I don't have one, and will not get one 

I love Macs, but I am not sure what I could do with an iPad that I can't do with my iPhone and Macbook Air  And I need to take my computer with me wherever I go.  And I would need yet another data package from AT&T, and free WiFi ain't to common in the places I visit!

I love Macs too, I am typing this on my Macbook Pro right now.  But, I refuse to get any iDevice other than my 6-year-old iPod Classic (maybe an iMac).  I have an android phone (Droid Bionic) and a Nook Tablet.  My personal opinion is that Apple's portable iDevices are overpriced and too locked-down.

Of course, I'm a bit of a technophile... I want my devices to do what I want them to do without worrying about the Apple mafia trying to "re-lock" or brick them every couple of months.

On the other hand, if I were a 50-80 year old grandmother/father, who just wanted their phone to work, had unlimited funds, and had no clue that the iProducts were restricted, then yeah, I'd probably get something Apple.  Even I have to admit they are really easy to use.  Back on the orignal hand, my mother is 70 and she's running a droid and loves it.

-SM

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I was never really impressed with the iPad. I have an iPad for work but I also own a Toshiba Thrive tablet and I absolutely love it. The iPad just doesn't do it for me.

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Had the ipad 1 and currently have the xoom 4G. Neither of them do anything for me other than provide a movie experience, when coupled with my Bose QC15s, while on planes.

In fact, I think I'll unload the xoom when my contract is up the 25th of this month.  They lost their value immediately, so I'm only likely to break even on eBay when I go to sell it.

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I have the generation 1 iPad and much like my AMEX, I "never leave home without it".  Though, I have only had the AMEX 1.5 days so never leaving home without it is not impressive.  It's really just a tool of convenience and it's handy when you are stuck in a waiting room--no, correction, it's a lifesaver when you are stuck in a waiting room.  If you have an iPad 2, it's not worth it to resell your old iPad to buy the new one.  The only true improvement in my mind is the better glass, wait until the iPad 4 comes out or something before you decide to upgrade or expand your collection.  

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I bought my iPad2 in November and am completely satisfied with it.  Apple needed to do something more drastic for me to want to replace it so soon.

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I haven't looked recently but what are the original iPads ( iPad 1  ? ) selling for these days ??

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I haven't looked recently but what are the original iPads ( iPad 1  ? ) selling for these days ??

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I looked on the Apple Store refurb site, and they seem to be $200 lower across the board, measured by gigs. So $499 for the new one vs $299 for a similar iPad1, and so forth.

I have been trying to find a comparison between the iPad (3) and iPad 1, but I haven't found any. Just comparisons between iPads 1 and 2, and iPad 2 and iPad (3.)

I don't know that I'll bite (I certainly am not putting another gadget on a Verizon data plan), but if I were to get any iPad at all, not owning one now, I'd probably jump for the new one. That's kind of the handy thing about not owning a current version: I wouldn't have to dither about laying it aside to gather dust.

The problem is that since I have a MacBookPro 15 and an iPhone, I seem to have both overkill and underkill when it comes to a tablet. Maybe if I suddenly find myself flying on business trips once a week... But for now, it's all I can do to gulp down my coffee at a traffic light on my morning commute, much less have time to watch George Clooney via Retina.

edit: cna't splel

I want an iPad 3 bad.  I haven't dived into the tablet market yet...I may treat myself when I'm debt free this Fall