Which OS is best for my technophobe Dad to learn on?

[babayagaz]

TLDR/ My Dad wants to be tech independent which OS.

 

My Dad is willing to part with £1000. He has used iphones since the first one which makes me think that mac os will be for him and I am ok with mac os so there's that.

 

On the other hand I built my first Gaming PC last year not really any problems with it. And was going to upgrade anyway keeping my GPU OFC.

[Electronics Wizardy]

What does he use the computre for?

 

Get a ipad?

[Drama Lama]

I pad or a android tablet

they are big and have intuitive touch input

6 minutes ago, babayagaz said:

He has used iphones since the first one

ipad OS is still similar to IOS

most things these days can be done with ipads ( there are even wireless keyboard so it's almost like a laptop )

[babayagaz]

He will use it for email mostly banking and pdfs and stuff you know admin kinda stuff. Thing is with an Ipad  this may sound stupid. It is too portable he loses every thing and I know he will defo misplace an Ipad.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, babayagaz said:

He will use it for email mostly banking and pdfs and stuff you know admin kinda stuff. Thing is with an Ipad  this may sound stupid. It is too portable he loses every thing and I know he will defo misplace an Ipad.

Id get a ipad. Put a cable on it so he can't lose it if you want. 

[babayagaz]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get a ipad. Put a cable on it so he can't lose it if you want. 

Not my Dad if he wants to take it with him somewhere he will not take my advice not too.

[babayagaz]

4 minutes ago, Drama Lama said:

I pad or a android tablet

they are big and have intuitive touch input

ipad OS is still similar to IOS

most things these days can be done with ipads ( there are even wireless keyboard so it's almost like a laptop )

He will for sure lose an Ipad too portable. He loses things all the time.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, babayagaz said:

Not my Dad if he wants to take it with him somewhere he will not take my advice not too.

A ipad is about the same size as a laptop, so if you want portable, it about the same ability to lose.

[babayagaz]

7 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

A ipad is about the same size as a laptop, so if you want portable, it about the same ability to lose.

That is true after writing the initial post I thought about that so it is down to either an imac or my PC downgraded, I will take my 1660 super out and replace it with a much lower powered gpu.

[whm1974]

Desktop. Doesn't sound like he really anything really powerful if he isn't doing demanding.

[artisuke]

6 minutes ago, babayagaz said:

That is true after writing the initial post I thought about that so it is down to either an imac or my PC downgraded, I will take my 1660 super out and replace it with a much lower powered gpu.

He doesn't even need a GPU if the CPU has integrated graphics.

 

But I think it should really be your dad's choice if he wants something portable or a desktop situation, if it's his money, it's his choice.

 

If he wants a desktop, then the Mac Mini is a good choice, if he wants something portable, the entry iPad is great or even a Macbook Air would be great. 

[BigDamn]

If he's never used a Mac before don't bother. They're expensive and not as intuitive as people may expect coming from iOS, coming from someone in IT. Windows is familiar for many people and more than suitable for the things you said he plans on using it for. I built a Ryzen 3200G system for my grandma that was dirt ass cheap and works great for her. I've got it locked down to where she can't do much else besides access her web browser and open other system applications. This keeps her from installing shit that she otherwise would bog her system down with (seen this on MacOS as well). A properly setup PC and well given instructions work like a charm.

[tkitch]

Start with a second-hand ipad.  1 or 2 Generations old.  

 

See how he likes it / if he loses it in a month.

 

Don't blow 1000L on tech that he ain't gonna like.

[babayagaz]

2 hours ago, davidjcoble said:

He doesn't even need a GPU if the CPU has integrated graphics.

 

But I think it should really be your dad's choice if he wants something portable or a desktop situation, if it's his money, it's his choice.

 

If he wants a desktop, then the Mac Mini is a good choice, if he wants something portable, the entry iPad is great or even a Macbook Air would be great. 

He has entrusted me with the choice. 

[pythonmegapixel]

Another vote for an iPad here.

 

Alternatively, if you are building a desktop then just bite the bullet and get him used to Linux. If you're really starting with someone who's never used a computer before, and all he needs to do is basic tasks which don't require hugely specialist software, then why would you want to teach him Windows, which is really no more intuitive than some Linux distros (and has far more malware circulating, not to mention whatever Microsoft might decide to do to it) when he could learn a free, open source, and (if you choose the right distro) more stable  alternative and be just as happy?

[LloydLynx]

Are you waiting for someone to suggest something Linux based?

If so...

Just set him up with Debian/Gnome. It rarely gets updates, but when it does, Gnome Software will automatically download the update data and give a checkbox option to run updates before shutdown. Very user friendly. Make sure to set "layers.acceleration.force-enabled" to true in Firefox to prevent screen tearing. I can help you setup firmware and drivers if you're not a Linux guy.

[Dundee]

An iPad maybe. Or any mobile software since it’s pretty straightforward to learn and use.

[NineEyeRon]

Don’t forget to set up the parental controls, those things are meant for parents I guess 

[Slottr]

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