing and saying all the letters. The old one was extremely shock resistant and the handle was a nice feature, however, after spilling water over the keyboard half of the keys stopped working. Therefore I got this newer version that has also the typing feature and I also got one for our friends' son, who enjoys it as well.
One observation though... my son is now 21 months and although this was his favorite toy for almost a year, his interest seems to be decreased lately.. I would probably recommend this for 1-4 years olds.

We tried several toy laptops in the store, and we liked this one the best. It includes a mode to teach letters, both uppercase and lowercase, and a "Phonics" game to test knowledge of the letters, among other features. Our daughter, who is less than two years old, can already recognize most of the letters thanks to this laptop. The Phonics game keeps her entertained for a long time. She also likes to press the color-change button and see the different colored screens. I'm hoping that she will continue to explore its other features, like the Numbers mode. It is easy to use; she just turns it on and starts playing. It remembers the last mode that was played, so there is no need to select one before starting. Overall, I am very pleased with this toy and consider it one of our best toy purchases.

This toy may only be considered safe for 3-year-olds and up, but we have not had a problem. The laptop, including the mousepad and mouse, are one big piece. None of the parts have come off of the laptop, even though our daughter is quite rough with it. She has even dribbled quite a bit of milk onto the keyboard, and it still works just fine. The mouse is attached to the mousepad, which in turn is attached to the laptop, so there are no cords to worry about.

The mouse is a little difficult to use, and my daughter has some trouble with it. It will only "click" straight up-and-down or left-and-right, in addition to its single button. However, I suspect a different design would have made it less durable or less safe, so I didn't count off stars for this. You should be aware, however, that the Numbers mode and the Games mode require use of the mouse. The other modes can be used with just the keyboard.

It is also interesting that the letters are arranged on the keyboard in A-B-C order, not in a QWERTY pattern. I consider this an advantage, because she will need to learn the alphabet before learning to type. Unfortunately, there are no numbers on the keyboard. That is one feature that would have been a good addition.

I recommend this laptop if you want something that is both entertaining and educational for a young toddler. As I have noted, it is especially good for teaching the letters. However, if your child is already good at letters and you're looking for a toy that teaches whole words, numbers, or real typing, this is not the best option.

This was purchased as a Christmas gift for my 4 year old great niece and was an instant hit. Both her parents have laptops, so she was happy to finally have her own lap top. It's recommended for ages 3-7, so it should stay with her a long time. She figured out many of the games quickly and was enjoying playing.

It comes with batteries already installed, but do yourself a favor and pick up another package. The batteries were almost gone by the time she opened the gift. It takes 3 AA's.

My mom bought this for my son's 3rd birthday today (he will be 3 next week), and he loves it. He can't keep away from it. He keeps opening it, turning on the switch, and punching all the keys, then turning it off and closing it, only to return to it within a few minutes. He just can't get enough. He's been playing with it now for a half hour and is already repeating "A, Ah, Ant." He has not gotten the hang of the games yet, because he is still enthralled with all the letters and numbers mode. I will update my rating if there is anything negative I feel should be reported, but so far it's a hit!

I've been working on a computer for years, and my toddler son always wanted to use mine. Finally I decided to get him one, and after reviewing all of the ones out there decided this one would have the right combination of simplicity and education for my almost 3-year old.

It turns out to be a good choice.

My son has already learned to actively spell his first word, type it on the computer, then say it after he types it. He enjoys being able to be "just like Daddy," as well.

The other games and activities are still too complex for him, so we just use the letter typing activity for now. Occasionally though he'll play with the other buttons just because they are a lot more action-oriented than the spelling.

Definitely a great educational toy for kids around 2 1/2 and older!

I got this for my 2 year old son. Most of the activities are to advanced for him including the mouse, which I've pushed into the mouse storage area in the computer. However, he loves the letters part. He can press any letter and it will say the letter, the letter's sound, and something that starts with that letter. He likes repeating the letter and the item that starts with that letter. He will also go hunting for a specific letter when he wants to see something specific. For example, when he wants to see the fish, he hunts for the F key and presses it.

We just bought this one and the phonics mode will automatically shut down the laptop once you get two points. Not much learning there. Our 23 month old already knows the ABCs so it's not going to be real exciting in the future. We like the simplicity of the buttons and our son does like the color screen and the voice/sound of this particular model. Whoever said the mouse is hard to use is correct. Our son loves the fact that the toy is a laptop but we will be returning for either a working model or something else.

My 3-year-old loves this toy. He has sensory processing disorder and he learns different than most toddlers and gets bored very easily.
He plays with this every night in the dark before he goes to sleep for at least 30 minutes (The back light is awesome for this) I can here the "You did it" through the door. For the first month he had it I just assumed he was just pushing buttons. But one day he brought it to my office, sat next to me, and went through the entire alphabet upper and lower in the phonics portion of the game...he knows exactly the sound of every letter and the word associated with it. After completing that, he then went to the maze game. To my surprise he pulled the mouse out and completed all 4 mazes with no help. When we are in a store if he is looking at letters or something with letter he will point to, let's say I, and say igloo. I know this may not sound too impressive, but what you don't understand is that he does not have a very large vocabulary, and rarely speaks more than two or three word sentences. I am happy with the quality and durability as well.

My son received this for his 2nd birthday. He loves it. He repeats the letter, the sounds, and the word that goes with teh letter. He dances to the music.

This is a nice toy for pre-school kids still learning alphabets and numbers. But this toy has a major programming problem. The phonics mode does not work. After collecting two points (while using the phonics mode) the toy shuts down. I ordered a replacement as I thought that the problem is with that particular piece but the replaced one had the same problem. I checked 3 pieces in walmart and all three had the same problem.
All the other modes work fine and fun to play with, but the phonics mode is a major put-off.