My iPad

[cookinwithgas]

Seriously this thing is touchable crack. I need to be asleep but I can't stop looking at the internets from my bed. Or reading a book. Or playing a game. Or annoying everyone around me with weird al music. Or watching Panthers highlights from 2008. Or streaming netflix.

[tarheelpride]

or looking online to buy me a similar one

[cookinwithgas]

I won this one, buying one is such an indulgence for a guy like me - although I have been considering it for weeks, as figuring out where to store books once I read them has become a real issue for me. I've had an iPod Touch for a couple of years and it's been great, this thing just takes everything I love about that and makes it much more usable.

[SOJA]

so is it worth getting one in your opinion? I just have no idea what I would use it for

[Darth Biscuit]

Very similar to what I use my Droid X for at home except with a much bigger screen.

[Kettle]

droid tabs will be out soon enough, and put the ipad to shame. you'll actually be able to plug them up to other devices. like printers!

[cookinwithgas]

I think iPad will have printer support in the next OS release. The new Droid could be great too, I have no experience with it.

Panthers8192, now that I have had it for a month in use at my house and at hotels etc - yes I would pay for one. It's that useful to me. The idea of having a laptop in the bed does not appeal to me at all, but this thing is like having a book on your nightstand that does 100x more. I like seeing whats up on facebook before I go to bed on a decent screen with the ability to post some text - my blackberry has FB but it's slow, clunky and hard to read. If your PC is your SUV and your phone is your moped, this is your sports car that when you don't have to do a ton of things, works great and is a blast to use.

[Darth Biscuit]

That's a very good description/analogy CWG. I could see the iPad being very useful for "work" for someone like a teacher, lab tech, librarian, nurse, etc. who has to stand and walk around a lot. For people like me that sit and work, you can't replace a laptop/desktop... but at home just goofing online, reading, etc. I could see it being perfect.

Those new droid tabs look cool too... I think Samsung already has one out...

[Kettle]

galaxy tab compared to iPad

[Darth Biscuit]

galaxy tab compared to iPad

Nice... slightly smaller but half the weight and expandable storage. Wonder what it's gonna cost?

[Kettle]

also 2 cameras to iPad's 0

[The Saltman]

ya thats what i would get..*** the ipad

[cookinwithgas]

the only thing I would be worried about is battery life. I am amazed on how long the battery lasts on this thing. I am sure they made it that big (and heavy) because people like me bitched so much about the iPod Touch battery.

I will have camera envy, however the new iPad will have that as well I think.

What's great about these devices is that they are making computing more natural and less techy - if you are willing to deal with a more restrictive subset of features.

[TheSaint]

CWG, how is it reading e-books? Is it too heavy? What about eyestrain? Which one do you have...

Also, Blackberry is getting into the game. Ive been a little disappointed in the storms, but i think this OS is from someone else. Enterprise capability is nice too.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/rim-introduces-playbook-the-blackberry-tablet/