I must admit I don't feel compelled to stand in line and get a new iPad on launch day. I can wait. It's not that the new iPad isn't worth the money, it is the best tablet on the market right now. The reason is that there are few apps designed to take advantage of the new iPad.
If you go to the app store in iTunes and select the iPad, there is a link to show all the apps designed for the new iPad. The complete list amounts to 31. Of course, the number will grow, but why queue up to get an iPad that has so few apps? Take your time, go down to the store in a couple of weeks when the queues have gone, there is plenty of stock, and there are lots of new apps to try. You won't miss anything.
Another reason why I'm not queuing up is because I have an iPad 2 and although the new iPad is better, the advantages are much less than between the iPad 1 and the iPad 2. The iPad 2 brought new capabilities and the most obvious were the cameras front and back, which meant I could do things I couldn't do before, like take photos and videos, Facetime, Skype and more.
I can't think of anything that I can do with the new iPad that I can't do on the iPad 2. Of course, I could shoot higher resolution photos and videos, but I have an iPhone in my pocket with a high resolution camera and with iCloud syncing everything ends up on the iPad anyway.
I like the new iPad and would recommend it to anyone that wants a tablet. However, I think I'll wait for the iPad 4 before upgrading. That should be a bigger step up in capabilities than from an iPad 2 to 3.
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