Best Games For 6 Year Olds Windows 10 If Youre

Best Games For 6 Year Olds Windows 10 If Youre

Buy now Lenovo Ideapad S130-11IGM: 199.99, John Lewis Partners Screen size: 11.6in Storage: 64GB Operating system: Windows 10 If youre after something small and light for your child that runs on Windows and not Chrome, then Lenovos ideapad is a great option.

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Is it just for educational purposes or are you happy for them to play games and watch movies, too Laptops use operating systems like Microsoft Windows, Googles Chrome OS and Apples macOS.

Windows is the most common, working with the most applications, Chrome laptops are usually especially cheap but have an operating system with fewer applications, often with access to the same Android apps found on smartphones.

Although they still work best when connected to the internet, there is enormous offline versatility, too.

Apples macOS is the most intuitive, but its hardware is not cheap.

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Screen size is the most immediate way to interact with a laptop, and if your child is planning on watching movies as well as doing homework, then a bigger screen is better.

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Microsoft Surface Go: 379, Currys PC World Screen size: 10in Storage: 64GB Operating system: Windows 10 in S mode This lightweight but effective tablet can be combined with a type cover (124.99) to create a completely effective but still super-portable laptop.

The tablet has a useful kickstand that folds out of the back to hold it steady in your chosen position.

Build quality is exceptional, only bettered by the much pricier MacBook Air below.

Although its primarily a tablet, it runs full Windows, though note that this arrives in S mode, which means it only uses programs available through the Microsoft store, rather than third-party apps from elsewhere.

You can switch out of this, but once you have done so, you cant go back.

Windows remains the choice for many schools and continues to offer the widest range of mainstream programs.

Buy now Apple MacBook Air: 1,099, John Lewis Partners Screen size: 13.3in Storage: 128GB Operating system: macOS Its hard to overstate how handsome and effective this laptop is.

Oh, and its super-thin and preposterously light, so it wont weigh down the school bag.

The display is high-resolution, the keyboard is very comfortable easily the best on test and the battery life is way more than a full school day.

Its not cheap, of course, but actually still represents good value thanks to the cutting-edge components inside.

Note that this sensor can also authorise payments so its wise for parents to ensure their credit cards are not linked to the childs fingerprint Be warned: buy this and your child may not take kindly to another computer later its like flying them business class.

Buy now HP 11-v001na Chromebook: 179.99, Argos Screen size: 11.6in Storage: 16GB Operating system: Chrome OS The display here is small, just 11.6in, but that adds to the portability of the HP Chromebook.

This model is especially suitable for children because the keyboard, though potentially cramped of adult hands is a good fit for smaller fingers.

The storage on board is minimal especially when you take into account whats required by the Chrome OS, though at least thats smaller than the space Windows would use on a Microsoft laptop.

Its worth investing in a microSD memory card which will fit the card reader socket, to bulk up the space at your disposal.

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