dbadude

Hi all, I would like to get my 6 1/2 year daughter a microscope. She loves science and nature and I want to nurture the same love of science in her that I had at that age. Given all the info available on the Internet I am of course over analyzing the whole concept of getting a microscope for a little kid however many of the brands sold as kid's scopes are junk that fall apart based on customer reviews.. When I was six (early 60's) I had a plastic Skil Craft that kept me going for years A few years later I got a much nicer TASCO. I have been looking 3 AMSCOPES: Model M200 40 -400 x fine tuning builit in lighting Model M200A up to 640 x Model M130C-LED up to 100x LED portable I realize that total magnification is probably teh least important factpr. The 200 and 200 A have plug in illumination systems hile teh 130C LED uses rechargable batteries therefore is portale. This is my big question. Are LED systems like this bright enough? Any and all thoughts are very appreciated. Thanks, Glenn