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 enlarge | Brand: LeapFrog
Category: Toy
Buy New: $61.55 (On sale from $69.99)
You Save: $8.44 (12%)
New (22) from $61.55
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 281
Batteries Included: No
Age: 4 - 8 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 2.5 x 10.3 x 13
MPN: 21155
Model: 21155
UPC: 708431211551
EAN: 0708431211551
ASIN: B00134TC10
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Requires obsolete 256MB SD card September 29, 2008
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I purchased two of these for my kids birthday. They love them but I was dismayed upon opening them to find that I had to make another purchase of an SD memory card to get the full functionality. I hate that, for 70 dollars it should come with everything you need.
So, I finally buy the cards, the smallest cards available in the stores are 1 GB. I put them in, the system doesn't recognize them. The instructions say "Works best with SD cards 256 MB or smaller". Those are only available through mail order around here, for more than I paid for the 1 GB card.
I can't believe a new product would be designed with such a small memory limit. I got burned once before on a leapfrog product (the little touch book for babies, what a waste), vowed to not buy again. Well, the reviews for the leapster were so outstanding I succumbed.
To add insult to injury you can't email the corporate office to complain, their website lists only a snail mail addy. Guess they are getting too many complaints?
Well next time someone asks I'll say buy V-tech.
*** got the card to work, other issues arose. Please see detail in comments.
 Fun to play and educational September 15, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Son likes it and can use it without trouble. Cute games and I doubt he will even notice that it is educational. Only problem we have run into is that I cant get the SD card to be recognized which prevents us from downloading additional games online.
Definite improvements over original Leapster September 12, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
We just got this new version of the Leapster to replace the old Leapster which had started malfunctioning due to grime. The durability of the old Leapster was mediocre, since grime caused it to significantly malfunction after 8 months of daily use. Be sure to get a protective case for when the Leapster is not in use -- that's the lesson we learned the hard way. However, I suggest buying a cheaper case than the one sold for the Leapster (for example: I bought one for half the price that I found in the camera and computer accessories section at Walmart, that was marketed for small portable hard drives, and had the same dimensions as the Leapster).
Leapster 2 is a good new edition. One can download additional free games from the Internet for it for example (a couple of games are now finally available for download, so the initial deployment issue has been resolved). You need to buy an SD card for this to work. Even though the manufacturer recommends 256 MB SD card or less, we bought one with 1 GB and it works well (256 MB cards are harder to get nowadays).
We like that the built-in games stay available in Leapster 2, even when a game cartridge is inserted (an improvement over the original Leapster). The design of the hardware is sleeker looking, as well.
Overall, a very good product, and one of our son's favorite toys by far (he plays it daily in the car, and during wait-times, such as when waiting for the food to arrive at a restaurant). Our son is 2 years and 8 months by the way, and he had the original Leapster since he was 2 years old. He is a smart boy, but I assume not a genius, so the manufacturer's minimum recommended age is quite a bit off.
 Nice - but still a little dissapointed. August 28, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I gave Leapster 2 to my four year old son. I must admit he has really enjoyed it. The educational aspect is good. He has Star Wars, Batman, Ratatouille, Mr. Pencil's Learn to Draw & Write, and Pet Pals. My dissapointment is with Leapfrog. Learning path is not available yet, but was supposed to be available at the beginning of August. My son's Leapster does lock up at times. I have had a hard time finding a charging station in stores. I will probably just order it on-line. There have not been very many Leapster 2 games released yet; although, other Leapster games do work with it - but that defeats the Learning path aspect. It just seems that Leapfrog should have held off on releasing the handheld until everything else was ready too.
Great educational toy!! August 24, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is such a great toy. My daughter is 7 and my son is 5. They just love their Leapsters and play them all the time. They are educational and you can by a variety of cartridges for them so they don't get bored. I highly recommend this toy for kids from about 4 1/2 to 10!
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