Ah, I have a lap top too but went with the pad because I wanted a reader and something to type on on the got. I don't have a phone and it uses Pages like the lap top, as well as being able to show pictures of my artwork and dolls and examples of my editing work but I've never gone on line with i
My last PC was a netbook so I got used to being able to carry a little critter around to type on.
E-readers are nice for being able to have a zillion books at hand. Still check out Google books, I picked up some classics I might never have read otherwise. Right now it's Anne of Green Gables.
As for the new dolls I had to fight myself very hard not to get Monster High. Maybe if the come on sale.