Which is faster: write Chinese characters on a pad or type them?

I volunteer at a seniors' home in Canada, and am helping one (childfree, single) senior to buy a laptop. She speaks Cantonese and Mandarin, but no English. She needs a Chinese version of Windows, but doesn't know Pinyin or any Chinese keyboard input method. What will be easiest?

1. Writing characters with a stylus on an USB drawing pad plugged into the laptop?

2. Or learning some input method, and typing Chinese?

3. Or some other solution?

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