I considered for a brief moment spending another $400 and getting the new Airbook,
That was the problem for me trick out an ipad and you'll soon spend as much as a macbook. I got a fujitsu laptop instead Core i3, 2.4 ghz, 4 gig ram, 540 gb hd, 15" express card and hdmi. for $529 instead. Ipad is Too expensive for what amounts to about $200 of actual tech.