SSD MacBook Air perfect computer for kids/toddlers

[trancepriest]

Pros:
1. Shock proof SSD drive... I never worry now when Johnny drops it on the carpet.
2. No firewire... toddlers don't know how to edit video
3. No EVDO... why the heck would kids need this
4. Only one USB port... lets face it.. this is all a kid needs
5. No removable battery... safety feature for kids
6. No optical drive... you know kids would stick all kinds of crap into it.
7. Light weight... toddlers can hack 3 pounds.
8. No PCMCIA slot... no need for kids to practice the alphabet with that one.
9. MagSafe power adapter... well at least they can't swing the MacBook air like at Macworld.
10. No ethernet... one less slot for Johnny to stick something into, thinking its a pencil sharpener.

Cons:
No mickey mouse version.
No sponge bob version.
No matching lunch box.
iSight camera... we don't need our kids video conferencing with sexual predators.

[DarthTreydor]

Is this a joke? Anyone who gives a 3000 dollar laptop to a toddler deserves to be slapped. Hard.

[Peace]

You might want to add the $3,000 price tag to the cons.
Unless your Bill Gate's kids.;)

[Luis]

With the 3k you could buy them a Macbook AND a replacement one. :cool: And then, buy something cool for yourself.

[InSaNeCyAnUr]

Could you please be my daddy :D

[tMac85]

Hi I am your long lost child. please send me the laptop so i can play with it.

[diabolic]

The sad thing is that I can guarantee that my 4 year old son will use my MBA. My iPhone is his favorite thing right now. He checks the weather in 20 cities every morning and plays with google maps all the time.

[Batt]

Pros:
1. Shock proof SSD drive... I never worry now when Johnny drops it on the carpet.
2. No firewire... toddlers don't know how to edit video
3. No EVDO... why the heck would kids need this
4. Only one USB port... lets face it.. this is all a kid needs
5. No removable battery... safety feature for kids
6. No optical drive... you know kids would stick all kinds of crap into it.
7. Light weight... toddlers can hack 3 pounds.
8. No PCMCIA slot... no need for kids to practice the alphabet with that one.
9. MagSafe power adapter... well at least they can't swing the MacBook air like at Macworld.
10. No ethernet... one less slot for Johnny to stick something into, thinking its a pencil sharpener.

Cons:
No mickey mouse version.
No sponge bob version.
No matching lunch box.
iSight camera... we don't need our kids video conferencing with sexual predators.
LMAO

[Victor ch]

With that amount of money you can buy them emm lets see... 6 Eee Pcs and still have money left.

-Victor

[JoeG4]

With that $3000, you could buy your kid a new dell laptop every couple years till he goes to college! :eek::D

[CaptainCaveMann]

Hahahaha, hilarious. And I agree, what's apple thinking with this thing? It wouldn't be half as bad if it had a user replaceable battery. But that just kills it for me. :D

[Bill Gates]

A lack of ports is not a feature, whether or not you need them. What a load of crock.

[iToaster]

Cons:
-little Johnny spills juice on his $3000 laptop.
-little Johnny bends his MBA in half.
-little Johnny eats his MBA because it has an apple on it.
-little johnny swings the small side of the MBA towards his friend and decapitates him.
-Little johnny discovers why Apple has private browsing.
just to name a few you forgot...

[Victor ch]

Cons:
-little Johnny spills juice on his $3000 laptop.
-little Johnny bends his MBA in half.
-little Johnny eats his MBA because it has an apple on it.
-little johnny swings the small side of the MBA towards his friend and decapitated him.
-Little johnny discovers why Apple has private browsing.
just to name a few you forgot...

LOL, now that made me laugh:D
And: "-little Johhny swings the small side of the MBA towards his friend and decapitated him." made me laugh the most.

-Victor

[Mastamarek]

I am soooo getting MBA now, so toddlers like this thread creator can envy it and get to work trying to get one and not post idiotic threads on forums :)

[balamw]

A lack of ports is not a feature, whether or not you need them. What a load of crock.

Ever see those locks for VCRs that prevent the insertion of foreign objects like:
toys, books, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, screwdrivers, etc...

One less hole to tempt some kids from wondering "I wonder what happens if I insert * in that hole" can definitely be a feature.

Fortunately my boys have generally been good to our computers, but I still see the little one (now 4) occasionally try to insert the iMac's remote into the slot drive. Good think he never saw me pop a floppy out of an old Mac with a bent paper clip!

B

[pr5owner]

With that amount of money you can buy them emm lets see... 6 Eee Pcs and still have money left.

-Victor

thats 6 eee pcs all upgraded (2GB ram, 16GB SD cards, bluetooth etc) with money left

[trancepriest]

Is this a joke? Anyone who gives a 3000 dollar laptop to a toddler deserves to be slapped. Hard.

But its so perfect for kids.

[Catch]

Pros:
1. Shock proof SSD drive... I never worry now when Johnny drops it on the carpet.
2. No firewire... toddlers don't know how to edit video
3. No EVDO... why the heck would kids need this
4. Only one USB port... lets face it.. this is all a kid needs
5. No removable battery... safety feature for kids
6. No optical drive... you know kids would stick all kinds of crap into it.
7. Light weight... toddlers can hack 3 pounds.
8. No PCMCIA slot... no need for kids to practice the alphabet with that one.
9. MagSafe power adapter... well at least they can't swing the MacBook air like at Macworld.
10. No ethernet... one less slot for Johnny to stick something into, thinking its a pencil sharpener.

Cons:
No mickey mouse version.
No sponge bob version.
No matching lunch box.
iSight camera... we don't need our kids video conferencing with sexual predators.

Hehe thats a pretty funny post. Made me laugh at least. Probably not for the reasons you had intended, but still... That's funny!

C

[dalvin200]

Ahh.. so THAT'S the market Steve is focussing on now huh? ;)

LMAO at the Little Johnny post above!

[r.j.s]

Pros:
1. Shock proof SSD drive... I never worry now when Johnny drops it on the carpet.

Yeah, except that when Johnny drops it, the screen cracks into pieces. I'd rather save the money from the SSD for a new screen...