would this be good for a child for games such as mine craft? If not, can a recommendation be made. looking to spend about $100 or so for refurbish
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I've never played minecraft on it. It is a good general purpose computer. It's fairly rugged. I've played battlezone 3 on it and starcraft. I'm guessing that if you are playing games that are older than 8 years you should be safe.
587917
I really could not say because I bought it for my husband who plays bejeweled blitz on it and that plays just fine.
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This laptop has right around the minimum required processing power needed for Mine Craft. I would say you can probably use it for games in such however a bit more processing speed may be needed.
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Minecraft works about 90%, but reboots sometimes for no reason. Every month or two now, he has to reset it to factory defaults to get it to boot up. My son is always complaining about it. The other two boys have Kindle Fires now, and he is jealous. I have to get him one of those for XMas and give the Wintec one away, or sell it. I have no issues with the Kindle tablets.
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Not gooood per se, but it plays some basic things pretty well. I played Portal, Mount and Blade Warband, Faster Than Light, Cavestory and vanilla Minecraft (esp. windows 10 edition) all without a hitch.
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My 10 yr old says she has downloaded those games on the tablet..minecraft is ok..roblox she couldnt download the app..she plays both games on laptop instead of this tablet
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my son got his 1st ds at 6 and still loves it. I think a ds lite is fine i dont think you need a dsi. It did break at the hinge (his fault) so we bought him a second hand refurb one for 70.00 aud.i can tell you he takes very good care of the hinge now after being without it for a while. Rather than buying mario etc games that can be expensive buy some non trademark games or pre owned games. my son is a tech head and loves his play station 2 and wii but i think he would say he loves his ds best. having said all that i agree also with the itouch or ipad as most of the apps are free and there are loads of educational apps available on the net. my son got his 1st ds at 6 and still loves it. I think a ds lite is fine i dont think you need a dsi. It did break at the hinge (his fault) so we bought him a second hand refurb one for 70.00 aud.i can tell you he takes very good care of the hinge now after being without it for a while. Rather than buying mario etc games that can be expensive buy some non trademark games or pre owned games. my son is a tech head and loves his play station 2 and wii but i think he would say he loves his ds best. having said all that i agree also with the itouch or ipad as most of the apps are free and there... » Read More my son got his 1st ds at 6 and still loves it. I think a ds lite is fine i dont think you need a dsi. It did break at the hinge (his fault) so we bought him a second hand refurb one for 70.00 aud.i can tell you he takes very good care of the hinge now after being without it for a while. Rather than buying mario etc games that can be expensive buy some non trademark games or pre owned games. my son is a tech head and loves his play station 2 and wii but i think he would say he loves his ds best. having said all that i agree also with the itouch or ipad as most of the apps are free and there are loads of educational apps available on the net. « Show Less
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I guess is a good option. I bought it for my nephew, but she is 2 years old, and for now she starts to play with this kind of things, but for a boy of 8 years I think is good.
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I bought this for my nephew. I'm satisfied with it. However, we did have to replace the power supply after it crashed when he tried to play his first game on it. Luckily that's a cheap part and I had a spare laying around. Honestly tho, I didn't even call or complain because in my experience, power supplies crap out more often than other parts. I think I just got unlucky with the power supply. Other than that it has run fine and he can play any game that you through at it, at high settings.
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We bought this particular laptop for my son to play Minecraft and all the other games that kids are playing now. He loves this laptop! I would recommend it! I was very skeptical when I bought my refurbished laptop from Amazon last year, but we are beyond pleased with the one we bought.
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I can't honestly think of anything under $100 (new) but there are some good games available that makes it interesting for my gifted 9 year old but the stuff that comes in it, not going to be challenging.
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I have not played minecraft, however, all games I have played have run very smoothly. The system is definitely set up for games. Other games that were laggy on my previous system run great now.
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Hi Daniel,I am not a gamer and I don't even know what minecraft is!! I bought this laptop because it met my specs. I use it mainly for research and shopping. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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Hello,they have games and apps for older children (which I haven't tried yet since mine are 5 and 2 years old). Plus the new Innotab 2S is Wifi ready so that would probably be really cool for her.
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It's good for boys and girls who are interest in the Minecraft games. My grandson is 8 and loves it Another boy that I know is 12 and also loves it. However, they both were already into playing the Mindcraft games on the Internet. I assume girls would also like it, if they were into the Mindcraft stuff. I don't know if a child who doesn't know anything about Mindcraft would understand it.
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I would suggest the Fisher Price table as we had the LeapFrog table and it lasted less than a year before it stopped working. I am a (rare, I think!) parent that does not allow her children to abuse their toys, books, etc. and they are taught to respect their belongings. All that to say that there has been no rough play with it. It looks absolutely brand new. I've changed the batteries several times using different brands each time to no avail. I contacted LeapFrog customer service twice and received an answer of "change the batteries" and "our warranty only lasts 90 days". Needless to say, they were no help whatsoever. I even asked for a wiring diagram so that I can try to pinpoint the problem myself, but they said one wasn't available. They did send a 15% discount code as consolation. In my opinion, it's not enough to purchase an expensive LeapFrog product again. This was a very disappointing situation as this table was my daughter's favorite toy and she enjoyed it while it lasted.
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My 7 yr old likes it, but he prefers the DS. You can usually find a used one under $100. Of course you still have to pay for games.
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If he loves minecraft then he will love it, the good thing is that he will use his imagination instead of being stuck on technology. The down fall is that I think is too much money for this little plastic toy that to me is over price. They loose the pieces quickly and there goes the money. $$$
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Hi, go to Walmart look under refurbished. All there refurbished stuff is like new, cheaper, and guaranteed. I paid $159 for it. Runs great looks like new.