Here is a link to an iPad FAQ.

I listen to music at times on the Touch. Music + Train = sleep. LOL I play back movies and video clips from the Touch and video iPod after I enter them into iTunes. Before they go into iTunes I put them in my netbook for playback.

Unfortunately, the Touch mail app will not connect to some overseas accounts like Yahoo in Japan for instance. Wi-fi hotspots are few and far between outside the USA (at least in my circles). I seldom to never use any other Touch apps. For me, it's a video transporter and, when traveling, a small wi-fi email connector. The iPhone peddlers overseas won't sell to me on my various visas because they want a two year contract for connection. Those apps are unavailable to me.

I'm headed to Australia after the middle of the month and I will take my Asus 1000HE w/SSD instead of the Touch because I have some school assignments to do. Lots better typing and carry size over the Touch which is the best carry but suffers with typing. The MacBook is a little too heavy since there is such a light carry on restriction on Australian domestic air. It's 7kg in case you don't know. That's one briefcase for clothes and computer. I don't do checked bags.

Your short sell of announced non-Touch apps are the ones of no interest to me. I prefer my netbook for Office and a host of other third party apps.

The iPad hardware is limiting for me and SJ's sell as Magic does nothing for me. I'm looking over my devices now to see how I might replace something or multiple somethings with an iPad. I'm also looking for a niche that the iPad might fill for me. Nothing stands out IMO. Make a suggestion. The iPad by itself would be lighter for travel carry than the Asus 1KHE but don't forget the protective case for the iPad. The 1KHE is tough enough to just use a sleeve.

When Apple gets their 64-bit software act together I will probably replace my MacBook with a Pro and replace my Mac mini with an iMac. The current Apple software is of no interest to me but I will jump on full 64-bit upgrade replacement when it comes.

Of course this is all about me. When the iPad actually becomes available I'll look at it for netbooking. Thanks for your interest in my computing usage habits though.