How is iPad for outdoor use?

Question

The sun glare, and also how easy or hard it is to keep clean. The iPad I've played with looks like it would fit best for library/office/ living room/bedroom usage and in the evening. In public it's a little awkward holding it in front of your face with both hands, and flat on a table it's liable to pick up dust and debris on a park table/coffee shop/restaraunt/bar type of setting. I'm asking this because it seems to me that the main reason I'd get one is to have something a little easier than a laptop to throw under my arm or slip in a bag to take to a place where I might need it. If I know I need something, I'd bring the laptop. 

Answer 1

The only screens that do well in bright sunlight are eInk screens. Screens like iPads, iPhones and laptops have do not do well in bright sunlight. It also rains outside.
I don't know why you'd need to hold an iPad up in front of your face but I agree, it might get tiring. I take mine regularly to coffee shops and restaurants. I brush the table off first. I don't generally lay it flat though as that would be hard to read. I usually rest the edge on the table and prop it up or hold it up, dependint on what's available. I don't take it to bars.
Generally, I find my iPad to be a great portable option. It fits in my messenger bag, goes everywhere with me.