Ask Slashdot: Easy Wi-Fi-Enabled Tablet For My Dad?

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 7, 2013 @10:15PM from the if-only-the-weather-channel-made-a-tablet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I'm looking to pick up a tablet for my father. He is in his 70s and the internet is a bit of a mystery to him, but he asked me about a way to send/receive email and watch online videos. He is not interested in getting a smartphone or changing his cheap phone plan that doesn't include data. But he is interested in getting a tablet and using the free Wi-Fi that is available in his building. Here is my question: can you recommend a tablet equivalent to those phones with the big numbers that they sell to older people? Does there exist a tablet with an interface that would be simple and easy to use for someone who has very little experience with computer GUIs?"

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iPad by Anonymous Coward · 2013-12-07 22:24 · Score: -1, Flamebait

For gods sake man, just get him an iPad. The 9.7" model has lower DPI/bigger buttons. It's easy to use.
The older models are cheap. Get a 2 or an Air, the other ones haven't got enough GPU power.