I upgraded from an iPad 2 which could no longer be updated. Great device and I use it much more than I did my old device. Particularly, because of the much faster speed.
I bought mine last week, have about 4 hours of use out of it, was hitting the home button, felt kinda funny so I hit it again and the whole screen shattered
Everything as advertised and more. Enough like my original iPad that everything was simple. The enhancements were "independent" not "integrated" so they were there if you wanted to utilize them but didn't interfere with what you were used to - excellent for the older crowd!
I have a I phone that I bought a little over six months ago and decided I wanted to get a iPad to go along with it. This iPad is better then I expected. It's light weight and easy to hold one handed. It's easy to transfer photos and other things from phone to tablet. Battery seems to last forever and charges quickly.