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I was given an iPad 3G from work so that we would know how to support it for our end users. After having it for a few months now, and playing with it, my original stance on it is the same, and now it is strengthened by the fact of actual usage and frustration.
If you are sitting on your couch, and you want to quickly check your email (and your phone isn't right by you, or you don't have a smart phone), the iPad is great.
If you are sitting on your couch and you want to check amazon, or a quick web page (that has no flash on it), then the iPad is great.
Should you want to do something as simple as watch a video on youtube, then the iPad is mediocre at best, and downright right unusable at worst.
Should you come a crossed a web page that has flash at all, the iPad is just terrible.
Should you want to view a web page that has a bunch of pictures, say thechive.com or even our own CP girly thread, the device is utterly and completely a failure.
I could not even imagine trying to be productive on this thing at all, although admittedly the iPad is a consumption device and not a production device. Still, I find the commercials, much like everything else about apple's products a complete lie.
Most of the useful apps I have found have been iPhone apps, and the only worthwhile iPad apps have been some games.
I will admit the RDP app is ok, but even that is limited in use and functionality.
Over-all, I wouldn't pay jack for one of these. The limitations are just terrible, the experience, while speedy in some areas which is good, lacks in other areas that are essential to today's computing world. The iPad is a PoS, and the only reason is has done so well is all the apple fanboi's out there that would worship a steaming pile of shit if it had the apple sticker on it.
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