Is the IPAD worth it?

This week we discussed a new product by Apple called the IPAD.  If you are like myself, you do not have one either because of the price or for the simple fact that you don't really know to much about this new form of technology. In class we watched a clip from youtube.com to get a little insight on what expectations are for the product and its users. This  new Internet fantasy is supposed to revolutionize the way you use technology. This apple product as features of computer but its design to look like a giant iphone or an i pod touch. Its simply just a flat screen without a keyboard, but you can browse the web listen to music and even read a book. A product designed to personalize your life. However after viewing the clip I was not very impressed. In my opinion this is just a bigger version of the Ipod touch. There are some cool and interesting applications that Apple has installed into the Ipad but I don't see the point in buying such an expensive product. The Ipad is trying to be and look like a new style of a computer, but you can't type up a document and print it out. The Ipad lets you read and purchase books with a touch of the screen however Amazon has already invented the kindle that allows you to do the same thing. The product is flaunted as a revolutionized experience but in my opinion I think that since there is nothing we have seen in the Ipad that we haven't seen in other Apple products doesn't make me think that my life will be changed for the better because of the Ipad. I feel that if something is supposed to be revolutionary then it has to bring something new to the table, with the IPAD i simply don't see that.