Leapfrog Leapster 2 Disney Princesses

I bought this for my daughter's 4th birthday and the day she opened it the screen started to freeze up, so I brought it back and now a day later the second one is doing the same thing. SOOO I called leapfrog and they said it is a known problem. So I guess I am going to try a get a third one since my daughter is in LOVE with this thing, I hope the new one will work..

I this for my 4 year old and I am on my 4th one now. i have to keep taking them back and exchanging it for another because they keep stop working. the screen went out on 2 of them and the sound on one. the 4th we have is ok we have had a month now and it still works. i would just get my money back but it would hurt my daughters feelings so i have to go through a lot of trouble exchanging them once a month nearly. we have realized DO NOT USE RECHARGABLE BATTERIES IN THESE. on the 4th one we havent used them and it has lasted the longest. good luck she loves it but i dont think its worth the trouble. has a few games built in the system and a coloring section also.

We bought the Princess Leapster 2 for my daughter age 4 and the Cars Leapster 2 for my son age 6 for Christmas. However, my 7 1/2 year old daughter also plays with it. All three of them love it! It keeps their attention and is their favorite "toy". My son got the Sonic cartridge for his but my 4 yr old just plays with the games that came with it. She loves to do the coloring. The only downfall is it sucks up batteries quickly so buying the charging station is definately highly recommended.

i've bought four of these handhelds. the games are phenomenal, and the possibilities of the leapster 2 over the original are awesome--to say the least. but so far 3 out of the 4 i've purchased were non-functional. one had a bad screen, 1/4 was cloudy and dark. another had a non-fuctional SD card slot... that actually disabled LeapFrog Connect when it was plugged in (i had to reinstall several times to fix issues and figure it out, support was no help). another had the 'touch' feature of the touch screen go out on the second use, plus it didn't remember the fact that i had already chosen a profile. only one worked, but even then the screen image is less quality than what i'd expect after having an original leapster. and some of the games have choppy motion to them (even the built in ones), which surprised me a lot. however, when you can get one to work, they are so beneficial for young children vs the DS and PSP, that if you must have a gaming system besides a Personal Computer. the leapster is really the only way to go (i was severally unimpressed with v-tech products too). i think they may have been rushed to market for xmas '08.

Great product for about 1 week, then quit working. Took it back, second one did the same thing. Will have to take back everything, because I am not going to get a third one!