I spent most of my Easter break taking in all the iPad coverage, and I've come to the conclusion that I want one. Every second I am without an iPad I feel like I'm slowly dying on the inside. I need one, it will complete me. I've contemplated driving down to Vermont and hitting up a Best Buy there, but was talked out of it by a friend. We are no longer friends. I've been browsing Ebay and Craigslist looking for one, but they're going for double the price. So that's really not an option unless I go without food for a couple of weeks. Wait a minute maybe I can. Hold on I'll go check my fridge.

Damn my human need for food! Scratch that idea. I guess I'm going to have to wait like the rest of you. While we wait for Canada to get the magical Apple device here are my reasons to justify this seemingly insane purchase, and yes, I am fully aware of all the downsides of an iPad. No multitasking, no USB ports or card readers, locked down to the Apple app store, and those are just a few. When compared to a similarly priced laptop or netbook you sure don't get much bang for your buck, but that has always been Apples M.O. to begin with. So its hard to be bothered by the price, even if it doesn't include things that any normal laptop would have like a camera or keyboard, but I don't think its trying to be those things. 

The iPad is not a laptop or a laptop replacement. It's a media consumption device. Or at the very most a light computing device, to check and write some Emails, watch some videos on Youtube, and catch up on some blogs. I don't see myself putting much music on this thing and going out for a jog. I have an iPod for that, but for lounging at home, school, or at my local coffee shop it looks perfect for those times I don't feel like pulling out my laptop just to look up a website or to watch something.

I am first and foremost a gamer at heart, and I'd be lying if I said I won't be playing games on it. However, if you are picking one up just as a gaming device the price does become a factor. No one in their right mind would pay upwards of 500$ for a GameBoy. Even consoles nowadays don't cost that much. The point I'm trying to make here is that the iPad is more than just a new way to play games. 

Besides games, the thing I'm most excited for is the book reader aspect of the device. I'm a big comic reader, and love the idea of having dozens and dozens of comics at my fingertips wherever I go. Not to mention movies, TV shows, newspapers, and magazines in a sleek portable device. I've been in the market for an ebook reader for a while now. They go for 300$ to 400$, but when I heard about the iPad, with its huge color display, it seemed crazy not to spend a little more and get one. 

I can't wait to get my hands on one. The iPad is scheduled to be released in Canada by the end of April. If you're gonna wait in line like me or if you just want to say how much of a fanboy I am, just leave your comments at the bottom. 

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