However, just before Christmas, I won an iPad because I filled in a survey for my university's alumni office and was picked out of their hat. I'm even getting the 32 Gig model. Lucky me! Despite Papa's constant encouragement, I hadn't planned to consider getting an iPad until at least the second model came out. It's a pretty pricey gadget and Apple's kit is almost always better second (or third) time around.
I didn't need an iPad but then I didn't need an iPhone either and am now much enamoured with my dear phone. I suspect that once my iPad arrives, it will soon become not just useful but a necessity: competent web browsing in bed without having to go and fetch my laptop; competent web browsing while I am watching a TV show on my laptop; a way of having some kind of IT kit with me on holiday without having to lug my laptop around.
And, of course, creative writing on the fly. The iPad has a much longer battery life than my laptop and is also smaller and lighter. With the purchase of the Pages app (or a cheaper/free app that has similar functionality), I could potentially write and edit sections of my novel on the go without having to type them up afterwards. Sorry, Moleskine; I love writing in you but it is a pain in the arse having to transcribe everything onto my computer afterwards.
I will still get a new Moleskine, of course, (it's an addiction) because I really like the feel of a quality fountain pen on the lovely Moleskine paper. I just fear that the iPad might antiquate it somewhat. Luckily, for people like me, there are iPad covers that include a Moleskine notepad. I don't know whether this would make the device too bulky but they look damn cool.
UPDATE: And here is the gorgeous little thing. Now I just need the iPad; I hope I haven't been sucked in by some phishing scam from the alumni office.
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