And already, the verdict is in. The iPad is great. Or rubbish. Or the future of computing. Or a huge waste of money. Krishnan Guru-Murthy wasted no time largely dismissing his purchase for Channel 4. “And you soon realise that nothing on offer is really going to transform your life the way having a mobile phone or a laptop computer did,” he says, noting that he nonetheless loves his iPad. (And, to be fair, he does later suggest it could be a laptop replacement for him in some circumstances.)

He argues that the iPad is a piece of Apple genius, in being able to sell you stuff you don’t need. While I admit that it’s hardly a piece of entirely must-have tech (unlike, say, a cooker), the iPad is a future for computing. It’s a console-style computing experience for people who no longer care for all the associated junk that comes with the Linux, Windows and, yes, Mac experience.

I’ve had an iPad myself for a few weeks now, and my advice if you’re not convinced with your purchase is this: stop worrying. Just get some decent apps and use the iPad whenever you fancy. You will find that, without even realising it, you’re using the iPad in place of a laptop, netbook or iPhone. All of a sudden, maybe a week in, the entire thing will just click.