It was a gift and I bought it. I bought it with the accumulation of Birthday, Valentines, Anniversary presents, plus a bonus from work. I was accumulating money waiting for the iPad to be released, plus also waiting to see if any of the other tablets that were being announced would actually get released. The iPad had been out for about a month when I finally couldn't wait any longer. First Apple product I ever purchased. Very happy with it, but I don't plan on buying any other Apple products.