Mattel Dora Links Doll

Dora Links Doll Reviews 

“This new doll is not only one of the most innovative dolls to come out into the market in a long while it is a positive roll model for young girls. It is going to blow Barbie out of the water. It is going to be on every young girls Christmas list if they aren’t sold out by then. I hear they have limited quantites and this doll is already selling out in pre-sales!!”—Customer review on Amazon.com

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Interesting idea for a toy, October 18, 2009

By  Puppys in AZ “Puppys” (Tucson, AZ)

My 5 year old daughter loves using the computer and loves Dora, so this doll seemed perfect for her. It definitely is! It works amazingly well, and she is having a blast with it.

The two things I found most frustrating were the packaging (this would be a great toy for the Amazon frustration-free option) and the length of the download and online installation. I thought the CD installation would be quick, given that it said it would be downloading files but it took almost 30 minutes to copy the files.

The download ended up taking us overnight even though we have cable modem. It was very slow and got several errors along the way.

Once everything was setup, it has worked great. 

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Daughter LOVES it, October 3, 2009

By  M. Brown

My daughter’s just over 3, but she loves the new Dora! I like the way that the doll doesn’t just interact with the on-screen world, but she seems to take the world with her when we disconnect her from the computer! I hate how most electronic toys say the same thing over and over and over–but this one is different. When you unplug her from the computer, she remembers the mystery that you just solved with her, and talks about it when you play away from the computer. It seems to encourage imaginative play AWAY from the computer–I love that–and the things the doll says are always changing. Big bonus.

It’s fun connected to the computer too; there are tons of dressup games (DD loves those) and it’s fun to change the jewelry, eyes and hair on the computer and then watch the doll change to match. We play the games and the mysteries together, but I’m sure older kids could do it alone.

Just one thing to be aware of–there is some “download” time you have to be ready for when you first install the software, so be ready to let your daughter play with the doll away from the computer for about 20 minutes or so while you get everything set up.