5 Best Laptops for Kids
We always want the best for our kids, the best gears, best school, best gadgets money can buy. A laptop can be an indispensable educational tool that your kid will need for homework, games, YouTube videos, coding and of course that urgent work email you really need to reply or template you want to download while you spend some time with them.
Although kids are just more than happy having a laptop and don’t care about speed or performance, there are things you should look out when buying a laptop for your child.
Here are the top five laptops for kids
1. Acer Chromebook 11 N7
2. Dell Inspirion Chromebook 3189 education 2- in- 1
3. Acer Chromebook spin 11
4. Lenovo yoga Chromebook C630
5. HP Chromebook 15
Acer Chromebook 11 N7
The Acer Chromebook 11 N7 is built to stand the wear and tear of school days. It can survive a fall from 4 feet and its keyboard is designed to drain spills of up to 330 cl (for water but much less for other liquids) and its recessed keys make it difficult for the keys to be pulled off. It comes with a decent audio loud enough to be heard in a small room full of kids and a battery life of 9 hours 30 minutes. Sounds perfect? Don’t get excited yet. The Acer Chromebook 11 N7 isn’t exactly a supercomputer, with a 1.6-GHz Intel Celeron N3060 CPU and 4 GB of RAM, the Acer Chromebook 11 N7 isn’t exactly up for speed and performance.
Pros
Recessed keyboards
Can survive falls from 4 feet high
Keyboard gutter to drain spills from a glass of water or juice
Excellent battery life
Cons
· Hot underside
· Dim screen
Specs
Operating system: Chrome OS
Processor: Celeron N3060 1.60 GHz dual- core (2 Core)
RAM: 4 GB
Screen size: 11.2”
Screen Resolution: 1366 x 768
Touchscreen: Yes (multi-touch)
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics 400
Microphone: Yes
Battery power: 9 hours +
Dell Inspirion Chromebook 3189 education 2- in- 1
The Dell Inspirion Chromebook 3189 is a laptop built for the bruises, knocks and bumps of school. It can endure getting sandwiched between books in a backpack, the accidental drops and spills. When fully charged, the Dell Inspirion Chromebook 3189 battery can be used for up to 11 hours. This means the laptop can be used all day at school with enough battery to get through the homework at home.
Pros
An excellent battery life of 11 hours
Withstands extreme temperature, falls, quick changes in altitude and blowing sand and dust
Waterproof keyboard
Supports Google for Education features
Specs
Operating system: Google Chrome OS
Processor: Celeron N3060 1.60 GHz dual- core (2 Core)
RAM: 4 GB
Screen size: 11.6”
Screen Resolution: 1366 x 768
Touchscreen: Yes
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics
Microphone: Yes
Battery power: 11 hours +
Acer Chromebook Spin 11
The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 comes with a stylus, a stylish grey sleeve, 360-degree hinge and USB- C and a great price for all these packages. What’s more, it doesn’t mind having a five –year –old stand on it (for a while), the occasional spills from the cup and getting dropped from the desk.
Pros
Ruggedly built
Comes with a stylus and stylish sleeve
Specs
Operating system: Google Chrome OS
Processor: Celeron N3450 1.60 GHz dual- core
RAM: 4 GB
Screen size: 11.6”
Screen Resolution: 1366 x 768
Touchscreen: Yes
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics
Microphone: Yes
Battery power: 12 hours +
Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630
Just like its name, the Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630 can turn 360 on its hinges. It comes with a built in anti-virus . Although not designed to stand the stress of homework nights or backpack days, this Chromebook boasts a 4k screen and very clear audio quality.
Pros
Good battery
Good audio quality
A powerful Core i5 processor
Comes with a 4k screen
Cons
· It’s bulky
· Display is not so bright
Specs
Operating system: Google Chrome OS
Processor: intel core i5–825OU
RAM: 4 GB
Screen size: 15.6”
Screen Resolution
Touchscreen: Yes
Back lit keyboard
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics
Microphone: Yes
Battery power: 12 hours +
HP CHROMEBOOK 15
The HP Chromebook 15 comes with a core i3. The processor ensures that the Chromebook doesn’t lag no matter how many tabs or apps are open in the background. It has a very good battery . There is also the non- touch variant.
Pros
Backlit keyboard
Good battery life
Touch screen
Comfortable keyboard
Cons
· Low volume speakers
· High pitch whine from the cooling fans
Specs
Operating system: Google Chrome OS 7.50
Processor: Core i3–813OU
RAM: 4 GB
Screen size: 11.6”
Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Touchscreen: Yes (Micro Edge)
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics
Microphone: Yes
Battery power: 12 hours +
