I think it's a great idea but I wouldn't make it my primary case. - Akiva

Laptop? Thy name is iPad. - Eric - seven eleven

Nice. I've wanted this since the first time I saw the iPad. Turns it into a Touch Book (http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbo...). It wouldn't be my primary case either, but I'd dump my netbook/subcompact laptop for it. - Ken Sheppardson

I still vote for a trapper keeper. Preferably with neon colors and/or unicorns. - veo

What the hell are you doing awake so early, veo. - Akiva

I like my iPad just being a tablet. I don't want it pretending to be some other form factor. - iTad

I like flexibility. Ati a $70 price tag I might pick one of these up for use in meetings when I really need to type fast. Outside of that I adore the iPad for not having a keyboard though. Touch is better than typing for consuming/browsing content. - Sparky, lurking

My beef with the idea is that in order to not fall over, the base will have to weigh at least as much as the iPad itself. Which means bag-heavy. - Nate True

What would be awesome is if they weighted the base with batteries and charged the iPad + powered the bluetooth keyboard. Combined with the already-good battery life of the iPad you could end up with a multi-day laptop for traveling. - Sparky, lurking

That would be quite awesome. Though at $70 that is totally not what is happening. - Nate True from IM

Give me the Apple case, and I can type 90% as fast as I can on a "real" keyboard. Unneeded! - Andru Edwards

Andru, I'm the same way. - Akiva

I also type fairly quickly on the iPad keyboard. - Nate True from IM

I think after a couple rounds of improvements in the autocorrrect software, we might all be able to type FASTER on an iPad than on a real keyboard. - iTad

I type fairly quickly on an iPad keyboard, but it's still no touch-typing. I get 40-50 WPM on an iPad vs 60-70 on a well-designed physical keyboard. - Sparky, lurking

Who the heck is typing 70 words per minute in a meeting? 50 is sufficient! And iPhone 4.0 autocorrect is FINALLY awesome and on point. - Andru Edwards

Haptic technology. That'll be what does it. - Akiva

Andru - 70WPM is important when you need to quote people. For general notes it's not as important. One thing for meetings though is that typing on an iPad takes more of my attention than on a physical keyboard. It's easier to pay full attention to the meeting if I can let my fingers rely on muscle memory. - Sparky, lurking

The one time I used iPad to take notes in a meeting I used the BT keyboard and Sparky has a point - it's way easier to pay attention without looking at the keyboard. But no need for a clam case; the Apple case propped up the iPad nicely. Plus the BT keyboard and iPad both fit uncomfortably in my SCOTTeVEST jacket. - Nate True from IM

But then you are carrying two things: a bluetooth keyboard and an iPad. While this case looks to make the iPad much heavier it's still a single unit to manage. Plusses and minuses, but at the same price as the Apple bluetooth keyboard I'd consider this a lot more seriously. Very interested to see how well designed the keyboard itself is - keyboard design is really important for comfortable touch typing. - Sparky, lurking

I use my iPad for note taking in meetings nearly every day with no issues. It has replaced the yellow legal pad I used to bring, and I can type much faster on the ipad than I can write. - iTad

You are coming from a writing perspective. I'm coming to the meeting discussion from the perspective of someone who usually brings a full sized laptop. The iPad is much cooler, lighter, and sexier, but it's not a good match for massive data entry as my Lenovo T400. - Sparky, lurking

Guess I have never needed to take tons of notes like that. Thank goodness! - iTad

What isn't captured is lost. The human brain pales when compared to silicon for long term retention! - Sparky, lurking

If that's the case, then get some heavy duty mics and vid recorders!! :P - iTad

Video recording is hard to index. Notes can be searched, and I only note what I consider to be important. It makes it easier to consume later. - Sparky, lurking