Good evening all,

I am just after a little advice/information regarding the iPad. I have done my homework on the net and have weighed up the pros and cons but I am just interested in hearing from anybody that already has one.

The things I am interested in are, speed, battery life, ease of use, quality of screen etc. I understand there are many people out there who think iPads are a waste of money, but I really am more interested in constructive feedback at this stage.

I am looking at getting the 32 GB wifi version (that’s if it is possible to get one)

Thanks in advance for any information.

a mate of mine wrote this about his

[iI use it allot. Jailbreaking is a must due to the price of the apps. I have bought the ones I like as updating them is easier.

Just bought 2 x 64gb 3G wifi for work. Execs are loving it. Massive opportunity for Apple in that space! for years they have been wanting something bigger than a blackberry but smaller than a laptop. Netbooks were too slow booting and logging in etc and not that much smaller then a 12" laptop. The ipad is perfect.[/i

and someone else said...

[iMost life changing piece of technology I've ever bought. I can't stop reading books. Old ones that I never thought I'd get round to. While listening to music, occasionally stopping to check the Internet. It is better than I expected.[/i

i haven't got one myself yet though.

I would definitely recommend having a go of one in the Apple shop before buying. I had a go on one and was surprised by the weight of it.

As I don't own one I can't comment on its practical value, but my instinct tells me that like a lot of first generation Apple stuff it has go lots of potential to improve over subsequent versions.

Don't really keep up with all the technology stuff i find it tedious trying to keep up. i still only have a PS2, just can't be bothered anymore.

You should buy a dreamcast Yed there all in!

that's the greatest suicide note ever !

when i get rid of my Sega Saturn i will

Your ahead of me in the technology stakes,am still playing my Sega Master system/

Its an i/pad made by Apple so that menas in six weeks time there will be a product out that will do exactly the same for half the price. Dont own one but have seen one being used. Its just like a huge iphone (infact image the giant mobile on trigger happy and you get the idea)

Except you can't make calls on it. I'd say it's more of a massive iPod Touch.

The best thing to do with anything, drop the 'keeping up with the jones' ' thing, wait a few months when all the saps have bought things at top dollar and then get it on the cheap.

I just bought this clothes mangle for £3, my great grandma paid that 80 years ago when £3 was a big deal.
Who says patience isn't a modern virtue ?

LOL. That brought the genius Peter Cook to mind.
[iI haven't laughed so much since grandma died or aunt mable caught her left tit in the mangle[/i

It looks great. When would you use it though? Would you carry it round all the time? What is the equivalent lap top for the money? Would that have more practical software alreay built in to use?

I think I would have a lap top. Purely based on the cost and functionalilty.

I'd rather get the Apple MacBook Pro I think.

It looks like a big waste of money. I've got an mp3 player to listen to music, I've got a laptop which can go on the internet and can view pictures on. If I want to read a book I read a bloody book it's not exactly a burden on my life to hold a book and I prefer the feel of the pages than faffing around with a screen.

I reckon I spend enough of my life chained to technology I don't want something which will mean during my free time I can spend more of it looking at a screen.

Tyler Durden comes to mind...."The things you own, end up owning you."