I purchased this item for my son at Christmas, and he has played with it everyday since. My son is 9 years old and has Autism and he loves this item.

I am so disappointed in Leapfrog! We purchased the pink leapster for my daughter for her birthday and it doesn't even work. I don't know how on earth this product made it past Leapfrog's quality assurance team... or should I say what quality assurance?

Leapfrog cannot even warranty their product because they don't carry the pink ones. All they can do is send a replacement one in a different color. That didn't work with my 4 year old that wanted pink and got one for her birthday. So, we are having to pay double the shipping to return the defective product and pay the shipping for the new one.

The most frustrating thing is that this isn't the first Leapfrog product we have had to return that was defective. We also had to return the letter magnets because they wouldn't recognize the correct letter. NOW THAT'S EDUCATIONAL.

We won't be purchasing any more Leapfrog products because their quality assurance is sub-par.

Well, my son was nearing his 4th birthday and he of course wanted a GameBoy. I was not going to get sucked into the GameBoy addiction at this young age, so out came the Leapster. This was the coolest thing we could ever have gotten him at this age. He was able to get the hang of it right away with no problems at all. I bought him the Dora game and it came with the Farm game. He loved them both!!! He played them all the time, but that was OK because they are so educational!!! He now has Paint & Draw, Spongebog and Nemo. I have not had any problems with it at all! It has been a year now and it's still going strong! I am very happy with all of the LeapFrog products, but the Leapster, I think, is the best. I do not see any disappointment in this product at all!

This is a good investment. Buy it when they are young. My two year old loves it as much as the four year old. Neither one has any problem navigating through the games. The one it comes with has several games fun for toddlers and tweenies. We also own Finding Nemo which is better than any of the Leap Pad books. The biggest problem is the cost of the cartridges. The system was a gift for my four year old but the games cost 24.99 each and while they are great I don't think they offer enough on each cartridge to be worth that kind of money.

My daughter LOVES hers, she can sit for hours and while it might not be the best thing for her it certainly is better than her watchinf TV. Highly educational, the games target many areas even at that young age: problem solving, math skills, reading, spelling, logic... I love it. Best system for a child yet. Forget the V-Smile- this has wonderful graphics, excellent sound and is portable. Also, using the pen to touch the screen allows for deeper interaction,rather than just pushing a button. If they want a video system get the game cube or better yet dig out your old NES and head to a used video game store and pick up Sesame Street's 123/ Ernies MAgic Shapes, Sesame Street's ABC/ Ernies Big Splash, Big Birds Hide and Seek,and Donkey Kong Math. These are really simple to use and NO better than the VSMILE- just a lot cheaper. So, BUY the LEAPSTER it proves itself to have advanced technology, educational value, appeal and entertainment. All the rest are just new versions of old classics like the atari 2600 and NES.

I thought my mother-in-law was insane when she purchased the leapster for my 3 year this past Christmas. I also had a fear that it would be too advanced. Wrong!!! The leapster is wonderfully adaptable for all age levels. He can spend hours on the programming that came with it. I credit the letter factory with single handedly teaching him his letters and sounds. After, getting the cartridge he suddenly knew every letter and sound that it made!!! One tip-after going through 3 sets of batteries, I discovered the charger. It is way worth it,as soon as my son tells me there is a battery on his leapster I charge it up!