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depends. Take her into a store. Bestbuy for instance let her try some out. Find out what she likes. Screen size, keyboard layout etc. In the end for my wife it came down more to ergonomics than power of the computer. We tried iPad pro, Surface, some Dell Laptops etc...
Ended up with the Surface pro. It was the one she liked best. Costs a bit more. But I think it was worth it for a happy wife.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Trading your wife for a computer is probably not a good idea unless she is just too far out of warranty. 
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OK, so now a real response. As others have said, depends on what she will do with it.If it is really an entertainment device then I recommend what we did for my wife: an iPad. Although I *really* don't like Apple or the interface, the iPad has provided very easy access to the web and various entertainment applications. It is pricey, but you can't beat the convenience of the size and weight. I think we have had her iPad for about 4 years now.
I will echo a few other comments: a laptop probably makes the most sense since you can move it anywhere in the house. Kudos to Dell and brickbats to HP. My son had nothing but issues with his HP laptop at university and we both have had issues with HP desktops with poor customer support. The extra money for a Dell is probably worth it.I haven't had a "Lenovo" since they bought the line from IBM, but they seem to have continued the engineering and quality from what I can tell. I had an IBM Thinkpad and it was an excellent machine.
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I want to get another; but it will not be a "wife-type" computer (i.e. "lame").
I would like to share my XR experiences; so the next one (for the wife) will be at least a (AMD) Ryzen 7 with a GTX 1060 / 1070.
I'd look for the same in an Intel box.
Unfortunately, due to "crypto-mining", GPU's, etc. are short in stock and over-priced; which means, you should build your own and save at least a few $100.
My dealer will put all your custom hardware picks together for $100. Hard to beat that.
"(I) am amazed to see myself here rather than there ... now rather than then".
― Blaise Pascal
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You're thinking about it all wrong. You give her your old computer and buy yourself a new one.  If you like to tinker and do your own upgrades, these laptops are good. Easily access drive bays, memory, video cards, etc. Customizable backlit keyboard colors, options for really nice screens. My daughter bought a 17" model, pretty big, solid, she really likes it for her designing and programming, she doesn't game. But if you travel much, it's a bit big. You can order them off Amazon also.. Eluktronics[^]
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I bought my wife a Mac on the grounds that I know nothing about them and the questions would stop.
It didn't work.
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I just got my wife a Lenovo Yoga. Very nice laptop indeed.
14 inch touch screen monitor. You can flip the screen around and use it like a tablet. (small enough for sitting in bed and working on)
If the price aint a thing I'd recommend at least 8gb ram and 256gb SSD. (That should be fine for your wife. CPU go for i5 and up. For OS, Windows 10 Home is pretty standard these days.
Otherwise 4gb ram and 1 tb hd will also suffice. RAM and HD can always be upgraded afterwards.
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Patient: Doctor, I think I'm a chicken.
Doctor: How long have you felt this way?
Patient: Ever since I came out of my shell...
Sorry! 
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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You're eggsactly right that was a bad yolk.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Eggscuse me!
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Hmm, eggsactly the reply I eggspected....must ...stop...now...
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Eggscruciating. - the yolk is on you!
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Now you're eggsaggerating a bit.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Doctor: why did you not talk earlier about this?
Patient: we could use the eggs.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I'm guessing that loses something in he translation; eggxactly what, I don't know but I'll make an eggducated guess. 
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Why is the patient apologizing after a long pause?
throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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No no, the name must be "The smiley nebula" 
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Nice!
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Should condoms be used on every conceivable occasion?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Not if they have just been released from jail.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Only when it won't rubber the wrong way.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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You sous-vide too much.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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There was a young lady from idlewild
Who kept herself quite undefiled
By thinking of Jesus
Contagious diseases
And the dangers of having a child
Ad astra - both ways!
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(Hot off the press...)
I met a young lady at Amherst
Who said she would let me be her first
She said she was scared
Still she was prepared
To make me so glad I could burst
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