I'm thinking of selling my Samsung R610 laptop and Windows 7 to fund an iPad!
I realise that some of you might be thinking that this is a silly idea. Especially considering that my laptop has a 16 inch HD display with a blue ray drive, 4gb of ram and a graphics card that can run more graphics intensive games than the iPad...and of course the operating system doesn't limit me to iStores.
However, I haven't run a game that requires 4GB of RAM, and I'm running a 32 bit environment anyway. I've never used the blue ray drive. The HDMI out port is video out only (no sound). So connecting the laptop to a HDTV results in headphone quality sound. The games I actually play these days are old classics. The laptop isn't heavy but it won't be as comfy as the iPad (on the sofa), and the laptop gets really hot on my lap. The mouse pad on my laptop is good to use, but isn't as good as the iPad. And finally, taking the laptop to a coffee shop is not difficult i.e. isn't that heavy and I don't mind plugging it in, but the iPad would be more convenient.
My laptop is my only 'computer' in the house at the moment. But I intend to get a desktop in about 6 months. I think during that time I will continue to use a laptop (or iPad) for email, browsing the net (and forums), simple games, and google maps (and other cool apps).
Of course, everyone wants a monster rig in the house. That day will come.