i love mine,
i use numbers religiously for work.
gaming, i never thought id play games on mine as much as i do.
web browsing is so much better than sitting at a desk on a desktop, or having a laptop on your lap.
reading books on the new ipad are nice (ive never used an ipad 2 so i dont know on that)
pages is awesome with a keyboard for taking notes/typing on the go. The battery life on it 10+ usage makes my laptop obsolete, unless i need to do powerful tasks, i.e. logic pro, photoshop, premiere etc, xcode etc.
garageband is so nice to have for recording on the go, i have the camera connection kit and a USB condenser mic <3
notability is pretty sweet for note taking. especially with a stylus.
FACETIME! i wish it was better quality camera though. (facebreak so i can facetime over 4g)
Using my ATT LTE for a hotspot is nice too.
i honestly didnt think i would use my ipad as much as i would, i never wanted one due to thinking it would be like my iphone but bigger screen (which i guess it is to some extent) but luckily my work bought me one and now im hooked.
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I understand all your points and I recognize how the iPad can be very convenient compared to a laptop when performing certain tasks. I guess I just haven't ran into a situation where I've thought "Oh man I wish I had an iPad right now.."
I've played with my friend's iPad before and didn't find it too attractive, perhaps I need to have it on a more personal or long-term basis.
youre absolutely correct on that, you dont need an ipad if you already have a laptop IMO
i just prefer to do a lot of tasks that i used to do on my laptop on my ipad due to the simplicity, portability, battery life, and beauty of it.
if you are considering getting one, maybe buy a refurbished ipad2? take advantage of the return policy if you dont like it