If your young children have been playing with a tablet or smartphone, it’s probably time to give them a laptop. It’s a big step, but in some cases, necessary if your children need to do school assignments and other productive tasks. Even a low-end laptop can do a much better job than an expensive iPad Pro for certain tasks. If you are considering purchasing a laptop for your kids, here are the best laptops for kids to consider this fall.
4 of the Best Laptops for Kids
Most balanced – Acer Chromebook Spin 513
Acer Spin series blurs the line between tablet and laptop, which is preferable if your children still want to use a tablet-like device. Other than being a standard Chromebook laptop, you can flip it into a tablet that runs typical Android apps. It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c, 64GB storage, 4GB RAM, 13.3-inch Full HD touchscreen display, and ChromeOS, which is suitable for school work and casual entertainment. If you want a more capable model for your kid, the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 is also a good model to choose from.
Best with Windows – Acer Swift 1
ChromeOS is somewhat limited in certain areas and your children may prefer Windows operating system. The Acer Swift series is known for its large trackpad, good typing experience, adequate ports, and long battery life. There are many processor options, from Intel Celeron N4020 and Intel Pentium Silver N6000, which is the fastest. It runs the Microsoft Windows 11 with S-Mode that parents can enable to prevent children from installing apps outside of Microsoft’s Store. It has a non-touch 14-inch Full HD display, 128GB SSD, 4GB RAM, and 16 hours of battery life.
Most durable – Asus C202
If you have a very active kid, you should choose a laptop designed with better durability in mind. With rubber casing at all four corners, bottom and top of the laptop, it can survive a drop from up to 3 feet high. It can also withstand a splash or spill of up to 66 ml of liquid. You can put up to 30 kg of load on top of the closed lid without damaging the display and its ports are very sturdy. However, with the MediaTek MT8173C processor, you won’t get the best performance for running ChromeOS and its various apps. The Asus C202 has an 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 non-touch display, 32GB of storage, and up to 10 hours of battery life.
Most lightweight – Microsoft Surface Go 3
Weighing less than 550 grams, the Microsoft Surface Go 3 is the lightest and smallest on this list. With Windows 11 S-Mode, parents can ensure tighter control for their children. Just like the Acer Spin, you can also flip Surface Go 3 to turn it into a laptop or a tablet, with its 10.5-inch Full HD touchscreen display. It’s powered by an Intel Pentium Gold, along with 64GB storage, 4GB RAM, a single USB-C port, and 11 hours of battery life. Its small keyboard is more suitable for the small fingers of your children and the metal case is sturdy enough to withstand a few accidental bumps.
