epb said:
I know lots of people feel that way but personally I am always looking to lighten the load. I didn't buy an iPad to lug around an external drive, wireless keyboard, and other crap. If I were hauling all that, I'd just get an Air with the extra storage and keyboard built-in. Every external drive outside of the AirStash adds another 50% or so in weight - not for me.
Sure, I get that. For the same reason, some people prefer minis to the regular size iPad because it will fit in their pocket.
On a personal note, I'm one of those people who will go out and buy the extra gear, and then get something to haul it in. I have a laptop for which I bought a laptop backpack, cooling fan and a couple of external drives, as well as a usb mouse, since I hate the touch pad.
For that reason, it doesn't bother me to carry around a little more gear for my iPad since I'm used to hauling around a much bigger and bulkier affair.
To each his/ her own.