Apple has established itself as a pioneer in the tablet market. The second generation iPad built on what made the first a success - great screen, simplicity and a wealth of quality apps - adding dual cameras, a faster dual-core processor and a lighter, thinner construction.

The device has been a great success and is the benchmark that other tablets are all too often compared to. Fantastic build-quality and 100,000 apps in the store and counting, the juggernaut that is the iPad has been a great success and it is a great device.

Pros: high-end build-quality, ease of use, wealth of apps

Cons: not as customisable as others, iTunes restrictive for some

Somewhere at the back of my mind I can't help but want to not like the i-pad 2. There is a sort of consensus that Apple products are cute and shiny and more style than substance. However, I can't help but love the i-pad 2. The allure is clear - it is slim, portable, instantly 'on' and loads websites faster than you can sneeze (I haven't tested this theory). If you are a browsing fanatic you can't go wrong with the i-pad 2. You also might look a little cooler if not considerably poorer ;-) 4 stars and not 5 as it is still pretty expensive compared with a laptop but be warned against playing with one the temptation may be too much.

Have enjoyed the first few days of the iPad 2! Fabulous for watching tv in bed. Battery power is superb and can honestly say that I can see the days of the laptop are numbered! Functionality is superb although I would like to be able to save word documents and drop documents into emails, I'm sure all of this will come in time! 10/10 so far! :-)