That's a very viable approach.

We got my wife's grandmother an iPad because she kept getting fleeced by Geek Squad after opening email attachments. Smooth running for years now.

A lot of people don't have any need for a full-on computer.

I feel like my life would be a lot easier if I just got my parents and in-laws using Chromebooks. I don't like sacrificing family members on Google's altar, but the ecosystem really just fits their use cases.

I've considered something like Solus-based laptops for them, but I haven't gotten around to testing out a configuration yet.

I did.

They're happier as their technology always works the way they expect. I'm happier as I don't get any more tech support calls.

Please don't take that away from me.