Mini Laptops Help Put Computers In Kids Hands

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Let’s face it, the sooner kids are exposed to using a computer the better off they’re probably going to be down the road.  With that said though, many parents are reluctant to let their kids get on the family computer for fear of downloading something inappropriate or malicious (i.e. bugs, worms, Trojans etc), or simply because the parents need to be on the family computer themselves.  Fortunately the computing world has come up with a nice alternative; the mini laptop.

Mini laptops are smaller and lighter than a traditional laptop (often less than 2 pounds), and are stripped of unnecessary hardware and software, allowing for price points that are very reasonable.  You can easily find one of these types of mini notebooks for less than $300.  If all it is used for is internet surfing and doing a bit of writing/word processing, these entry level mini laptops are a great

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