I think this is a great product but I didn't read carefully enough when I ordered. You need to download the books that you buy onto your computer, plug the leapfrog in, and download it from there onto the leapfrog everytime you buy a new book for it if you want your kiddos to be able to use the books on it.

She is learning every day. Great invests!

My son got this in March for his 3rd birthday and just loves it. It has a little bit of the appeal of screen time (with his favorite characters) without ACTUALLY being screen time, and he's learning while he's at it! Its also durable. It gets dropped way more than is ok and its still chugging.
It does have some issues to know. I listed below. But I'm still giving it 5 stars because I'd buy it again and again and again regardless.

3 issues:
-KILLS through batteries. I ended up buying rechargeable because when he gets on a kick its replacing them at least once a week.
-Says it can fit a bit more books in its memory than I am finding (you download content of whatever books you buy). We have 6 including the small sample, and it is full. I can't really buy anymore without removing other ones. Once he moves to a harder level I will take the easier ones off, but for now were stuck
-The sample included truly is a sample- more an advertisement for what you can buy. It would have been nice to get a little bit beefier of a starter book, but you really need to buy supplements upfront

The media could not be loaded. Purchased this for my son, and I love how it's something that can grow with him. The books are labeled for age level which is nice, so I'm not getting him books that are too advanced or too low of a learning level for him- he's only 3. This version with the 3D screen is so much cooler than I remember (my little sisters had the original Leap Frog book with the interactive pen lol) You do have to plug it into the computer to download the books, which is fine with me. The set up was fast and easy. Initially It took about 20 minutes from start to finish (you have to download some things first to get it set up) but once you make an account, it's as simple as plugging it in, logging in and downloading more books (or making room for new ones, I have only downloaded 3 books so far, about 5 minutes at most) I have read that it doesn't have the greatest storage capacity, but that's to be expected with all of the interactive 3D things the books now do. I purchased for $40 which I think is a pretty fair price for what you get (one starter book is included). You can charge the book, charger/usb is included, or it takes 2 AA batteries. Also I like the size: it's not too big and bulky but also not too small. Easy to bring in the car, restaurants, etc. Overall pretty happy.

It's nice, but a non-3D seems like it would be fine considering the limited number of 3D books I've found available, & I've seen that Leap Frog has products that are more like tablets available these days, so maybe these devices are a little outdated now? Just this grandma's opinion. Our grandson (5 y.o.) likes it pretty well anyway, so that's probably the better measure of how good it is.

We replaced one that was not functioning anymore (the old one couldn't connect to computer even with a new cord & was out of warranty).

You need access to a computer, to create a Leap Frog account and then download the Leap Frog software onto the computer in order to finally download the books onto the device using the micro USB cord, supplied. You need to buy the books to insert into the device for the cold to use. (The child can insert them also, depending on their abilities).

There is limited space for the downloaded book data, so it seemed to me that if you owned the entire Leap Frog book collection, you'd have to swap some out periodically or just keep the favorites in place. If I remember correctly, we put 4-6 books on this, and had a little room left. Sorry, I don't recall the exact number and don't have access to the device to check at this time. I imagine the amount of data used varies from book to book. 6 of these books may be plenty for most kids I guess.