With the new trend towards netbooks, these subnotebooks are getting more and more affordable. This means that as time goes by, it's easier for parents to buy an extra computer for their family. How about buying that extra netbook for your toddler? Hadn't thought of that? Well, Bandai has and they are offering a few different branded netbooks for your little tyke, to usher in the era of the netbook.
The new Bandai netbooks are based upon some characters in shows for kids on Japanese TV. Gachapin & Mukku are all cute and are made for toddlers! They might be made for kids, but they are plenty powerful. Powerful enough for parents to borrow them from time to time. The netbooks come with a 120GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Wifi, a webcam and a TV tuner, enabling you to double the laptop as a TV and a DVD player for hours of fun. These specs are pretty decent for any netbook. These new machines go on sale in March for about $900.
Buying a netbook for your kids might be a good idea, but shelling out about $900 for an all cute branded one is a bit much. For that amount of money, you could buy a lot of different laptop models, from HP to Asus without any problems. Still the idea isn't bad. Buying that Eee PC for you kid, loaded up with some educational software, might be a good idea for those long car trips and for having some extra educational fun. [via DVice]
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Comments (3)
Can't see myself buying one marketed for toddlers because there are cheaper and faster notebooks on the market, and with a bit of desktop customizing you can make it super todder-like/attractive for tots. The screen on that one looks a bit crappy, too. :(
Agreed-
Edubuntu $400 netbook
also the OLPC, when its is available for the buy one/give one deal, is a very affordable option
So do they just make it cute colors, or does this have actual kid-friendly features? Like, is it more spill resistant than a normal laptop? Is the keyboard sized for little hands? Is the casing tough and does it have a decent handle. Without these features, I can't imagine why anyone would bother.