Yep. It's just one data point but I picked up an iPad 2 when they first came out since I was going to be taking a fairly long trip around southeast Asia (from

Yep. It's just one data point but I picked up an iPad 2 when they first came out since I was going to be taking a fairly long trip around southeast Asia (from the US) and I couldn't see myself toting my laptop across all of those flights and several towns/cities. It wasn't a cheap purchase and it was definitely a bit of a luxury since I already owned a desktop, a laptop, and a smart phone. Since then it's become pretty slow and a bit scuffed up with age (and even has a crack in one corner of the glass) but I can still use it as an ebook reader and to try out iOS-only apps as it's my only iOS device. For everything else, my other devices are more suitable. Phone is faster and more portable. Laptop is more powerful for more demanding mobile computing. Desktop is more capable still for media production and gaming. The tablet remains an "also ran" in my lineup. It still gets some use but not enough that I'm gonna shell out another $250-750 on a new tablet anytime soon.