“Love the design. Part of my fascination is the marketing brilliance that Apple executes and the degree of secrecy they have mastered. How many of the leaks and misdirections were driven by Apple genius to build the buzz? How is it possible that Apple is able to release such a dramatically new and different product that draws from many different vendors (H/W mfgs, game devs) without having a total leak outbreak? The logistics of one of these announcements is awe inspiring to me. Perhaps I’m especially nerdy, but I really like watching these releases. I’m already blocking out an hour and a half this evening (perhaps during the President’s speech) to watch Apple’s video of the event.
I would expect the next gen to include camera for conferencing etc. & air-gestures”
“This iPad will certainely convince users who didn’t switch yet to Apple’s iPhone nor iTouch. By giving them all the same features for the internet navigation, iPad will also gather customers hesitating to buy the (limited-options) Kindle or Bamboo Touch tablets.
What is sure is that Apple made again a great move with this new product, but I know they’ll still surprise us when they will add new features to the iPad…and the iPhone/iTouch!
Wait and see!”
“I’m amazed at the pricing, better than I thought. Bravo Apple!”
“This is the perfect device for my father. Easy to use, big screen and nothing for me to support.”
“I see the iPad as the perfect coffee table computer. It will be handy for checking e-mail and browsing the web from the couch. Hopefully, with the advent of the iBook Store and the publications offered there, it will replace the pile of magazines and newspapers that accumulate in my house.”
“I really like to the look of it and think its an excellent product! Nice one Apple 
I would be interested primarly in the Wi-Fi model, but I also think the Wi-Fi and 3G unit is excellent. I do have the slight concern that if you have a MacBook or a MacBook Pro it does reduce it’s usefulness a little and it does seem to cross-over a little too much.
With the above said, I would still the benefit of the device in a pure entertainment device; watching films, music, electronic newspaper (well ok, a browser). It does seem that is a little more accessible than a laptop for that quick ‘entertainiment’ fix.
I will have a more deeper look at the device over the next few days and then see what I really make of it.
Still is an very nice job!”
“Looks great. It does what most people want to do. What it can’t do as well as a traditional computer, can already be done by a traditional computer. But no traditional computer, even a laptop can do what the iPad does the way the iPad does it. Yipee!”
“The iPad is that alternative. It’s not an extra gadget, a luxury for someone who already has an iPhone and a laptop. It’s a replacement for that laptop — a true alternative.
And at $499, it’s also an alternative to the Kindle, cheapo netbooks and even Apple’s own MacBooks.
I can’t wait…”
