I personally love the iPad, and how it travels. For portability, and ease of use it is great. I read newspapers, books (iBooks, Amazon/Kindle, BN/Nook, and Borders all have IPad Apps), and movies. It's great for surfing, email. Everything the other posters say is true, but I find them to be a minor inconvenience, when weighed against the portability and functionality of the Ipad. I do have a Dell mini 9 netbook, and Targus CD/DVD drive that I also take with me, but I find myself doing it less and less.