My iPad Review
So I’ve recently had the chance to play around with a coworker’s iPad. I can sum it up with a phrase you’ve probably heard before: it’s a really big iTouch/iPhone. That’s neither a diss, nor a perk, just the truth. Everything you can do with your iTouch you can do with the iPad and vice versa. Likewise, everything you cannot do with your iTouch you cannot do with the iPad. For me, that means I would primarily use it to watch Youtube and/or randomly surf the web late at night when I can’t sleep. Your mileage may vary.
Reading: I can definitely see using this to read magazines. I think it’d be fantastic in that role! For long-term reading (i.e., novels)? No go. It makes my eyes all watery.
Playing: pretty much everything you already know about (i.e., apps, games, music, videos, etc). You use iTunes to load up your iPad the same way you do with an iPod.
Size: it’s smaller than you think. Or at least it was for me. When I held it the first thing I said was “did you get the small version?” 
The actual screen size appears to be a little bigger than half-a-sheet of paper, maybe at most 2/3′s a sheet of paper.
Replacing a Laptop/Netbook: No one will use this as a laptop replacement.
Overall: I don’t want to seem negative on the iPad itself, because I’m not. It’s a terrific device. However I am negative on it’s price. For the 900 bucks (about 734 Euro) you’d spend for the best model, it’s just not worth it. As a splurge item, I would pay $200 for an iPad (possibly $300) but I’d still think I was paying too much. I definitely look forward to the later versions. I expect them to be much cheaper and far more robust. Hit me up if you have any specific questions!
UPDATE:
So yeah…after all that earlier talk, I just bought an iPad2 for 650. 
