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hmm.. well. the device is different for everyone. where it has replaced my netbook entirely and satisfactorily for me.
1. wifi, i have not had the trouble others have reported, and this includes both my home wifi mesh and many airports and hotels i've been through in the past several weeks. the problem with the DHCP lease is known and workarounds posted. i guess if people won't implement the workarounds they have to deal with it. one thing you might try on your home network is simply setting a static IP to the ipad and be done with it.
2. lack of printing ability. well. this was known from the start. so no one can really say this is a surprise. this is a device for media consumption, not necessarily production. there are a few apps that allow you to print through host systems, but don't expect this to be addressed by apple. this has been discussed a few times on the forums.
3. lack of flash. again, a topic pretty much beaten to death and should not be a surprise to anyone. flash will never come to the ipad. don't say you weren't warned. if flash is a requirement, the ipad is not for you.
i really don't understand people's requirement for a USB port. to do what with? plug in a keyboard? takes away from the portability of the ipad. alternatives exist in the bluetooth keyboard and keyboard with dock anyway. plug in a jumpdrive? to what purpose? the iPad OS has no concept of a file system (available to the user at least) to move things around in. plug in headphones? that's what the headphone jack is for. webcam? apple wants you to wait for ipad 2.0 for that one. a hard drive? again, no file system available and would again defeat the purpose of portability.
if you're really desperate for a usb port pick up the camera kit, there are many people reporting successfully using other devices (keyboards, headsets) with it successfully. ymmv.
if you need flash, printing, usb ports, a full os, apple sells devices for that. they're called macbooks. the ipad was never marketed as a netbook or laptop replacement.
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