iPad hands on

Yesterday, I was at a Best Buy store and had the chance to try out the iPad. I loved it. Many people have said it is too heavy, but I held it for over 20 minutes and my arms never felt tired. The browser was amazing! It was extremely fast. iBook was one feature I was looking forward to playing with. I think reading with it will be easy and fun. Best Buy hadn't put any iPad specific apps on it except for the iWork apps. I thought pages was great; it was on par with any desktop word processor.

I can't comment on the keyboard. I only used it for a couple minutes, but it seemed pretty good, although it would take some getting used to. So all and all, I thought the iPad was awesome. If you are looking for a netbook or if you don't have a laptop, then I think this is a great alternative. But if you have a good laptop and smartphone, it's harder to justify. With multitasking coming in the fall, that will dissipate many of the complaints.