Boogie Board Basics Reusable Writing Pad - Digital Drawing Tablet, LCD Writing Pad with Instant Erase, Includes Stylus Pen

This product is really nice to use for studying and doing scratch work. I use it for my classes in college, and it's super helpful. The design is nice, as well as the size, and there has been no issues regarding the battery. It's connected well for me, the pen always works. My only issue is that if you press on it a little bit, the color shows up and you have to clear the board before you have to use it. But the eraser works really well, so it's not a complete problem, just a little thing to the product.

I feel weird about the clip on the top, I’ll be honest. I do like that you can slide it over the top of the erase button so you don’t have any accidental erases. But having it around during project times is great because you can diagram out your project and write down your measurements without the guilt of wasting your stationary. It’s also helpful for me when I’m trying to explain something to my husband since we have a small language barrier and sometime’s it’s easier to write things out.Down to the meat and bones of it: The contrast is the same as those neon sign boards that were popular in the 90’s with a black background and neon markers. This does have a plasticy feel, but I don’t mind it at all. The size is literally the same as an iPad mini if you are having a hard time imagining it while you’re shopping. The design is mostly fine…I just hate the clip on the top…it could have been done better, but the stylus clips in nicely so you’re kids aren’t likely to lose it by accident…it takes some work.If I were you, I’d buy this board…I’ve seen it come in handy everywhere in my house and even at the eye doctor since they can erase the private data that they may need to write down just for a second! So nice to have around!

Useful for quick notes, especially jotting down info during telephone conversations. A compact, clean design, reasonably priced, works exactly as advertised, and helps reduce the "Thousand Scraps of Paper" problem. My old one of these gave excellent service; it lasted about ten years before the screen started to delaminate around the edges (though the the center part still works fine!). I hope this new one will last as long.

I chose this product for my daughter's 6th birthday because she is constantly using up my printer paper playing school or writing/drawing things. Even though this seems like just another technologically unnecessary item, I still felt it would get its money's worth at our house. So far so good! I didn't intend on getting her a pink one when I set out to find the best price on these Boogie Boards, but since the going rate for a black one or different color was $26-29, and this pink one was listed at $23, it seemed like a no-brainer, because of course she would PREFER pink over black anyway!The Boogie Board is reminiscent of the old-fashioned cardboard toys I had as a kid, where you wrote on a gray "film" with a plastic pencil-like item and it used some form of carbon copy, or static to make your marks. Then when you wanted to erase, you peeled up that plastic gray film and it erased. This is basically an 'electronic' version of that. It is very thin and slender but seems to be of good quality. This Boogie Board came with an optional magnet to attach to the back so it could be used on the fridge for notes, etc. It is very easy to write on and it is almost pressure sensitive, as if you hold the plastic stylus in one spot longer, your line will get thicker depending on the pressure. For erasing, you press the top circle and there is a quick flash of light, and your image is gone and the board is blank. The product says it is good for only a certain number of "erases", as there is no option to change batteries or bulbs or anything like that. It is kind of a relief knowing I don't need to track down certain batteries or mess with that at all, but also a bummer to know that there is a life-expectancy on this 'toy.' However, the number of erases is somewhere in the hundreds of thousands, so I am confident my children will have broken or lost this toy before that point. I am currently deciding if I should buy one of the cases for this or just let it haphazardly survive in my home/car.....good news is cases are only around $10.Onto the shipping. We received this item very quickly. However, the packaging was very poor for such an item. This Boogie Board has manufacturing packaging so you are able to write on a portion of the board or "test it out" in stores and see how it works, so there is a section across most of the screen that has no protection. That is all fine and dandy, but for shipping, it should be protected in a BOX like most of my Amazon products arrive in. Instead it was placed in a regular yellow padded envelope. This envelope had huge gashes in it and was tore through the envelope AND bubble wrap, exposing the screen. The manufacturing box also had tears in it, like it was either mishandled or someone used the product and then returned it in its less than par box. Considering this item has a limited use, I don't like the idea that it could be potentially 'used' and then returned. I definitely expect more out of Amazon than the packaging it was sent in. I took pictures of these gouges and tears and emailed Amazon about it, but have not heard any response or a "we'll do better next time" or anything....yet (sent that message about a month ago).Breakdown of review:My daughter, age 6 and son, age 8 fight over using this board. They love it and it has already paid for itself in terms of its use at our house. Great for in the car too- they are loving playing hangman on it or passing notes back and forth.Price was great for a product like this. I would definitely buy again and recommend to anyone with children. I kind of want my own to put on the fridge for notes/reminders and that kind of thing.I will eventually probably want a case for this if for no reason than to have a place to keep track of the stylus...right now it is lost in the abyss known as my daughter's room.....Only con I can think of, other than the packaging, is that there is no way to erase just a portion of your screen. Like if you are drawing something and you make a mistake, you have to erase the entire screen and start over (I remember this all too well with having to pull the gray film back on those 'olden day' toys).I would rate the product 5 stars if it came with a string on the stylus or a place to attach it to the board, and if they mailed it out in a protected box with the air packs like most of my other products are sent. Clearly this must have been filled by a company other than Amazon, but if Amazon is going to use this other company, they should make sure their packaging meets their requirements and standards!