VTech Preschool Learning Tote and Go Laptop - 2010 Version

Wow! I am so glad I bought this. After reading reviews on all of the other "laptops" for children, I decided on this one after thorough research. Most complaints with other parents on the other laptops was about the LCD screen being so small, while the screen on this is perfect for its size and intent. I did not have trouble seeing anything. So it doesn't light up, I'm thankful, that's one less battery to replace. The other complaint I read about the others is that they were loud. This one is not. My children playing with their toys doesn't disturb me though. If they are learning & interacting with the toy, I'm happy. Another fun feature on this paticular "laptop" is that it has a working mouse. You can click to enter & move it slightly left or right or up & down (it is attached to the pad) to get to another activity or participate in one of the thirty plus fun games that offer pre-K learning & Kindergarten learing...find the shape that is bigger, etc... And yes I played with it to make sure everything worked correctly & to see what & how it would be teaching my children. It does teach & it has been fun for mine. It is a sturdy laptop with more bang for the buck than the rest of the other "laptops with many complaints" out there. You will be glad you purchased this for your little one. I have NO COMPLAINTS with this product. I also get involved with my children as much as I can to show them how learning can be fun. This purchase has been a smart one! Thank you Amazon!!! Go VTech !!!!

I gave this computer to my 4 year old grandson for his birthday. My daughter left it for last for him to open at his party, because she said he would not want anything else once he saw that. She was right. The Tote 'N Go Laptop became the most desired toy at the party. His 3 yr old sister, and cousin, jumped right too. It did not take them very long to figure out how to use it, and in no time they were "teaching" each other how it worked. My daughter was relieved, because she could get back to using her own computer, instead of having to give it over to my grandson to play his games. The graphics are very simple, and no colors, but that didn't seem to make a difference to the kids. It is very sturdy as well. It gets carried around and knocked around a great deal, but keeps working. The kids love the attachable mouse, and found out how to work it immediately. It helps them with their small motor skills, and hand-to-eye coordination. The price was good, and I bought another one for my 3 year old niece for her birthday a month later. A very good choice for small kids in today's world.

Vtech products are always liked by us. These are less expensive than other brands but same in utility as other famous brands like Fisher Price. We had a teach and touch turtle book by Vtech from which my toddler learned a lot. She likes my laptop a lot and always wants to work on it. So we decided to give her own laptop which will be completely her own and a good learning device also. No doubt we chose Vtech Preschool Learning Tote and Go Laptop. We chose the 2010 version as the newer version VTech - Tote & Go Laptop with Web Connect is a bit costlier than with with small differences. The best features of this laptop as a great learning device are -- 1) It has 4 sections in button form to teach a preschooler a) Letters b) Numbers c) Logic and d) Games Letters - It has 8 sections like 1. Forest Phonics 2. Letter Fishing 3. Missing Letters 4. Alphabetical balloons etc. Numbers - It has 8 sections like 1. Number Switch 2.Counting Shapes 3.Add It up 4.Number Order etc. Logic - It has 7 sections like 1. Odd One Out 2.Park Pick Up 3. Three of a kind etc Game - It has 7 sections like 1. Clean Sweep 2. Fix It 3.Forest Fitness etc. To play You have to select each section and scroll up or down or left or right according to choosing the subsection you want to play. When you correctly score a squirrel on the screen cheers and when not correct it asks to try again. The mouse is a great addition . It can be detached and placed under laptop in place when not in use. The mouse and the keyboard works in s smooth way that a preschooler will have no problem handling that. The on/off button also works fine. When inactive for a long time the laptop automatically switches off. The screen of the laptop is a bit small which if being a bit larger would have been better. Another complaint I have with this laptop is it consumes a lots of battery. It takes 3 AA batteries.Within a few days I have to change two batteries. For this reason only I am giving it 4 stars. It's a easy tote and go laptop. My toddler carries it while traveling in car also and she really enjoys working on it. She is so happy to have a laptop of her own. She also learned a lot from this great learning device. The laptop is also beautifully colored which is bonus point for it. The main thing is we like this laptop a lot and it's a great hit for our preschooler.

This is an absolutely fabulous product. An "Oh So Cute" - "Happy Monkey" (as my Granddaughter calls him) encourages learning through rewards and verbal prompts. My Granddaugter just turned 2 and has already mastered two of the levels. There are 30 activities and the difficulty increases with each level. This toy will grow as her cognitive abilities develop further. I am EXTREMELY impressed with the fact that she does NOT need any encouragment or prompting to sit and play with her VTech Computer. The mouse is a REAL bonus - Not exactly like a "real computer" but it has enough functionability to satisfy a pre-school child. Some reviews I have read mention that the Black and White Screen is a drawback - However, this is a moot point - The Black and White Screen is NOT a Drawback and therefore a Color Screen is really NOT necessary. I cannot say enough about this toy - in fact, if anything were to happen to her VTech Computer I would replace it in less than a "heart beat"! This is the BEST learning toy I have found!

