Why do you need an iPad?

How does an iPad serve your needs compared to say, a macbook air, or something similar (ie. another small netbook or laptop) ?
The reason I ask is because as I have started using my iPad, I am realizeing some magor deficiencies such as inability to watch flash-based content on websites, no USB, no camera, etc..
Your thoughts?

fiosron wrote:
How does an iPad serve your needs compared to say, a macbook air, or something similar (ie. another small netbook or laptop) ?
The reason I ask is because as I have started using my iPad, I am realizeing some magor deficiencies such as inability to watch flash-based content on websites, no USB, no camera, etc..
Your thoughts?
My iPad has completely replaced my MBP in one week. I still need the MBP for horsepower in some massive spreadsheets, but that's about it. I now use the iPad for about 75% of my work, and it makes it easy. I still type faster on a normal keyboard, so I await the keyboard dock. And the iPad does things better than a laptop. Reading books for example. I just sold my Kindle, because the Kindle App is near perfect (I may or may not switch to iBooks depending solely on pricing).
As for your other points:
• Flash. I never liked it, and I don't miss it. I didn't miss it with my iPhone. I block Flash content on Safari. I really don't consider this a deficiency, I consider it leaving being 90's technology for the dustbin of history. In fact, because iPhone and iPad users are, in general, wealthier and more tech savvy than the average consumer, an intelligent advertiser will realize he's missing 100 million iPhone and iPad users (and growing) by not having flash. Lots of websites are dumping flash. Adobe is crying. Who cares about them.
• USB port. I cannot imagine why this matters. I can print over wireless. And....what else do I need? This is a canard put out by individuals on the internet to put down the iPad. They were the same ones that whined and laughed when Apple went to Firewire (then dumped it), then to USB 2.0, or removed the floppy disk (who misses that format?), or pushed wireless over ethernet. Please show me one thing that I'm missing because I don't have a USB port?
• Camera. I'm almost with you there, but I really don't care. Pictures on the iPhone (or any mobile phone) are horrible because they're being taken with a $25 part in the phone. The images are terrible. But, even if there is some use for the camera, it's going to be very odd to hold up the iPad to take a photo. I guess you can use it for iChat, which might be nice. But there is no way I'm going to get cleaned up, shaved, and get my haircut just so I might chat with my girlfriend on iChat. BTW, there is a 99 cent app that allows your iPad to control your iPhone's camera. Check it out.
For me, I haven't found one deficiency of the iPad, except that it's a tad too heavy for reading over a longer period of time. But when I'm in bed, I just place it on a pillow, and I'm happy. I use my iPhone less, but I do need a phone, and it has 3G for email. Hopefully, someone will figure out how to tether my iPhone to the iPad, but I'll live for the time being.

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