There is much debate where the Apple iPad is concerned. Is it worth the money? Can it fully replace a laptop? Is it simply a glorified iPhone with a larger screen? All of these are certainly valid questions and deserve an answer before a product of such cost is purchased.

It's a very expensive but essentially fun toy. Not quite mobile, not quite PC, but engaging anyway.

Fantastic design Easy to use Lends itself well to the average consumer

Incredibly expensive Doesn't know what it wants to be Tough for work No Flash support; But you knew that

The iPad was introduced as one of the first tablet devices of this generation. It can be thought of as a super-charged iPod touch, with a far larger screen and many more exciting features. The iPad has Apple's 1 GHz A4 system and 512 MB of RAM.

Check out our full comparison with the iPad Mini ! Launched at the same time as the Apple iPad Mini , the fourth generation iPad came as a bit of a surprise, mostly because the third generation iPad hit our shelves just six short months ago.

Impressive Retina display; Surprisingly good battery life; Great range of apps; 4G support; Updated FaceTime camera

Not very portable; No memory card slot

I must admit this is my first Ipad and now i don't know how I'd lived without one. It's hard to remember what i used to do with my arms when i sat and watched television however they are well and truly utilised now.

Usability; Features; Aesthetics and General Awesomeness

Price; Fragility

Love to bring this with me to client meetings (I'm a wedding photographer) to show off slideshows of images and review my wedding collections PDF!

There are apps for displaying music and guitar tablature, doing some finger painting sketches, reading comic books, playing strategy games, planning a tube journey, booking a restaurant, checking your flights. The list is, quite literally, endless.

I was offered an iPad through my mobile phone network, as much as I grudge paying another bill on top of my mobile phone, I have to say I love the iPad. I have a laptop at home and also a laptop through work so my use for the iPad is more for pleasure than to be used in a business sense.

It's a 1st gen iPad and works just as it should. Bought it to replace a Kindle Fire and laptop for my wife to read books, watch videos, facebook, websurf and monitor our finances. It does everything she needs it to do.

It's was affordable and does exactly what we bought it to do

Can't updated past IOS 5.1.1

I used to have the original iPad, now I have a new iPad Air. Through these years from 2010-2013, the iPad has served me well, and there was a lot of functions back then that I enjoyed. No cameras, and low RAM though.

Best in its time; Functional to use

No camera; Low RAM; not very speedy after many years of usage; Poor quality screen resolution