iPad vs. laptop

Compared to a netbook, the iPad again costs double, has half the weight yet twice the battery life, lacks a keyboard and webcam, and features but a tenth the disc space. The iPad and Touch are more attractive, much faster, less fiddly, and easier to use in their niche: consuming mail, news, magazines, books, games, music, photos, and movies, mostly streamed from the internet or synced from a desktop. So they're perfect PCs for Grandma. They're less able to produce music, video, web sites, graphics, and text. But even producers can use them to relax, reading their email, news, and facebook.