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Update after a few days' use:
I'm really glad I have a Kindle as my primary reader. Too much time with the iPad and my eyes start to hurt--just as they do with the laptop. With e-ink, it's not at all unusual for me to read for five hours straight and experience no eyestrain. (Yes, I've played with the iPad at all brightness levels and in a variety of lighting situations.)
But if you have other needs the iPad can fulfill, it's actually a fairly useful little tool, with the side bonus of being an e-reader. I've given up on touch typing, and most often end up using just one hand to type. It's a lot slower than using a real keyboard, but it works well enough for things like this post. And yes, I do read on it sometimes for short periods, though the weight is another negative for reading more than a little at a time.
I do think they're overpriced for what they are--they're not a true laptop replacement yet, they're very much a niche piece in my opinion. A version or two down the road though, I can see them or something much like them being one of those things most people decide they have to have.
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