I see where an HP slate 500 can be had on ebay for $299 used, but since this will be her primary unit, I was thinking something like an ipad (size wise) which, like Dave pointed out brings the price over $600. Makes me think I should be looking for a laptop. The last 2 laptops I have purchased were bought during black Friday sales, November is a long way off. This is a little more than I wanted to spend but looks like a good deal.
Toshiba 17.3" Laptop w/ AMD Quad Core A6-3420M Processor, 640GB HDD, 6GB DDR3, Blu-Ray & HDMI Output! $459 at
http://1saleaday.com/?CID=168142&AFID=178621
This one is out, wife say's it's too big.