IPad 2 as only computer

Can an iPad 2 be used as your only computer?
I'm considering buying one for my wife. (her MacBook is way too slow)  Her use is: email, web, Skype/Facetime, occastional MS word, and most importantly iPhoto.
She takes a lot of photos of our toddler, so photo storage, editing, and sharing is a big priority.
What would be a good workflow for these actions?
Take photos with camera, upload to iPad 2, edit?, storage?
What about iCloud?
We do have an iMac in the house if something fails.
Suggestions?

I don't think it'll work as your only computer. Of course that'll vary by person. I think it's fine for e-mail and some surfing (but there are some sites whose navigation is flash based or java based that don't work well with the mobile Safari)
Skype and facetime should be okay (don't use those so I can't say for definite).
WIth Documents to Go (or other programs) you can edit word documents, but printing is sketchy since it has to be an airprint enabled printer.
I'm not sure how much of the iPhoto app works with the iPad, if it's as functional as you or she would want. Most apps are 'skinnied down' versions of full applications...meaning they do enough to get you by but not everything. Even Documents to Go only has basic formatting, nothing fancy.
Since you do have the mac as a fallback, it might work. I think it's kinda a personal thing.
I know that, while I use mine a lot, there's a lot that it doesn't do and I won't ever have it totally replace my laptop.

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