iPad Thoughts, part 1

So... I'm going to start collecting notes/thoughts here.

Which means, if you're not interested in the comparison of tablets, go ahead and ignore me.

What I want in a tablet:

• Plain text editor with regular expressions (color-coded html a plus)
• .epub reader
• wireless
• good battery life
• good quality video
• sketch feature/stylus
• pdf reader/editor
• (games)

How iPad meets these criteria:

• Textastic?
• iBooks (non-Apple ebooks can be added through iTunes on the computer, then synced to the ipad)
• wireless
• Apple's claim - ipad 2: 10hrs; ipad 3: 10hrs [CNET test - ipad 2 (airplane mode): 14.2 hrs; ipad 3 (airplane mode): 12.8 hrs]
• high-res screen in ipad 3; still no flash
• no official stylus, but several companies have styluses that work with the ipad; only complaint people seem to have is no pressure sensitivity
• Well look what I found!
• tons of games

Other possible tablets:

• Eee pad Transformer Prime - lighter than ipad, smaller screen, 18hr battery life
• Sony - wedge shape to reduce glare when flat on table, SD card reader, some complaints about screen brightness, 8-9 hr battery life
• Samsung Galaxy - bigger screen, thin, 5-8 hr battery life
• Nook Tablet - no. The nook is an ereader; I have one of those. I want a full tablet.
• Kindle Fire - see what I said about nook.

Note: Apple, by far, has the most available apps. Finding a text editor with regex seems difficult no matter which tablet I get.

Actually... I thought there was going to be a part 2 to this, or maybe even a part 3, but I may have just talked myself into the ipad...