I bought this for my 8yr old to do his class projects and so that he doesn't put his sticky food fingers all over my Laptop. He loves to show off this laptop to others as his "Mac". This laptop is simple to use - just switch on login your gmail id and your are good to go. The flip book option is the best when hes doing work that doesnt require typing but just touching and selecting. It has a webcam and a mic to speak to google. We do not use that. All work he does is always on google doc hence Microsoft office is not missed. This may probably last a couple of years until he goes to middle school. It is also very very light for a child to carry around. Only con is it is of no use if you dont have wifi. It works only on wifi and a gmail account.