I won an ipad in August. I have it sitting next to the couch and use it to surf and watch videos. It's handy but I prefer a computer and if I hadn't won this one, I wouldn't have purchased one. I will say my son had one, ended up giving it to his girlfriend when he bought a Mac Air Pro - he said it was just as easy to carry as the ipad. He is now going to buy the new smaller ipad for himself because of the size - it's handy to carry unlike its bigger sibling. Bottom line is it depends on what you want it for. If you want it to have handy to watch videos, it's great! If you think it will replace a computer, it won't. Hope that helps!!