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Derailed
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.
Probably not a big difference. My iPad seems remarkably heavy...
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.
I'd recommend doing some tests. When I connect my iPad to my MacBook Pro it seems to charge very, very slowly. As a result, I end up charging it via the wall plug 99% of the time. I'd also try blogging with it. For me, the iPad "keyboard" is tremendously annoying. It's just close enough to usable than I end up cursing anytime I have to type more than a single sentence...