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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 11:00 pm
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bowdenj
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If you have the money : absolutely. At work we've got eight of them (all wifi only) and when they come back into the office I immediately steal one. So I've had one for about 6 weeks (4 weeks straight and then the last 2 weeks or so (dates maybe a bit off)) and it is a great entertainment device.

I've got a Blackberry only and have never had an Apple product.

So many apps: 5-0 police scan (and ATC), Evernote, Zinio (mags), Echofan (twitter), Kayak flights, Kindle and iBooks, iHeartRadio, etc., etc., etc.

Its almost a device you cannot put down (i.e. its 100a and I'm getting to crash and I just know I'll be up for another hour in bed reading newspaper/youtube, etc., etc.).

Its not for typing, its not for replying with long emails, its not for taking notes. Its a reading device. I'm not a big video/photo person on the iPad yet but I'm sure it will be terrific with such a clear screen.

The battery time is amazingly long (10+ hours).

Summary:

If you have $500.00 to burn - absolutely go for it. BUT I would try and go for the ATT/wifi version just in case you decide you are addicted and want the ATT access.
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