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    At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

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    Question At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by RedBedroom Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:50 am

    What is a good age for a minor to have their own laptop?
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Supernova Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:57 am

    I think that's more a matter of the kid in question than their age because a lot of kids don't have laptops and do just fine without them.
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Tony Marino Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:16 am

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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Shale Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:17 am

    Shrugs (Oh well…)

    I am so far removed from this question.

    When I was a kid ...

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    If I had a kid like myself he'd get a laptop real early (or at least priming on a tower PC). I remember in the early 90s we got my grandson an electronic toy that opened like a laptop and had buttons to push to match things up.
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Suzi Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:08 pm

    With all the perverts trolling the internet I'd say 18.
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Alan Smithee Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:10 pm

    When they can afford to buy it for themselves?
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Nystyle709 Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:41 pm

    I dunno. Depends on the kid. Mid-teens is a good place to start.
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Cheaps Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:48 am

    ^^ I agree, mid-teens sounds good.
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by Chris Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:14 pm

    Maybe around fourteen or fifteen. To me, it's more a matter if they can take care of/maintain a laptop. Thirteen years old and under seems liable to be callous with one.
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    Post by jennab85 Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:07 pm

    I say 15 or 16.
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    Question Re: At what age should a kid have their own laptop?

    Post by girl. Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:53 pm

    Wait, do you just mean laptops, because kids can still use regular computers like family shared ones or computers at the library. The library in the next town over has a few computers in different rooms where you can do whatever you want without even being a citizen of the town. So if kids are gonna be exposed to the internet anyways, it really doesn't matter if they have a laptop or not.
    (Maybe this library should stop letting people take so much advantage of it. I just returned a book that was due in December, they sent me an email saying they didn't believe in fining people.)

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