I get the iPad3 craze

[Honeycombe8]

31. I won't get one, but I see its use in some situations. It is very lightweight....

not just in jobs it does, but in actual weight. So it travels well.

Examples: I was at a farmers market. The seller had an Ipad he was carrying, to use for charge cards. He had to plug a device into it to run the card through, but then a screen comes up that is the charge page, and the customer signed the Ipad screen. The device he'd plugged into it would then print a receipt. A laptop would do all that, but would've been too cumbersome, what with a cover to lift, and the added weight.

Another example: I have a friend who loves her Ipad. She took it to a vacation cabin with her, mainly for checking her emails and playing a few games, and having access to Internet. It was lightweight, easy to carry around with her. But it's easier to read the screen than her Iphone.

Other than that, I don't see its purpose, but maybe I'm missing some of its attributes, since I don't have one (and don't want one). I use my laptop mainly at home, and it has all the features I would use. I've taken it to work with me, but it is a tad heavy & cumbersome. I carry it in a rolling padded laptop carry case. If I travelled a lot and just needed email, internet, and games, I'd consider a tablet (used, I guess...I'd never pay almost $1k for a gadget like that).