No. 1: It can play video just like it says it will

Video is rapidly becoming a top feature on any portable computing device; the problem is, Netbooks can handle it only so-so. For downloaded video files, Netbooks usually do well, but for Flash-based video like YouTube or Hulu, it's often a mixed bag...fine in small windows, but unacceptably choppy in full-screen HD. Maybe Steve Jobs is right to leave Flash support off the iPad, because at least its supported video formats play back easily, stutter-free, and crystal clearly. Pictured here: the Netflix app for iPad, which loads pretty quickly and often looks indistinguishable from videos downloaded on iTunes.