Hates:

10. No multitasking (yet) so can’t listen to Pandora and then pop out to another application.

9. Lots of great apps (see some in Loves), but still missing key ones like LinkedIn, Facebook, Skype, Yammer, etc.  Workaround to use them in regular “Safari mode”.

8. Get used to fingerprints all over the screen.  They don’t really show up in “operation” mode, but it looks ugly when the screen is “off”.  No idea why Apple doesn’t ship a micro-fiber cloth with the device (like they did with the iPhone).

7. Makes looking at all the apps on my iPhone seem so tiny and underpowered.  The only thing I now use the iPhone for is calls and text messages.  Anyone want a 32 GB iPhone 3GS?

6. No built-in camera for video conferencing.

5. iBooks application is really nice, but the selection of books isn’t really that large.  The Amazon selection is much bigger, but the Kindle application is nowhere near as nice as iBooks.

4. No easy file sync/transfer between my desktops/laptop and the iPad.  Box.net is an OK application, but it only lets you store 1 GB and requires the master file to be in the cloud.  I love Windows Live Sync – but no such app for the iPad.

3. No built-in text messaging application.

2. On screen keyboard in landscape mode is “ok” for typing, but with no tactile feedback, it is very difficult to fly.  I do 150 wpm on a regular keyboard – nothing close (yet?) on the iPad.

1. VOIP apps don’t run under 3G, only in WiFi mode.  That’s ridiculous.  AT&T lock out?

Loves:

10. This is the ultimate GTD (getting things done) device, especially with Evernote.  Maintaining an Inbox of zero has just gotten much simpler for me.

9. Newspapers and magazines galore, in stunningly beautiful display: Wall Street Journal, Thompson Reuters, New York Times, Bloomberg, Time, National Geographic, etc.

8. So many awesome applications already, many of them free: NPR, Dragon Dictation, TweetDeck, Wikipanion, Evernote, FeeddlerRSS, Epicurious, The Weather Channel MAX, ETrade Mobile PRO, and GoSkyWatch Planetarium.  And they keep on coming.

7. Being able to stay on top of email, Facebook, Twitter, Yammer, and LinkedIn accounts with a full size display and (relatively) decent keyboard anywhere, anytime.

6. Most incredible way to browse the internet.  Steve Jobs said something along the lines of, “It’s like holding the internet in your hands.”  I have to agree with him.

5. Perfect device for customer demos, especially if your product is a web portal .  Much less impersonal than projecting something on the wall.

4. Streaming Netflix videos (application is free).  Unbelievable performance.  If you have a Netflix account, you can never be bored – over 12,000 movies/tv shows to watch anytime.

3. No longer having to crane my next close to my monitor to read documents.  Now they are in the palm of my hands in crystal clear display, without requiring a trip to the printer.

2. iBooks – Reading books on the iPad is terrific.  Being able to find all uses of a word, in-line dictionary, editable background lighting, fonts, and font size is great.  Coupled with the “Apple-esque” way of showing the page being turned with the corner of the page curling in as your finger moves – absolutely brilliant (and it even shows the shadow of the reverse text while being flipped in portrait mode).

1. The device is so amazingly gorgeous.  Hard to put into words, but reading articles, books, emails, web content, documents, etc. is an incredible experience.