Chromebook or laptop for a child

tazwaz

Hi, hope ye can advise please. I have a 7yr old looking for a laptop as a xmas present. My budget is €300 or less. It'll be used for playing games, roblox etc, and a bit of typing as he likes to pretend to write letters. He has a Samsung tablet so I'm wondering since he's used to the play store apps would the chromebook be better for him 🀔 I'm kind of clueless 🙈 will also need a printer but I read the chromebook can be hard to set up with a printer?? Thanks

antix80

Save your cash and buy a tablet case with built-in keyboard.

€300 won't buy you a decent laptop and android games can't be played on a laptop running windows.

As for the chromebook.. I'll let someone else comment but i can't see the value over a decent tablet.

Most printers work fine with android.

knockers84

Is it a 10 inch or 7 inch laptop you currently have? Something like this do?

https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Keyboard-Lightweight-Detachable-Bluetooth/dp/B07QNN4H4M/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=samsung+tablet+keyboard&qid=1567013984&s=gateway&sprefix=sansung+tablet+key&sr=8-3

tazwaz

Thank you for your help. The tablet he has is fine but his heart is set on a laptop, he wants to pretend he's like me working on it. I was thinking something along the lines of this:

https://www.soundstore.ie/asus-14-celeron-4gb-64gb-w10-laptop-bundle-e406sabv227ts.html
Or this:

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2912615/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice,+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_50000560%7CLaptops%7C50000564.htm

But if I'm wasting money on something not good enough that's good to know.