That is where you are completely wrong! Ha!

I quite like the iPad, and I don't think any other tablet PC has yet been able to match it, yet alone beat it. The closest yet is still the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but its screen is much smaller, it feels chunkier, and it is basically still just a large Android (Galaxy S) phone with the same apps. And I don't think any Android tablets will beat it until Honeycomb (Android 3.0) is released later this year, which is a specifically Tablet based version. Although later this year Ice cream Sandwich (where do they get these names?) will be released that will combine 2.3 and 3.0 into a unified OS, making Android 4. Only then I think we will start to see the iPad killers coming out.

The only thing I have against the iPad is the price, which is quite mad. I would never pay over £500 for a device like this. £300 and it would be a good alternative to a laptop. But for a seemless experience iOS on the iPhone and iPad is hard to beat. Being a fixed platform means developers know the screen size, CPU, GPU and everything they are to expect to encounter about the system, so the software is more polished and works. The disadvantage of Android is its multi platform approach, because like the PC market developers are not developing for a single hardware platform, but have to take into account different screen resolutions and hardware power.

But that isn't it say the iPad isn't flawed, because it is greatly. It feels quite restricted compared to other systems. Locked down by Apple, with you only able to purchase and download through the App store and iTunes. It has no menory card slot so you can't just add extra storage space, or copy files. You are therefore stuck with the model you buy. The smaller 8GB and 16GB versions are not really worth it, but the 32GB version is very expensive. I also don't see the point in just getting the WiFi version, as having 3G is a huge advantage to take the iPad with you when you travel, but the WiFi + 3G version is really expensive, and it required a smaller micro sim. Also I don't think the Ipad 2 is really that big an update over the original. Faster GPU and dual core CPU will see developers able to produce better software, but still no memory card slot, and the new cameras are really bad quality (I read they are identical to the last gen iPod nano cameras), and facetime is still restricted to WiFi only. There is rumour that a new version of Facetime for 3G/4G networks will be rolled out in the distant future, maybe with the iPhone 5 later this year that will work over 3G networks, but that won't be compatible with older hardware... and I bet Apple try to say it is some revolutionary innovation, when in reality most smart phones have had 3G video calling built in for years! And iOS still doesn't support Flash!

Personally I would suggest you waited 3 months before buying. The reason is Apple's current share situation. An stock analyst downgraded Apple's stock last week which saw the companies value lose something like 24 Billions over night. The reason for the downlgrade was due to analysts saying the IPad market was slowing down, due to saturation. If that is true then Apple will most likely cut the price soon.

Something else to consider is getting the original iPad instead of the new iPad 2, once it is released. The original will fall in price. And whilst the new one has the faster CPU and cameras, the old one still has an identical screen, resolution and will support and run all the same apps.