<p>“I think its equal if not better than a laptop for web browsing (except for Flash), email, etc.”</p>
<p>"I would think the biggest drawback for college students would have to be the inability to have 2 windows “active” simultaneously. "</p>
<p>A bit of inconsistency here! </p>
<p>I hope you realize that, for some, the second drawback you listed us what what makes the iPad hardly comparable with a laptop for anything else than for leisurely wasting time on unproductive matters. </p>
<p>Fwiw, the browsing on the iPad is full of limitations in addition to the absence of Flash. It brought back the browsing of the early days of Windows and IE. Many sites do not respond to the strolling commands for windows within the main screen.</p>
<p>Even email can be a challenge when needing extensive cutting and pasting, or merely wanting a working delete key and a useful cursor placement. </p>
<p>I would love to be able to like the IPad a lot better than I have done so far.</p>