For my 6 year old, I am debating between an A5 lux and a Rift. Which way should I go? He is a first timer.
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I would suggest the A5 lux. The rift seem like it would be better for a child that already have prior scooter riding skill, because the back wheel is a caster wheel the tail end will drift out and cause Ur child to fall more often.
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Not sure about a Rift, but I think the A5 Lux is meant for adults or large (tall) kids.
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A5 big wheels help to go over bumps easily. It makes the ride smoother and builds confidence quickly. My 6 yr old can fit A5 easily.
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From the reviews of the pony the children aren't that facinated with the video part of it. My son who received the zebra last year at 17 mths and is now 28 months LOVES it! He gets so wired up on that thing spinning around and around and up and down that I really don't think at this age he would have the capacity to actually pay attention to the video while he was playing on it. Personally I would purchase the zebra and take the extra $20 and go buy a couple of Leap Frog DVD's, they are great.
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We have both at our house. The V-Tech is a bit cheaper, but the Leapster is the one my kids keep playing with over and over. My kids think the Leapster games are "more fun", and as a parent I see a lot more learning potential in the Leapster titles than in the V-tech.
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Hi C.If mychildren were active types, I would probably lean toward the Canon 7 D, with its higher fps. But if my kids were more of the school-play type, I would get the 6D with its better low light performance. Hope my reply is of help. :-)
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Yes, my two kids love watching zoomer. it takes a little time to train and i think your 6 year old would be more patient than my 4 year old and 1 year old. I think i fell for zoomer before my kids did and Im almost 30.
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David, Yes my 3 year old has been playing with her leapad2 since she was 2 and I upgraded to the ultra because of the bigger screen and better graphics. Her only complain was that its heavy but that was easily forgotten.
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I know that it is almost a year later, but I hope that you bought your daughter the Intuos4 tablet.It really means a lot to children when they are given something that is professional grade rather than the product of "lesser" grade.It shows them that you believe in them enough to spend a few extra dollars so that they can have a high quality product instead of something like the Bamboo Fun, which may end up holding her back.
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Thank you for the feedback. I went ahead and bought the V-Tech only because I had read the stylus sometimes didn't work on the leapster and I can see my son freaking out when it doesn't work. We are going on a long trip (overseas) so I wanted something to entertain him. The Leapster might be in our future as well however.
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If you looked on the official website ( http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/spacenavigator.html ), you would have found that the device is currently supported by two games (Multiwinia and Second Life), not the strongest of games in the year 2013. Unless your child is likely to go into product designing or wishes to create his own computer games, I would not recommend this as his/her Christmas present.
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I got my 6 year old the leapfrog tab 2 and she likes it but she gets very aggregated because the batteries die to quickly. If you decide to get 1 I recommend get a power cord that fits it because Batteries can be a hassle and aggregating.
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I would say that the InnoTab is going to be too easy for an 8 year old, especially if she's very bright. I asked my husband for suggestions (he's the tech guru in the family) and he couldn't come up with anything under $100. He said she was too young for an iPad (and that's obviously much too expensive), but a Kindle Fire would be ok. Those are still way over your budget, but that's the only suggestion we have. Sorry we couldn't be more help!
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Not sure about the Oculus Rift at this time, I think that's coming in the future. That will be a software update though, not hardware to best of my knowledge, so if you buy it now and wait for the version they release with it you should be good. But google it to be sure. I got a good deal here on amazon for the leap motion, works great, no difference in the item between here and LM.
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In my opinion, the pillow was slightly bigger than traveling pillows. I think it might be too small for a 6 year old. But it all depends on how much your kids move around. If they move around a lot I would suggest a bigger pillow to roll around on. Hope this helped
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I'd say awesome for a youth for the money. My son is 7 turning 8 this year. I don't know of a better one for the money, if you find it, let me know.
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go with the leapster 2. my nephew has it. cheaper games and more fun for 4-8 yr olds. For 2-4 the discovery is great but limited, too much advertising, the leapster 2 is very durable. not sure how durable discovery is but possibly. read some of the reviews on the discovery. My father in law got it for my daughter. And my nephews have the leapstere so they can;t share games. either is great but I'd go with the 2. note there is no camera on the discovery
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I think you are going to be happy with the 6d. If you can afford the 5d, indulge!! You are going to get a much better focusing system, a better build and a faster camera overall. This is assuming you don't need the wifi nor the GPS system.I love how fast the focusing system works on the 5d. It responds very well in dim light, is blazing fast and very accurate. This I believe is the main difference with the 6d
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I agree that the InnoTab is going to be a little too easy for her. My son is six and it's not as fun/challenging for him. My four year old loves it. The games for this machine top out at age 8, and especially if she's bright I think she'd be easily bored by the games you can buy for this. Leap Pad2 I think is a little more appropriate for that age, but also she's going to top out pretty quickly. DS is probably a good option for her, though the games are not always geared towards learning if that is a concern. Good luck!