I like mine for reading the news (HN and otherwise) in the morning, still laying in bed (takes me a while to become fully awake). I use it the same way through

I like mine for reading the news (HN and otherwise) in the morning, still laying in bed (takes me a while to become fully awake). I use it the same way throughout the day: casual browsing, social networking. Doing that helps keep distractions off my real computer, so I can stay focused on and do real work. Plus its convenient to take with me and read articles during lag time when I'm out and about or running errands. That said, while I love my iPad, the whole syncing thing is a major quagmire. One of the "geniuses" at the Apple Store accidentally wiped my boss's iPad clean during a one-on-one session. I wasn't surprised, given that iTunes pops up attempting to do that every time you plug your iPad into a computer other than the original host.