Hey,
My dad has an ipad and its great fun to play on or use the 3g while web surfing in the car etc. but i think its actually quite pointless. the only reason my dad wanted it for was to read the newspaper on it and to do work emails on it instead of his blackberry. so i'd say get one if you want a device to have fun with and stay clear if you actually need to get some work done on it lol.