Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this for my 3 year old and have had it for a couple of months now. Overall I really like it but there was a learning curve with the software. Here are my thoughts and experiences with it. Pro's: - Price is excellent if you can catch a sale. - Case is very good. Great protection, good quality. I really like that they put thought into maximizing the sound with the case. The speakers are on the edge of the device and they make a cool curved area so that the sound from the speakers is redirected towards the user. Works very well. - Battery life is really good. - Curated list of age-appropriate content is very good. - You can remove content as desired. - Great warranty. - As your child grows, the list of content and interface can grow with them. The main interface is optimized for either readers or non-readers and can be changed if your non-reader learns to read. The curated content is age-based, so as they age, the content remains appropriate for their age. - You have control over age range of curated content. You can set it to whatever you want depending on where your particular child is developmentally. You can also set the range in terms on age range, too. Say your kid is 8, you can make just 8 year old content available, or ages 2-8, or 7-10. Whatever you want. Con's - Software could be a lot easier to manage for parents. Some of the content we wanted to remove. It's possible but it took me a few internet searches and some fumbling around in the software to find. I work in technology/software and am pretty savvy and it still wasn't easy. - No button to show running apps, so you can't directly switch between apps without going to the home screen first. - Hardware is pretty meh. It's all pretty basic, lower resolution screen, processor is on the lower end, body material is plastic and feels cheapish. RAM is ok at 3GB. - Storage - only offering 32GB is inexcusable. It allows for very little content to be downloaded/cached on the device and will become a problem at some point for almost everyone. It should be 64GB as the base and they should offer 128GB as an upgrade. You're basically required to use an SD card since the 32GB is so small, most people would be fine if it cost a few bucks more and storage wasn't the problem it is now. Other thoughts: The software overall is really good in my opinion. It for sure needs to be more intuitive in regard to management for parents. However, my daughter has had no issues at all with using it herself. The interface is perfect for her age. It also includes some premium content as well through Kindle books and Nickelodeon shows/games. It's shows and characters she's already interested in, so all that content is fantastic. Another surprise hit was the experiences available with many of the books, that there are options for the book to be read out loud to your child, or for them to read it, or for a parent to read it for them. A very thoughtful and useful feature. My daughter loves having the books narrated for her and is helping in her progress toward learning to read. Some reviews have mentioned issues with certain apps, including ABC Mouse. We use that one a lot and have had no issues whatsoever. I assume that issues other reviewers had in the past have been resolved by software updates. When you first dive into this ecosystem, it can be a bit overwhelming. There's a lot of features and settings, as well as content. After learning how to use and manage it, I can say that I really like it and there's nothing currently on the market that's as good of an end to end experience. I highly recommend giving it a try and stick with it as you work to understand everything. Once you've got it figured out, it's pretty easy to manage and great for kids.