You may have already seen it, but there's a good piece here:-
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/20...iPad-as-a-tool
...that gives a pretty good down-to-earth account of a non-techie writer's first week with an iPad, using it as a tool to make a living. Pretty much sums up how I expect to feel about it when I get my hands on one.
Cheers, Pete