It has been in human nature for ever that something unknown, new and powerful instill strong feelings. Be it exhilaration, fear, curiosity or jealousy, this device leaves no one indifferent.
I will expect people of MR to surmount such feelings eventually to make place for our natural objectivity. Unfortunately I feel that I shall not be in those ranks. This device is the one I have been dreaming of since art school.
Allow me a moment to share a personal view. Throughout my passage in school, one object was at all time with me to record my creation as sketches of sculptures, carvings, paintings, drawings of nature, visual compositions of all kind, and to this I added notes on litterature and even musical composition. It is my sketch pad, I miss it. The iPad to me is the rebirth of my beloved invention recording tool. So in this way I will use it and more...
I may miss some features in the iPad that I have been spoiled with by the computers I use but I expect that future upgrades and third party development will soothe some longings and bring even greater purpose along.
The iPad future looks promising indeed.