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macbook for kids, what age?
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<blockquote data-quote="dazcaz" data-source="post: 1078556" data-attributes="member: 131276"><p>My 9 year old son has a G4 PPC tower in his bedroom. He did have a G5 but it was unreliable, so we got the G4 (for free) to replace it.</p><p>He loves hic Mac and is very proud to be a Mac user as opposed to Windows.</p><p>So a youngster having a mac is a good idea.</p><p></p><p>As for a laptop.... Serious money. I have just bought myself a 13" MBP, and my son adores it, but he's not allowed anywhere near it if he has recently been eating (sticky fingers etc) is eating or drinking. He's a bright, sensible kid, but if he killed my 900 quid laptop I'd be very annoyed!!!!!</p><p></p><p>The white Macbook is cheaper and even more so from Apple refurb, but they are still serious money. As we all know, Macbooks and MBPs are superb machines and worth the money, but giving one to a very young child really is a risk, no matter how sensible the child is.</p><p></p><p>Maybe search e-Bay etc for a cheap 2nd hand Mac. Old G4 mac laptops go for sensible prices, try this first before splashing out the serious money on the latest shiny shiny.</p><p></p><p>Consider a Mac Mini. OK, it's not a laptop, but it's rock solid, and safe. If drink gets spilled on the keyboard, replace the keyboard, the main computer will still work... Not so with a laptop <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Kids break stuff, even stuff they love. A cheap machine is replaced more easily than an expensive one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dazcaz, post: 1078556, member: 131276"] My 9 year old son has a G4 PPC tower in his bedroom. He did have a G5 but it was unreliable, so we got the G4 (for free) to replace it. He loves hic Mac and is very proud to be a Mac user as opposed to Windows. So a youngster having a mac is a good idea. As for a laptop.... Serious money. I have just bought myself a 13" MBP, and my son adores it, but he's not allowed anywhere near it if he has recently been eating (sticky fingers etc) is eating or drinking. He's a bright, sensible kid, but if he killed my 900 quid laptop I'd be very annoyed!!!!! The white Macbook is cheaper and even more so from Apple refurb, but they are still serious money. As we all know, Macbooks and MBPs are superb machines and worth the money, but giving one to a very young child really is a risk, no matter how sensible the child is. Maybe search e-Bay etc for a cheap 2nd hand Mac. Old G4 mac laptops go for sensible prices, try this first before splashing out the serious money on the latest shiny shiny. Consider a Mac Mini. OK, it's not a laptop, but it's rock solid, and safe. If drink gets spilled on the keyboard, replace the keyboard, the main computer will still work... Not so with a laptop :) Kids break stuff, even stuff they love. A cheap machine is replaced more easily than an expensive one. [/QUOTE]
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