I bought in on this unique idea and bought this kit and the World of Bugs kit for my 7 year old nephew's birthday.Talk about a disappoint product...This was a pain to put together, many of the pieces didn't fit quite right and finished products only vaguely resemble your original design idea.Many people have compared this to Lego and Lite Bright mixed together... That's only partially correct because I KNOW that Lego pieces will connect EVERY TIME... I sometimes had to try 3 or 4 different pieces of the same shape before I found a piece that I didn't have to force-connect.It would have been neat if there was more of a 'play' factor to these (my nephew loves to make his Lego Star Wars ships fly after putting them together).The finished laser pegs constructs were so rickety that I thought the entire design was going to fall apart.
Instead of spending a grand total of $160 on laser pegs, I wish I would have spent that much on Legos...
My wife works in a toy store and has sold many of these lite board kits.Unfortunately, she has seen returns of these toys with customers complaining of electrical smells, melted pieces, and smoke.There seems to be a good idea in using light to create structures, but the implementation is a bit off.It is a bit complicated for younger children (under 5).The pegs crack and break easily.Seems like it was made for an adult to assemble, not the kids it was purchased for.
Pros:
o interesting idea...
Cons:
o durability
o complexity
o potential fire hazard
o expensive
Overall I cannot recommend this product. The manufacturer needs to improve the design to increase durability.We bought this set as a Christmas present last year, and before the warranty expired, we had to have several pegs replaced that either were dead-on-arrival or broke.It has been less than one year, and several more pieces have stopped working, the lights are getting very dim, and you have to wiggle the connections just right to make them light up.Since we use the power cord, it's not an issue with batteries, and the set has not been handled roughly.It frustrates my kids that it doesn't really work now.While it was a fun toy that could entertain my kids for a long time, it just didn't last as long as I expected for the price that we paid. --Updated: after contacting the Laser Pegs customer service, they sent a new base without any hassles and it solved the problem.At least they are standing behind their product!My son received this from his grandmother for Christmas.We were excited when he unwrapped the gift and that is when the excitement ended.He immediately opened the box and we realized how small it was for $100 we moved it aside with the intent to return.Little did we know through Amazon we could not return it because he opened the box.So we tried to make the best of it and hoped even though we expected something larger in size for the money it would pack the fun in a small package.We were wrong there also.The quality of the pieces are really poor.Many don't work or lock in place as they are supposed to.The instructions show different items you should be able to build with the pieces provided...guess they left some pieces out of our set because we can't build several items.I feel like we received a cheap $19.99 item off an infomercial but we paid $100 for it.Don't buy this product unless you are ready for disappointment.
I got this toy for my daughter as a Christmas present. She liked it but then it just stopped working for no reason. It really is not worth the price. Beware!
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