I'm not sure why anyone is giving this toy low ratings. It is a very good value and I agree with many of the other posters, you can buy a more realistic looking kids' laptop but this one is the way to go. It's durable, it has alot of function and frankly I think little kids prefer the bright colors. When my nephew goes to his Grandma's house, this is usually the first thing he runs to and he is one of those diecast car loving boys! He's not quite old enough to get the full educational value out of it (read this as this toy still has room to grow with his development), but he does like to play with it and discover new functions, and even when he gets bored he just brings it to someone to put it in music mode and sits around composing songs. At $30 or $40 this toy would be a nice deal, at Amazon's $19.99 it's a can't miss.

This is a neat, well made, durable kids computer. I wanted a computer that my 2-2.5 yr old could mess around with while I'm on the computer...she will for a little while, but she's too young to understand how the mouse, game options, etc work. She's more interested in turing the volume up and down, hitting buttons, and moving the mouse. I'm not sorry I bought it b/c she does ask for it when I get on the computer, but she's too young to really use it. The letters are listed in ABC order - I understand why, but part of me wishes they were laid out like a real computer since this isn't for 'babies'...help them learn skills they will use later. The volume is a little loud and annoying, but if you can sneek your hand in to turn it down a little, it's not worse than most toys...future manufacturer improvement would be to adjust the volume so it gets very quite and won't get too loud. I like the handle and how the mouse nests under the toy.

I bought the VTech Tote & Go Laptop as a Christmas present. I did try it out before wraping it and I believe it will not only be fun for my great nephew, but I believe this toy will be very educational also. I know from past experince that the more fun some one has learning the more they will learn. The laptop also looks very real and works like a real laptop and I believe this will help give a child the extra edge learning how to use a computer at an early age. All around I believe that the Vtech Tote and Go Laptop is a very good educational tool that a child will love to use to learn with and to be more like mommy and daddy at the same time. I would recomend this item to anyone who has a young child. VTech Preschool Learning Tote and Go Laptop [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging ]

UPDATE: NOTE: This review is for the "monkey edition" of the laptop. It appears that V-tech has updated the product since I purchased it, and the feature animal is a squirrel now. It's been nearly a year since I purchased this for my daughter (now 26 months), and she's still enjoying it. Even with heavy use, we've only had to change the batteries once. The mouse works fine, the sound works fine, and that stupid volume control still drives me mad. I came back to upgrade my review based on the educational value and enjoyment my daughter's gotten out of this. At 26 months, she's beginning to read and spell simple words, and this toy is helping her develop and reinforce those skills. Now that she's learned to use the mouse, "match the shadow" is her favorite game, though she still loves the letter match and missing letter games. She's gotten endless hours of fun out of this toy, and there are still 20+ more games for her to grow into. This may be the best money I've ever spent on a toy. ------- I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my then 16-month-old daughter, even though she's younger than the target age, because she's been fascinated with my laptop for months. She LOVES it. The games range in difficulty from easy ("press a letter to hear its sound") to moderately hard ("remember the word and type in the missing letter"), which makes it appropriate and engaging for a wide range of ages. Now, at 18 months, my daughter knows the alphabet and the numbers 0-10, and I credit this toy at least partially for that. She spent hours playing "press the letter" and "press the number". Now, she's become fascinated with the "challenge yourself" feature - which presents a random game from any difficulty level when pushed. She'll push it over and over until it gets to one she can do, which is rather annoying, but not the toy's fault. I agree with other posters' complaints about the volume controls. The "medium" setting is very loud, and the screeching monkey that indicates the volume may be the most annoying noise my ears have ever been subjected to. Using the mouse is a little awkward; if it's not snapped to the side of the computer, the mousepad can slide around instead of the mouse, making it difficult to maneuver. And since it only snaps on the right side, lefties may have more trouble using it. Overall this toy balances education and fun nicely, and I'm anticipating getting several more years of use out of it.

I bought this laptop for my daughter. She enjoyed playing with it. Very useful for kids to learn. She is not asking for my laptop from then atleast :)

simply thugs and cheat. I have ordered the laptop for my kid which was colourful because the childs love those colours but the item which i recevied was not the item which i had chosen.I brought the matter to the notice of amazon but just my complain was avoided.