The iPad 2 delivers what many felt was missing from the original device – a faster, lighter, thinner experience with cameras included and thousands of apps that take advantage of its larger touchscreen.
The Personal Technology column in this week’s Business Life section also looks at whether the iPad is a good upgrade for early adopters and a good enough improvement to fight off the looming challenge from HP’s TouchPad, the Blackberry PlayBook and Android Honeycomb devices like the Motorola Xoom.

