I played with an iPad today at an Apple store. My take: It is both awesome and meh, at the same time. The web browsing experience is really fun and satisfying

I played with an iPad today at an Apple store. My take: It is both awesome and meh, at the same time. The web browsing experience is really fun and satisfying in a way that's different than on a desktop, laptop or iPhone. The Google Maps app is much nicer because the view window is so much bigger and it can show so much more detail. The Book reading thing was also pretty meh for me. Verdict: I'm much more likely to buy this for my mom than myself, for reasons similar to what others across the web have said already. I can see it filling a niche, but for me, those niches are all already filled well or well enough that I can't justify the price. But I see how it could be mind-blowingly awesome and a great fit for some folks. Just not me, not right now.