I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0 7 inch, it's wonderful, does everything an Ipad does, no Itunes unfortunately, but does have a Word-esque program and is pretty simple to use and has beautiful picture.

Apple products are good in the sense that a lot of the market is geared towards them, in terms of apps and shit. I don't not recommend the Ipad, but you should go try many tablets out and see what the fuck is up.