Going on from all of the comments here about the iPad not being able to replace a computer: it’s true. The I/O is not as good and the OS is lacking in terms of being able to do ‘what I want’ with it. It’s just not a computer. It’s a big phone. With that out of the way, I think it still kicks arse. I grab it when:
+ I just want to watch something (yt, streaming)
+ I want to play some music (great speakers)
+ I want to use a computer in a dangerous place (bath, kitchen bench)
+ I don’t want to lug my laptop around
+ I just want to sketch something
+ Want to read/markup a pdf
+ read a long article on the couch
+ play a game on the bus (Papers Please)
It’s great for these quick sessions. It’s more of a ‘life’ computer, where I don’t have to worry so much about it and it sort of ‘gets out of the way’.
It definitely compliments my laptop but cannot ever replace it.