One of the main reasons I got my self an iPad 3. A nice big 64GB in black. It's great to hear a photographers take. When I transfer a full-size photo to an iPad 2, the iPad doesn't zoom in all the way. Is there any noticeable difference in on-device zoom? It doesn't matter all that much, just more of a nagging question. But I'll soon find out myself
That'll work. There's also Wireless Syncing with iTunes on all iOS Devices running iOS 5, given that your OS is capable (10.6.8 and up I think). But why bother when you can put your photos in Albums within iPhoto and just tell iTunes to sync iPhoto Albums. Simple way to have a portfolio on your iPad with categories.