Sell the daughther and keep both MacBooks
I recommend you sell the daughter and keep the two Macbooks.
I recommend you sell the daughter and keep the two Macbooks.
so this is definitely a good debate. Just because kids are getting used to internet from early age, does that automatically make it to be the right thing?
Well you're not the op, but I guess it doesn't matter. Anyways, I guess I expected that response.
But again, I wasn't trying to accuse anyone, just pointing something out. Sorry if I offended you or someone else.
No good deed goes unpunished.
But geez...she's SEVEN! She is really smart and detailed and knows what she wants, but I see myself taking my son on weekend getaways every month starting in a few years or so from now![]()
Well, finally, after using the MBA for a few days, she decided that she definitely wants to keep the white MB. Disk drive was the main reason, but also she likes the larger screen of the MB and the fact that I told her someday we can make it faster (meaning, she may get my SSD down the road when I'm ready for a larger drive if we keep this for a while).
MBA is going on Craigslist or just back to Best Buy.
When I was seven, I had no computer, no cell phone, no internet or anything even remotely similar. I had an audio cassette player and that's about it. In fact, I didn't have a computer until 2001, and I didn't have the internet until 2002, by that time I think I was around 14. That was a 996 MHz Dell with a Pentium III and 256 MB of RAM. We still use it, and that way, everyone in our family gets to have their own (albeit crappy, except for me, I'm lucky to have a MacBook Pro) computer.
You should be teaching her new technology, instead of allowing her to rely on DVDs and old technology. Children aren't "used to" old tech, only adults are. She shouldn't be already relying on DVDs. The only excuse one would have would be "Oh but I have tons of DVDs from the early days" or "But I'm used to having physical media". She can't say that!
You need to get her to adapt to the evolving world. She's a child, it should be really easy.
It's also often the case that children don't see the value in what we find valuable. You give her a thin laptop, yet she doesn't care as she sees other things instead. If you gave her a giant diamond to play with, she would probably find it boring and useless. Maybe she would find a paperclip more fun. Kids are hard to understand because they see the world differently, and have different priorities.
Maybe she didn't even need a new computer, as she doesn't need the latest software and the highest performance, or even a thinner laptop... Anyway, kids should not be too reliant on computers just yet! They have a whole life to sit in front of a screen. Now it's time to play with REAL friends (not facebook friends) and REAL things like sand and insects and whatever.
I miss the time of my life when stuff was still real and tangible, where you could actually wonder how things work instead of instantly getting a perfect answer on Wikipedia. Sure, it's useful for adults to get to accurate information quickly, but for children, information they acquire by themselves is infinitely more valuable than information someone gives them as undeniable truth. If I tell you that "2 + 2 = 4 and that's that", you'll learn it but if I explain why and how, you'll get it and you'll be able to do much more by yourself. The internet isn't forcing people to think, it makes people become more lazy and not think about things. It's a good thing too, as it lifts the burden of having to figure things out, leaving more time to do other things. But for kids, there is no need to do such "other things" just yet.
</random nostalgia about childhood>
I wish we could break away from OUR immaturity when it comes to kids. If your still here OP as others suggested get the MBA an external disk drive.
She's 7! I'm sorry if I sound rude, but she seems like a brat. You (an awesome Dad) just spent at least $1000 on a MBA and she somehow is "complaining" about it. If anything you can get a usb cd/dvd drive from Apple for $80. But that's sickening to hear. There's nothing a 7 year old does that an Air isn't capable of doing. Where has the R-E-S-P-E-C-T gone?
A seven year old has no business with a $1000 laptop, or any other laptop for that matter.
She's 7! I'm sorry if I sound rude, but she seems like a brat. You (an awesome Dad) just spent at least $1000 on a MBA and she somehow is "complaining" about it. If anything you can get a usb cd/dvd drive from Apple for $80. But that's sickening to hear. There's nothing a 7 year old does that an Air isn't capable of doing. Where has the R-E-S-P-E-C-T gone?
My first computer was an iMac G3 600mhz when I was 5 or 6. Though I used it until I was 18. I'm glad I was able to have access to a computer at that age I learned to read by navigating to different websites etc.A seven year old has no business with a $1000 laptop, or any other laptop for that matter.
Smart girl, that 13" mb works way better than a 11" mba as ones only computer.
lol someone still uses their DVD drive?
Lol. It's the number one selling mac accessory on the apple store. So I guess that's a yes. Lol
Each of my kids have their own MacBook Air. My 12-year-old also has a Mac Pro.![]()