By Admin on January 31st, 2010
Oregon Scientific Barbie B-Smart Laptop
- 80 games ¿ 70 English and 10 Spanish
- Comes with a mouse and QWERTY keyboard to help reinforce computing skills
- Games build vocabulary, typing skills and grammar
- For quiet play use the volume control or the earphone jack
- Barbie makes learning fun
Product Description
Oregon Scientific – Barbie B-Smart Laptop The 80 fun-filled activities are all designed especially for the 1st and 2nd grade level to reinforce math – spelling – logic – memory – keyboarding skills and sequencing in fun and enjoyable ways – with Barbie as your host. The laptop helps teach Spanish – too – with 10 activities in Spanish. 70 English and 10 Spanish activities Includes interactive mouse and mousepad Backlit LCD Screen Includes earbuds 3 AA batteries inclu… More >>
Oregon Scientific Barbie B-Smart Laptop
the screen could be bigger this would make the toy more attractive to a child
Rating: 3 / 5
My 6 year old daughter saw this toy at a store and wanted it immediately. So I got it for Christmas, and when she opened it, she was absolutely delighted. Unfortunately, she hasn’t really used it much since. Some of that is because of her (she can’t read well yet), and some of it is because of the nature of this toy.
1. The screen is an old, LED-type screen, so the graphics aren’t very good, and the screen itself is pretty small. Kids now are used to high-quality graphics, so what’s going on the screen of the Barbie B-Smart really doesn’t grab her.
2. The navigation menus are confusing. Heck, they confuse me, but for a 6 year old girl, well, it’s a bit much.
3. My daughter is used to other computer games that are easier to use, such as WebKinz and DK Kindergarten, and those programs are more sophisticated than the ones in the Barbie B-Smart.
Overall, I think I would have been better off purchasing yet another software program for use on our laptop. The Barbie B-Smart sits unused while my daughter plays any number of other games on our computer. I do think it has some merit – maybe for kids who are a little older (7-8 years old), but it has some real drawbacks. Maybe my daughter will learn to love it, but so far, it’s been a bit of a letdown.
Rating: 3 / 5
I bought this as a Christmas present for my 5 year old granddaughter and am very pleased with it. Takes 3 AA batteries. Has no mouse. Lots of educational games. The girl is in Kindergarten and I had wanted something to get her introduced to computers, since she will be dealing with computers in school in a few years. Very happy with the purchase. With regard to eye strain issues that can result from her playing nonstop with this thing, we have a play limit of 2 hours for her. I should add that some of the games and activities on this computer are too advanced for her right now, but I am confident she will grow into those more advanced games and activities this next year or so. Would buy again. Only problem we had with it was that it was hard to get out of the box (there are twist latches that bind the box to the back of the computer and you have to turn and lift out those latches to fully disconnect it from the box). But once out of the box it was great!
Rating: 5 / 5
This laptop is great for educational purposes but can sometimes be a bit rough to see. The glaring red back-light makes it difficult on the eyes after a good while. I would recommend setting a time of play due to this.
I would not buy this product again.
Rating: 3 / 5