Think of it as an iPod Touch with added phone, and that's about all it is. The camera is poor, the lack of features compares to a Windows CE, Android or Symbian OS phone is poor, but it is still a desirable product, mainly because it is based around an iPod and has a very clever (if counter-intuitive) web browser.
So I was looking forward to the iPad, but it is even poorer on features than the iPhone and not desirable at all. Even though I am a big fan of Apple (I use a MacPro, MacBook and an iPhone 3G) I really cannot see the purpose of the iPad.
I would have welcomed an iPhone with a larger screen, say about 7" diagonal, for easier web browsing and perhaps to replace my Windows XP netbook, but the iPad is far too big and loses the phone and camera features. Plus, there's no Ethernet and no USB sockets. I don't want to have to depend on 3G and wireless (which I refuse to have at home).
It has all the bad points of the iPhone and none of the good ones. It is too big, has a very vulnerable screen, a lousy on-screen keyboard, no phone, no camera, no hard drive ...
What on earth is the point of it?