best ipad

[zahc]

Wife wants iPad for surfing and for the chilluns to play educational apps.

I know not of Apple. I thought it was simple, but found they have complicated their product lineup substantially. We do not have an apple computer but she does have an iPhone and a Roku box.

[Fly320s]

Ipads are stupid easy.  Buy the mid-line model and be happy.

[Andiron]

Ipads are stupid easy.  Buy the mid-line model and be happy.

What he said.

Got my dad one years ago,  and he's the essential Luddite,  and loves the thing.

[charby]

Samsung Galaxy tablet

1/3 the price and zero the smug light up I'm a liberal apple on the back.

[zahc]

If it were for me, it would probably be a galaxy, but this is a gift. It's a feature that it's a waste of money. Part of the point of gifts is to waste money. It's an economic signaling mechanism.

[Fly320s]

Skip the Mini and the Pro models.  Get the mid level storage option and your wife will never fill it up.

[Calumus]

I would also suggest sticking with the wi-fi only model. Pretty much every phone has tethering built in if you were to need it when you're out and about. No point in paying another device access charge.

[Mannlicher]

for Christmas, I upgraded my wife's iPad Mini, to an iPad Pro.
All she does is some internet surfing,  with some movie watching.  We went with a tablet with only WiFi access through the router in the house or condo.  That saved a ton of money.  If she need tablet internet connection away from home, she can make a hot spot with her iPhone.
The other consideration was memory.  Decided to go with just the basic 16K, as nothing she does really requires a lot of memory.  She backs up her photos to the cloud, and does not store music.
I think we got the best deal, with the features she needs, but did not pay for the other features she won't be using.

[MechAg94]

I bought an Ipad a few years back.  I would agree that paying for the top-o-the-line is a waste (I did).  I got a cell capable model, but I have used it as wifi only just surfing on the couch or simple games.  I like having it, but it isn't worth spending a lot on.

If I had to get another one, I would try the galaxy or other model.  The inability to use a flash drive is annoying.  I don't want to mess with clouds.