I figured I'd like, you know, wash my hands before use I suspect our needs / wants are different. I just want to do some organization of photos from my camera, and occasionally write some email and blog posts (including photos from my camera). I anticipate less than an hour of usage per day -- when I'm relaxing after setting up camp (and hopefully clean) or in a cafe with Wi-Fi. I'd be happy with my iPod touch, if only it could pull photos from my camera.

Also, isn't the iPad lighter and smaller than any netbook? Since i don't plan to use it very much, that matters to me.

Finally, it looks like the charging issue won't be as big of a deal as I feared. From what I've read, it looks like it WILL charge even at the low end of USB 2.0 current levels (500 mA), albeit slowly and only while sleeping. Apparently if it's only getting 500 mA it gets just enough juice to keep running -- not enough to top up the charge. But, that would work for me because my daily usage will be so low. I have a battery that outputs USB that I'll be charging during the day with the E-Werk, and I could use that to charge the sleeping iPad overnight.

Note: I don't have either the iPad or E-Werk yet, so none of this is tested. The E-Werk should be here in another week or so, but i can test iPad charging from my external battery in the next few days because one of my friends already has the iPad.