Thanks for the replies, guess I'll go with the ipad offer and use our back up Acer laptop for emailing etc. I will only be using the ipad for gaming and internet browsing really.
Fair enough. The one major downside with the iPad for internet browsing is that the iPad doesn't work with Flash content, so websites that use a lot of Flash will be terrible to use. Even simple functions on websites, like the zooming of product photos on the Argos website use Flash, but therefore that doesn't work on the iPad.
Flash is soon to be a thing of the past anyway, adobe have finally realised it's outdated pants

I don't print from my ipad anyway was just suggesting the printers available, i tend always print everything at work saves me buying paper lol