I concur with this review. The iPad has done something very important for me: separated casual computer use from work related computer use. I freelance develop from home, so I'm on my computer constantly, and more often than not when I intend to just casually browse on my laptop I will get sucked back into work.
Now that I have the iPad for casual browsing, there's no danger of me getting sucked into work and I can focus more on reading, consuming media, etc.
I can also use the iPad in positions and ways I couldn't use my laptop in, like lying down on my side, standing (I like to pace), and on top of that I don't need to have my legs out in front of me to use it comfortably. I also find I'm not craning my neck as much as I do when using the laptop - it's started to relieve a lot of the RSS problems I have developed from using the laptop away from my ergonomically correct desk/chair.
The iPad is definitely a luxury item, but for people who are on the internet a lot, it's a small price to pay for the convenience. I liken it to having a second television at home, perhaps for your basement. Yeah, you could get by with only having one in your living room, but sometimes it's nice to be able to watch TV/Movies in your basement too, even if the screen is smaller and the sound system isn't quite as nice.
Now that I have the iPad for casual browsing, there's no danger of me getting sucked into work and I can focus more on reading, consuming media, etc.
I can also use the iPad in positions and ways I couldn't use my laptop in, like lying down on my side, standing (I like to pace), and on top of that I don't need to have my legs out in front of me to use it comfortably. I also find I'm not craning my neck as much as I do when using the laptop - it's started to relieve a lot of the RSS problems I have developed from using the laptop away from my ergonomically correct desk/chair.
The iPad is definitely a luxury item, but for people who are on the internet a lot, it's a small price to pay for the convenience. I liken it to having a second television at home, perhaps for your basement. Yeah, you could get by with only having one in your living room, but sometimes it's nice to be able to watch TV/Movies in your basement too, even if the screen is smaller and the sound system isn't quite as nice.