Five reasons Australians shouldn't buy an iPad 2

2. You don't need one Common uses for the iPad include reading newspapers, magazines and books, browsing the internet, playing games and consuming multimedia just as movies, TV shows and music.

Well, here's a big, fat reality check: Most of those functions are as a matter of fact better performed in other ways. The overwhelming majority of Australia's newspapers and magazines are not available on the iPad and Amazon's Kindle eBook store has a way bigger range than Apple's iBookstore - especially when it comes to those books really available in Australia.

The internet on the move

If you want to browse the internet on the move, why not do it on the iPhone, HTC Desire or BlackBerry which you already own? The same goes for listening to music, and as for watching movies and TV on the road, if you want to stay legal and avoid BitTorrent you had better buy a portable DVD player, as very few TV shows or movies are available for legal download on the iPad in Australia.