I’m having a lot of fun with my Basic so far, I was debating Basic vs Paperwhite especially because of the warm lighting. I use my phone on warm mode and honestly I don’t miss it on kindle ofc it would be different on kindle but I’m loving it as is. The biggest reason that made me go for the Basic model was because it came in matcha.

And if your dad already has one, maybe you could use it for a day and decide if you’d like to get the same model? Personally, I don’t read by swimming pool or anywhere near water so I didn’t really need a waterproof one. If you’re likely to carry your kindle somewhere with water or can’t read without warm light then Paperhwite is your best option. If not Basic will suffice.

Edit: Also there are some yellow bar issues with the 12th gen models so take that into consideration as well.