Can it handle online games? Interested in this as a gift for two 12 year olds.They will be using it for chatting, light online games (flyff, wizard 101, moshi monster etc), itunes and research.The girl can't type but knows where to find most letters. The boy is just getting used to a keyboard.Do you think this will be suitable?Thanks for any answers. Can it handle online games? Interested in this as a gift for two 12 year olds.They will be using it for chatting, light online games (flyff, wizard 101, moshi monster etc), itunes and... » Read More Can it handle online games? Interested in this as a gift for two 12 year olds.They will be using it for chatting, light online games (flyff, wizard 101, moshi monster etc), itunes and research.The girl can't type but knows where to find most letters. The boy is just getting used to a keyboard.Do you think this will be suitable?Thanks for any answers. « Show Less
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My wife uses hers for iTunes, and plays all kinds of online games on Facebook with this unit. She's very pleased.As for online chatting, the webcam is excellent! She's been using Skype is quite enthused. The webcam is optimized for low light, and actually looks better in a dim light setting. The kids will be thrilled.
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Thanks for the advice but do you think the dual core would be better? It's cheaper as well.
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I just installed half life 2 on this and it plays smoothly (25-30FPS even during combat) at 1366 x 768 with a mix of medium and high detail (Looks great!). It can handle games just not the newest and most graphic intensive ones. Mind you I haven't upgraded to 4GB of memory yet so I'm sure it will be even better then.
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It will handle light online games but I wouldn't try anything that is very graphics intensive like Halo.It is great for all the light tasks you mention above. The keyboard is full size so it's a good standard keyboard for kids learning how to type.
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Sorry I can't be too much help here but I'm not much of a gamer. I mainly used this computer for more business applications. I can tell you that I tried to use it (and another HP) for my DJ business and it performed horrible with the software. I couldn't get it to work right at all, it kept skipping on songs and randomly "popping" along with other problems. I was in a pinch one night at a birthday party and ended up using my wife's 300 dollar bottom of the line Gateway computer and it performed 100% better than this HP. I used to love HP but now I cannot recommend them. Hope this helps. Sorry I can't be too much help here but I'm not much of a gamer. I mainly used this computer for more business applications. I can tell you that I tried to use it (and another HP) for my DJ business and it performed horrible with the software. I couldn't get it to work right at all, it kept skipping on songs and randomly "popping" along with other problems. I was in a pinch one night at a birthday party and ended up using my wife's 300 dollar bottom of the line Gateway computer and it performed 100% better than this HP. I used to love HP but now I cannot recommend them. Hope this... » Read More Sorry I can't be too much help here but I'm not much of a gamer. I mainly used this computer for more business applications. I can tell you that I tried to use it (and another HP) for my DJ business and it performed horrible with the software. I couldn't get it to work right at all, it kept skipping on songs and randomly "popping" along with other problems. I was in a pinch one night at a birthday party and ended up using my wife's 300 dollar bottom of the line Gateway computer and it performed 100% better than this HP. I used to love HP but now I cannot recommend them. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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It works with any software that uses a keyboard! :) I actually don't use mine for gaming at all, I have a tablet PC and use my N52 to run keyboard shortcuts since I can't access the regular keyboard in tablet mode. It works great, any keystroke or combination of keystrokes can be mapped to any button. This even includes typed sequences, like if you wanted a single keystroke that would fill in your name or address or something like that. The only difficulty is memorizing all the layouts you'll set up! LOLI'm currently using it with photoshop, painter and manga studio 3 and find it so useful that I'm using it even when I'm not in tablet mode! :) It works with any software that uses a keyboard! :) I actually don't use mine for gaming at all, I have a tablet PC and use my N52 to run keyboard shortcuts since I can't access the regular keyboard in tablet mode. It works great, any keystroke or combination of keystrokes can be mapped to any button. This even includes typed sequences, like if you wanted a single keystroke that would fill in your name or address or something like that. The only difficulty is memorizing all the layouts you'll set up! LOLI'm currently using it with photoshop, painter and manga studio 3 and find... » Read More It works with any software that uses a keyboard! :) I actually don't use mine for gaming at all, I have a tablet PC and use my N52 to run keyboard shortcuts since I can't access the regular keyboard in tablet mode. It works great, any keystroke or combination of keystrokes can be mapped to any button. This even includes typed sequences, like if you wanted a single keystroke that would fill in your name or address or something like that. The only difficulty is memorizing all the layouts you'll set up! LOLI'm currently using it with photoshop, painter and manga studio 3 and find it so useful that I'm using it even when I'm not in tablet mode! :) « Show Less
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I have one. She can watch YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu. The Internet browser on this machine is quite slow, so it would not be good for online gaming. Maybe a quick post to FaceBook or Twitter, but not for any heavy-duty browsing. For Internet play, a tablet would be better, as the Nintendo 3DS XL is more of a gaming console.
