I could not wrap my head around where the ipad fits in our digital world. Of course it fits nicely between the Macbook & the iphone but do you need one??? No, definitely not if you own a Macbook. Does it replace a Macbook??? No it does not but… and I do mean a loud BUT!!! You can use this device for 80% of your daily computing chores like browsing, email, twittering, facebooking, writing, spreadsheeting, reading, gaming (i don’t game) etc…. For example- I don’t think I will ever carry my 17″ again unless I am shooting. If it had USB and could handle file transfers my 17 would become a permanent desktop. In fact I was about to downgrade to a 15″ but don’t need to any longer… For travel, meetings & presentations I foresee myself on the ipad 100% and wow does it fit nicely in my Tumi backpack!!!

Initial Pros-
Keyboard!!! Brilliant & Functional!!!
Size
Screen
Touch
Video Playback!!! Check out Vimeo!!! Incredible!!! Youtube hd looks great
Book Store
Battery life.. ran it over 8 hours out of the box
Calander
Email!!!!
Safari!!!
Ipod
Did I mention Video??? My reels look HOT!!!!
Has not crashed yet
Build Quality

Initial Cons-
dirty screen
no file system
no calculator or basic apps
iworks is not $9.99… it’s $9.99 X 3
No Flash
Apple commerce juggernaut!!! Pay, Pay, Pay…. However, well worth the fees for the quality of products!!!

Do I love it??? Yes!!!! Can I live without it?? NO!!!!

I have been using my iphone as a digital slate over the past several months and am eager to upgrade to the Ipad as a digital slate. I am writing a detailed step by step guide to using your iphone/ipad as a digital slate and will post it over the weekend.