[nottorp]

Hmm if we're talking tablets, at least an apple tablet will be useful for some time starting when you buy it. Can't say the same about many android tablets...

What's frustrating though is that I can pick up a 20 year old general purpose computer from the trash, set it up with software from that time (never mind the legalities) and play around with it.

Not so with the one iPad 1 I keep around... I think you can't install any new apps if you try now.