I just bought a new MacBook for me and an iPad for the Wife. She loves her iPad, doesn't want a laptop.
I'm the exact opposite, love laptops hate tablets.
I'm thinking an iPad would be best. I remember reading Steve Jobs book, he had taken an iPad prototype down to Brazil on vacation and was sitting on the beach when a 4-5 year old boy wandered up. The kid was poor and was fascinated with the iPad so SJ handed it to him.
When he saw how quickly this young, tech illiterate boy was able to interface with the tablet he knew he had something. Not saying your MIL is a simpleton but it might be easier for her to jump right in and join the internet world.
Right now Costco has a sale on both MacBook for $1k and iPad for $450.
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