These two sentences don't make any sense at all. What are you trying to say? Don't just start hammering at your keyboard because I'm disagreeing with you.
I already stated that I think the iPad is great; I ha one, but logically if you don't have a laptop I wouldn't get one. Wait util he has to do real work on the road. What about a vacation and he wants to save pictures he took with a digital camera? Would you go a week or two with an iPad or a laptop (Air/Pro?)
We don't know him personally so we can only sugges do much. However, you have to realize these things are expensive and you have to look at the future concerning what you buy.
A desktop stays home. Always. But when you leave the house to go anywhere where you'll need a real computer to do actual things like print, compose long or structured documents, REALLY edit photos (iPhoto is a joke to be honest), or actually get NEW music from say, a CD you bought for your family in the store, you can't, because you have a tablet with you.
This is just my opinion of course, but I would never get an iPad without owning a laptop first.