A grownup ‘toy’
The Toshiba Satellite L635-S3030 for Kids is a budget laptop but still pricey for a child’s toy. With an Intel Celeron P4600 Processor inside and a 250 GB hard drive (5400 RPM), with a respectable 2GB DDR3 “RAM” memory running at a fast 1066 mHz, this is a powerful grownup laptop that can turn out your teen and college student’s essays and math assignments and keep the family budget up-to-date. But it’s the little ones who will go for this computer – and the Toshiba designers have given careful thought to kids’ interests and needs – with strong parental controls.
Safe for little fingers
Stylish corner bumpers in a bright apple green are the first clue that this laptop is a bit different. The textured finish resists sticky fingers and a wipeable keyboard – a Toshiba innovation – cleans up easily. A light 4.8 lbs. means it can be carried around the house and its ‘mini’ dimensions lets it slip into a backpack to take to school.
This model has a sturdy rubberized external shell in Neo-X textured gray with colored accents and comes equipped with a Hard Drive Impact Sensor to protect the laptop if it takes a spill. Hard drive recovery disk and other software help prevent loss of important data. Toshiba's PC Health Monitor alerts you to issues by constantly monitoring temperature, power usage, and shocks.
Little hands will have less risk of injury when they use the TouchPad with Multi-touch. A simple brush of fingers over the pad lets them scroll through images or websites. The full-sized keyboard has large brightly labeled keys that are spaced widely for accurate typing and easy cleanup.
Entertainment starts right out of the box
The kid-friendly entertainment starts right out of the box with the action-packed game, ‘Lego Batman,’ pre-downloaded. Just a click will take them to Disney’s “Princess and the Frog” animated movie or you can approve access to thousands of movies on demand from CinemaNow. “Kidzui,” the kids’ internet browser, serves up hours of entertainment and games galore. Specially designed and constantly updated, “Kidzui” takes your child to some 2.5 million monitored websites that kids love.
Pre-loaded with the Satellite L635-S3030, it also blocks access to other sites, even Yahoo.com, unless you approve. Education and homework help are a priority. On the “Kidzui” menu, your child will find thousands of games and lessons organized by grade level. Click on the desktop button to open Toshiba’s “BookPlace” for access to thousands of popular books for children. The laptop features built-in wireless WiFi networking (802.11b/g/n) which gives instant access to the web and to a home network so the laptop can be moved to any room in the house.
‘Net Nanny’ minds the kids for you
You can’t always be monitoring your child’s internet experience but “Net Nanny” can. A powerful filtering tool, it allows parents to decide which sites are appropriate. An award-winning program from industry leader ContentWatch, “Net Nanny” has an innovative, user-friendly interface that allows you to manage and get reports remotely – so you can be at the office or traveling and still know exactly what the kids are doing at home. Using Dynamic Contextual Analysis (DCA) smart technology, “Net Nanny” has the ability to monitor interactions on social networking sites, block games, and approve or restrict access to inappropriate websites. With facial recognition to log on to the computer and websites, you will know who is using the computer at all times.
Full-featured connections
Other features that you and your child will appreciate include the webcam and microphone built into the bezel that lets your child talk face-to-face over the internet with you while you are away or they can video conference with classmates and other kids around the world. With the built-in Memory Card Reader, files transfer easily from digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players or smart phones. Two USB 2.0 ports enable plug-n-play of most digital devices while a third eSATA / USB combo port facilitates backups and storage to external hard drives.
Cinematic audio and video
All your child’s DVD movies will run on the DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) optical drive which comes with LabelFlash to let you laser-burn labels on DVDs you create. Films and TV shows look sharp and clear on the 13.3 inch screen playing at film-friendly 16:9 resolution, with bright colors and smooth transitions coming out of the Mobile Intel HD Graphics engine and 64MB-763MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory. Dolby® Advanced Audio™ serves to upgrade the audio capabilities of the built-in laptop speakers for a more natural sound.
Eco-friendly technology
Toshiba ‘goes green’ with 93% of Toshiba laptops, netbooks and Tablet PCs meeting the ENERGY STAR 4.0 standard since it was established in 2007. With the Eco Utility installed on this and other Satellite models, with just a click, you adjust the settings and power usage of your laptop. The rechargeable 6-Cell Li-ion Battery Pack keeps the laptop running at top speed for an estimated 4.5 hours while the LED Backlit Display is designed to last longer, use less power, and warm up quicker. The Satellite L635-S3030 has been awarded EPEAT™ Gold Compliant, the highest possible ranking of the acclaimed Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool which tests products across 51 different dimensions.
Conclusion
Toshiba taps into the next generation market by helping parents get kids started early on computing with a powerful computer designed for ages 7 to 12 years. Adults may want to use it too for the Windows 7, Windows Live Essentials, Microsoft Office and the variety of Toshiba designed software that come pre-installed. Parents will appreciate the many parental controls which help monitor and protect children as well as the safety features designed to keep the laptop running even under rough use. currently on sale
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