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1) I do not know about Italian language, but I gues this will be a standard issue as for any PC computer running under Windows.2) Simple games are OK. Games with a lot of graphics will probably not run at all or run slow. Email , pictures, skyping go remarkably well for such a low cost computer.
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I don't see an issue with young children using the keyboard. However it may be more difficult for someone to learn to type on this due to lack of feedback from a traditional keyboard.
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I haven't used it personally, but its for my 4 year old granddaughter, apparently she can go to the a web site from the leappad and pick her apps, and with mom's help can enter the card information and buy what they want. They are very happy with it, so it must be easy to use.
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You can use it out of the box. You can also go on line and get more activities. It's a great introduction to learning on computers. Very child friendly.
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There are lots of great games for ALL ages. I have 1000+ games on mine. Feel ree to contact me if you need any help. Best of luck to you!
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The games a little kid would play should probably run fine on this. Flash games that you find on websites should also have no trouble. However, if they require a CD or DVD for installation, then you might have trouble since these laptops all lack those optical drives. Dont expect to play any "serious" games on it, though (the kind an older kid would want).
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I have used this computer for years for writing only. I bought it for its tiny size and for the touch screen on which I can write using a stylus. I have never used if for anything graphics intensive and I didn't upgrade its memory or its storage. To play Roblox and Minecraft I would be afraid it would run out of memory. It is upgradable to higher memory so you would need to really look into the amount of memory/storage needed for those before buying this tiny computer. I love it, but remember, I do nothing that is video, memory, or storage intensive.
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If the price is still around 64 or cheaper it's not bad at all I bought it and used it for a bit then my coworker asked about it and ended up selling it to him for his daughter which he was in the same shoes you are in and for my understanding his daughter loves it and she is about 12 years old I believe plays games and reads books of it! For the time I used it it worked well.
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This is a suitable gift for children. It has parental controls so you can limit what she does, such as browsing the Internet. 3ds Internet has Safe Browsing enabled. You can buy games online, or buy the cartridges. I would suggest buying games online, so your child doesn't accidentally lose or damage their game. The cartridges are a bit small and easy to lose track of if not taken care of. Also if you lose your stylus, you can order new ones for cheap. Those are also easy to lose.
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This is a great program for anyone who wants to learn how to type. Bought this program for the family and our teenage son is now a wiz typing on his desktop and laptop computer. He now types around 60-70 wpm. My wife uses the program also just to keep up her speed. She loves it. Good luck.
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My son runs this on Windows 8 without issues. To just drive a train using the routes first loaded with the software should be no problem for a 12 year old. My son is 8 and did better than I. The software is much more complicated when attempting to create new routes. It also requires an initial interface with the Steam website (but you can turn this off afterwards and only use it for software upgrades). This provides the ability to swap or buy new routes with other users plus purchase more routes or games. For obvious reasons I do not want my son having free reign chatting or "sharing" with strangers on the web. My son runs this on Windows 8 without issues. To just drive a train using the routes first loaded with the software should be no problem for a 12 year old. My son is 8 and did better than I. The software is much more complicated when attempting to create new routes. It also requires an initial interface with the Steam website (but you can turn this off afterwards and only use it for software upgrades). This provides the ability to swap or buy new routes with other users plus purchase more routes or games. For obvious reasons I do not want my son having free reign chatting or... » Read More My son runs this on Windows 8 without issues. To just drive a train using the routes first loaded with the software should be no problem for a 12 year old. My son is 8 and did better than I. The software is much more complicated when attempting to create new routes. It also requires an initial interface with the Steam website (but you can turn this off afterwards and only use it for software upgrades). This provides the ability to swap or buy new routes with other users plus purchase more routes or games. For obvious reasons I do not want my son having free reign chatting or "sharing" with strangers on the web. « Show Less
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According to my 13 year old gamer son who we bought this computer for, though he does not play guild wars, he checked into it and believes it is capable of playing on this computer. He is a minecrafter and does experience some occasional lag but it does fine otherwise. It's been a good gaming computer for the price.
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i gave this to my 16 year old granddaughter and she loves it to play games, email, listen to music, etc. .so, my answer would be yes...just like anything thing else, you just have to make sure they don't go where they should not.