In a bid to trash out all competition in the Tablet PC market, Apple announced the arrival its new baby, the iPad. But with numerous acclaims and criticisms simultaneously spread on the Web, it is a bit hard to decide on whether or not to spend on owning one.

The following list highlights 10 points to summarize the benefits of the iPad…

1. What was expected to be a real high-end buy compared to Apple’s usual pricing standards was launched at a stunningly reasonable range of $499 (16GB Wi-Fi) to $829 (64GB Wi-Fi + 3G).  

2. With slender dimensions of 24.3 x 19.0 x 0.33 cm and weighing as light as 1.6 lbs, the iPad proves to be no extra baggage for a traveler.

3. According to Apple’s words, the iPad supports nearly 10 hours of battery life, irrespective of media or Web usage, a 140-hour music play backup and a one-month stand-by time.

4. The new and improved iWork interface with upholstered pages, numbers, keynotes etc. the workspace looks quite eye-grabbing. Also, it serves as a smooth media player for all sorts of entertainment needs – from movies to music.

5. Apple also supplies an interesting array of accessory add-ons at relatively cheap costs, including Docks for keyboards & external monitors, USB & 30-pin adaptors and a Camera Connection Kit.

6. With a bit of assistance from the Camera Kit, it becomes quite easy to click, store and view personalized photographs on the iPad while on the go.

7. Unlike the Amazon Kindle, the iPad has a crystal clear full-screen-wide display of 25 cm, which could be conveniently shifted from horizontally to vertical position, depending upon the size and dimensions of the picture or page being viewed.

8. If reading a newspaper proves too clumsy on a busy route to work, the iPad serves as a perfect tech-savvy replacement. With exclusive New York Times subscriptions, daily news feeds are just a click away.

9. An iPad user has access to a stream of over 140,000 applications from the strong and still steam rolling right along from the Apple App Store at a throw-away price of less than $10 each.

10. On a 1 GHz Apple SoC processor, the iPad boots and functions way faster and smoother compared to the host of other Tablet/touch-screen PCs in the market.

Opening up new avenues for the scope of Tablet PCs to expand, the iPad is bound to set more of such benchmark standards. So, with that taken care of, you now have ample reason to head to your nearest Apple store and get a hold of the new iPad experience!