The ipad is a knee-jerk reaction to the awesome amazon kindle that doesn't do more than let you read books on what looks like paper. ipad...it plays movies..you can hold that hot rectangle for hours. or lay it flat on the table and not watch your movie. you can do your email in full view of everyone. you can buy sleeves for it and stands for it. it's the future! 499$ buys you this betamax 8track. and when it breaks when you chuck it in anger against the wall, it makes a great tray for two champagne flutes.if you need to type, buy the other half of your laptop -a keyboard. are they going to make super big back pockets for those things.It's like when they all said vinyl's dead. now they're saying big half-laptops are really it. i'm just going to break my laptop in half and ditch the keyboard and pretend i have one. cause i will surely be the coolest person at starbucks then. with my oversized screen. and all my friends who can bring themselves to say "grande" when ordering coffee not in italy can eavesdrop on my wicked funny emailing and blogging, in FULL SIZE.