I actually won an iPad a few months ago (lucky me!) ... mostly it is my kids that use it. It's nice for viewing things, but if what you do involves a lot of typing and you are used to an old-style keyboard (as I am) you may find the on-screen keyboard to be frustratingly inefficient.
The most pleasant surprise use I found for it was taking pictures, when the battery on my phone ran out. It actually takes very nice videos, as well as stills.