Aww I missed this arguament (oops discussion)
I recently had to deliver an i-Pad bought in america so saw it first hand and held it!!!

Overated methinks

I get the I-phone,I-pod touch useful gadgets but the problem i think with the I-Pad is it's too big to stuff in your pocket so you might as well use a netbook,laptop or pc since you have many more features and uses.

It certainly feels tactile and is a nice display but thats as far as it goes and much too expensive