Apple iPad 2 32gb wifi only

Purchased the Apple iPad 2 as a present for my wife on launch day. I definitely think they have made it a lot better in comparison to the first generation iPad. You can feel the dual core speed in graphic intense applications - i.e games, photos, video editing and the amazing Garageband. Making it thinner and lighter than the first generation just adds to the speed.

Facetime is something which we have been using from day one which is the only reason why we use the camera on the iPad, other than that, the odd size of the gadget makes the camera use redundant.

If its not me playing with the Garageband, its my son trying to 'create' some music. The most recent app I have downloaded is the Daily Mail app. Not really my kind of newspaper - but the concept and layout of the app is really good. Cant wait for my favourite newspaper to come in the cool iPad format which I would not mind paying for.

I have not yet seen any of the iPad competitors in flesh but I definitely do not think they would be able to compete with the iPad 2 - although they may have a much superior hardware - its the correct combination of software and hardware which will keep the iPad 2 above all its competitors.

So all in all a great buy, both wife and son seem well pleased!

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