LeapFrog LeapPad Platinum Kids Learning Tablet, Purple

The tablet was great for a year, and I was informed that the videos were appropriate and educational until one day I overheard several bad words coming from the tablet so I took the tablet to see that a video of a women ranting about her opinion on a dairy and meat farms was playing. I was not able to escape from the video so I was forced to shut it down, also commercials play on the tablet that I do not want little ones to see. The games are educational and fun, but the screen often turns black and it can only be played for a little while. This tablet has not went through extreme conditions, and was bought brand new. I would not recommend to a friend.

Let me start off by saying that I absolutely love the idea of the LeapPad. As a homeschooling mom and teacher who has had many different tablets, learning systems, and computers-I found that the LeapPad offers a compilation of great features that could not be found in a another product. We've had android based tablets and popular name-brand tablets; however, I wanted a purely educational system. My kiddos thoroughly love playing the games. They use it to take pictures and make videos, and enjoy earning rewards so they can purchase learning apps. The portability is great- you don't have to worry about it cracking easily if dropped. It also is not an "obsessive technological item"- meaning, that they can use it, have fun with it, and turn it off and walk away when asked. I have found that a lot of kids have a hard time putting tablets away at the end of time-limits- they seem to have an addiction feature built in (I suppose many adults have a difficult time, too). But transitions have been easy with this, even for our special needs child that tends to get "trapped in techno zone". They also promote learning and cooperation between users. My children like to play with each other and talk to each other about what they are doing, compete with each other in similar games and activities, and they get really excited for each other as they complete different goals. It adds to our homeschooling by providing an independent activity that is fun and educational and works across a range of ages- even my 13 year old gets interested in what his younger sibblings are accomplishing. The age range of children who use them on a regular basis are between 3 and 11. Now for the so-so part . . . they don't work all the time. Ours are only 3 months old and from the set-up on day 1, we've had different issues with all 4 that we own (2 LeapPad 3s and 2 LeapPad Platinums). Most issues are easily resolved by trial and error or restarting everything or just trying again and again (as is the case with 1 that struggles to connect to WIFI). It is frustrating to the kids and frustrating to my husband and I who purchased them. Yes, they are "things" and "things" break, but for the price you'd expect to not have issues from the get-go or have to replace one after 3 months. I hope that their tech team addresses this issue because they really are a better option than any of the other tablets out their for kids whose parents want good, safe games and media, without the worry of inappropriate material. I would still recommend because we do really love our LeapPads . . . that is, when they work.

Our son can not put this down,he really enjoys the games and apps.We got him a subscription to Leap Frog so he has a all access to the Leap Reader apps.

My parents bought this for my daughter for Christmas as she was using her dad's tablet and I was concerned about her access to the internet and the durability of the tablet itself. I was worried that she would not be happy getting a new tablet, but that was not the case. As soon as she opened her present she was so excited. Once i had it charged and set up she just sat down and ignored her dad, brothers, and myself and immediately delved into the LeapPad Platinum. She loves the pet shop and laughed so hard at how the animals jump. For the free game we picked the one that teaches emotions, which she isn't sure how to play yet, but seemed to enjoy when I helped her. She's only had it a day, but I believe she is going to love it for a long time. My only complaint thus far is that there are not options for free games, as buying a handful quickly adds up.

My daughter started out with the LeapPad 2. It quit working this year, so her uncle upgraded her to a LeapPad Platinum. She loves the bigger screen. She says it is easier to play, and better for watching videos than her old one. She loves the included app's, seems as though more was included in this one than her previous LeapPad 2. The only Con I have about it, is the location of the power button. It is on the edge instead of on the front with the other buttons, which makes it far too easy to turn it off in the middle of playing! My daughter is getting used to it, and isn't turning it off quite as much, but it still could have been put in a better location. Overall we love the product.