Got one free with my Dish Network plan. After using it for six months I don't see how that's a good deal. I'd rather get a Chromebook with a proper keyboard and track pad for the price. No, this isn't thread crapping - its my honest opinion as an owner.
this is becoming apple vs competition and tablet vs <laptop.
Why haven't you bought the Chromebook then?
Love them or hate them, the iPad is big today.
I used to own two (one company supplied, one I bought), currently I have no need.
A laptop gets me by (my laptop is a Macbook Pro running Windows 7 and Mavericks in convergence). My desktop is a AMD 955 just under 4GHz.
I am targeting another iPad soon for family members that would have great benefit from one.