Which LeapPad to buy for almost 6yo?!?

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I have bought the Leapfrog Tag reading systems for DD2 for Christmas plus some of the activity books. I think my older DD would also benefit from it (almost 6) but I don't want to buy two pens. I thought about getting her a Leap Pad but there are so many types and I have no idea which one to get.

Can anyone advise? She is almost 6 and likes watching Disney type stuff on Youtube but that's all she does on the iPad. She us not techy so I don't feel the need to buy her anything like a proper tablet yet. I was hoping the Leap Pad and also the Reader would help her with reading and writing (she is just learning these at the moment).

Any ideas? Thanks in advance

I have just been looking into Leappads and from what I can see there is the Leappad platinum for £100 and the Leappad 3 for £60. The main difference with the platinum seems to be bigger memory and screen and struggling to justify paying the extra £40 for that.

WE had an older model that has just given up after 4 years and it was good but my son probably outgrew it by age 7 so I would be wary of spending too much on one for a 6 year old. It was good though and definitely more learning focussed than a DS/Tablet hence buying another for my younger son!

Thanks Ziggy. I am leaning towards the Leappad 3 I think. I think my eldest DD would like it (even though she is almost 6) and the youngest is three so I would get some mileage out of it.....

I bought my dd the leappad ultra xdi last year for 5th birthday and she loves it and still plays on it a lot. It's very robust too. I'm not keen on her playing on iPad and feel safer with her playing on the leappad.

DD7 has the Ultra. (£60 from amazon back in July) DD4 has the 3. (£50 from amazon in January)

Both sturdy, both good.

So now I'm leaning towards the Ultra Xd-something. It's half price at Argos but I can't get it - boo - and they don't deliver. More expensive on Amazon so I will price watch for a while and hope I can get it for around 60 pounds....!