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I really don't understand this whole mentality of the thread here. Just because you don't want a device, it doesn't mean it's a bad device and nobody should want it. The iPad is perfect for some people. I have one and love it---I had previously had a net book and it was inadequate for several reasons, so to say 'why not just get a cheaper net book' would not work for me.
I teach with my device and use more than one classroom. Not all of them are set up with power plugs in convenient places, so a net book that can't go all day was a problem for me. And since I could not leave it plugged in, it would shut off and I had to keep rebooting it. So the kids would be sitting there for ten minutes sometimes waiting, while I found a plug and waited for windows to start!
Plus I already had an iPod touch so I had apps for it already...
I love that the iPad has a big enough screen that the kids can see it so I can display media. I have all my teaching music and books on it too. It really is my ideal device.
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