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iPod, iTouch, iNano, etc etc! Argghh! Which one just has games (for a 4 year old).

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waitingfornaru · 03/11/2011 18:45

iPod, iTouch, iNano, etc etc! Which is the one that looks most identical to an iPhone but only has games on that i can buy in the same way I buy games on my iPhone, as I'm fed up with my 4 year old forever pinching my phone!

Thankyou :)

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PrideOfChanur · 03/11/2011 18:50

I think you prob.want an ipod Touch - though personally at £150 I would go for "No,you can't play on my phone now...where's your ? Play with that...."

SoupDragon · 03/11/2011 18:51

Touch.

But personally I wouldn't get one for a four year old, I don't think they're robust enough.

LingDiLong · 03/11/2011 20:23

Agree with the others. VTech do a sort of Ipad thing, I'd look at something like that personally as it'll be made to be more robust. My DD was very happy with a Leapster at that sort of age despite having used (and coveted) my Nintendo DS.

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thisisyesterday · 03/11/2011 20:27

why don't you jut get him a ds or something? or say no?

BarmyBiscuit · 03/11/2011 22:20

My 3 year old has my old iPod touch and believe me, they are more robust than you think! Excellent for educational games and you can put restrictions on.

Letchlady · 03/11/2011 22:46

My five year old daughter is getting a cheap, secondhand ipod touch for Christmas. It has cost us £50.

She currently plays with her older sister's (cheap, secondhand) Ipod touch, and believe me - if you teach your child to respect their toys, then it is robust enough.

With DDs, we have put a protector on the back, and so only the front glass shows. DD has enough respect for her toys not to throw it / leave it on the floor / chuck it down etc. And so she has been playing with her older sister's Ipod for the past year without any mishaps.

We preferred the ipod over the DS because Ds has expensive games / games are tricky for them to put in and the hinges can easily get damaged. There's nothing really to damage on the ipod.

DD1 did have a VTECH hand held, but tbh we found it to be rubbish. Its still a computer game, it just doesn't work as well and the graphics are useless. My DDs found it much easier to use a DS / Ipod than a VTECH.

HTH

waitingfornaru · 04/11/2011 11:26

Thanks for replies so far :)

Vtech graphics are poor now she's used to iPhone's and the Leapster and DS games are £20 a pop each whereas the iPhone games have hundreds for free or from 69p, so I think value-wise the Touch will work out best all round. She's extremely careful with my iPhone and has never in the last year thrown it around or down, as she will just sit still whilst playing really, so robustness isn't an issue.

TOUCH USERS: can you tell me if it works similar to iPhone in that you just go the app store and can buy the same selection of games available on the phone??

I have been browsing eBay for secondhand ones but am wary of 'refurbs' as Apple products have a notorious short shelf life as it is, so will probably buy new, just have to research cheap offers before Christmas gets much closer and prices rocket.

Unless anyone on here has one they want to sell? - I am more likely to trust a Mumsnetter than an eBayer these days, jaded as I am having been selling for 10 years on there, I am still wary of buying Hmm

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MrsHoarder · 04/11/2011 11:38

waiting you have far more comeback if something goes wrong through an ebay sale. Alternatively is there a second-hand electonics shop in your town? They always have iPod touches etc in the window...

SomekindofSpanish · 04/11/2011 11:45

Letchlady, where did you get you second-hand ones?

DS1 (10) wants one, but am loathe to buy him a brand new one, as he has a DSi and access to the Xbox.

ihatecbeebies · 04/11/2011 12:10

iPod touch is what you want, that's what I'm getting for my 4th old son for Christmas, you can get big tough covers for them too. The apps are fantastic for kids.

Letchlady · 04/11/2011 16:55

Hoarder, we got ours from friends who were upgrading, but if you get yours from a trader on eBay, your consumer rights are protected by law. If you buy from another person, your not.

Yes, iPod works exactly the same as the iPhone. We have exactly the same games on my iPhone as my Dd1 has on her iPod touch.

Also, I'm tight and only let mine have the free games Grin that way, it works out FAR cheaper than buying a leapster / vtech / da ever could. £50 total, and constant supply of free games Grin

Letchlady · 04/11/2011 16:56

Sorry, where I got it from was for Spanish.

ihatecbeebies · 04/11/2011 17:41

We gave dp's old iPhone 2g to DS to use as an iPod touch as he loved our phones so much, we just took the sim card out and it was very robust, DS had it for about a year until it broke - nothing to do with DS either, dp dropped it down the toilet!

waitingfornaru · 04/11/2011 17:51

MrsHoarder, there's no comeback from eBay, it's lip service.

Assuming you don't leave feedback (because that negates a future complaint) and the issue is within 90 days of purchase (because that's the time limit for complaint) and that the seller hasn't ceased trading or temporarily closed his account (because then eBay/Paypal cannot recover your monies directly from the seller on your behalf) and the item was correctly listed as used but two days after playing with it the screen goes on the blink (because it was correctly described as used, so any faults appearing after purchase are your responsibility), then sure, you're covered ;)

In the very, very fine smallprint of both eBay and Paypal (whom most people pay with nowadays on eBay) it does explain all that.

You can email or phone eBay with your complaint too but whoopie-doo all that will do for you. Ebay is a host venue, it's self-arbitrating, they clearly state they encourage users to work out issues between themselves. They will only refund where there's fault if it fits the very strict criteria, otherwise the issue is left to 'users to work out between themselves'.

None of this is assumed cynicism, it's all fact learnt the hard way over 10 years buying and selling on the site. Which is why I'm not buying a Touch from there! :) But don't let it put you off! Even knowing that sellers can acutally buy feedback to keep their reputation clean shouldn't put you off enjoying the bargains that can be had. Just bear in mind, most things are cheap for a reason, including used game systems!

'if you get yours from a trader on eBay, your consumer rights are protected by law'

This is correct along the following criteria : the seller must be business registered on eBay and have a verified Paypal account at time of trading and the purchase must comply with the distance selling laws. You can then take the seller to court and if you win, your court costs are reimbursed of course.

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timbuktutu · 05/11/2011 11:35

My dd got an Ipod Touch for her 5th birthday and it's fantastic. We got an Otterbox case for it (Amazon) and it covers the whole device in a plastic case and then a rubber shell over that, so it's very well protected. The games are fab, as are the audio books and films you can download - it has been really great on long journeys.

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