[natickdan]

I've owned my iPad 2 for several months and I find myself using it rather than my current laptop, much more than I expected I would. During our recent 12 day trip back to TV, I left my laptop home and just took my IPad. I did not miss my laptop at all and, best of all, I didn't have to lug it through the airports. I've enjoyed my IPad so much, I bought one for my wife for Christmas ( along with a good case ). Hopefully she'll enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed mine.

I will caution you that not all printers work with the IPad's proprietary printer SW. I have two rather new Canon printers and neither one will work. If you should purchase a new printer, make sure your printer is compatible with your IPad. You can find a list of compatible printers by doing a search.

I'm not sure I would wait for the new iPad 3 based on a rumor. With most, if not all, electronics purchases, there will always be something a little better, often less expensive, in a short time after it is purchased. At some point you have to accept that - otherwise you'll find youself waiting for the next release and miss out on enjoying what you want to buy. Just my thoughts.

If you purchase a warranty, you may want to consider square trade.com rather than Apple or another retailer. Square Trade offers plans that are less expensive and you can get coverage for breakage; an important factor for me with my Ipad.
Again, just my opinion.

Best of luck.