I'm not convinced it's not somewhere in between tool and toy. I have both the Ipad and Ipad Mini. AT&T offered me one for a really low price for my business cell phone account. I have one but I only seem to use it for Facebook and Instagram. If I brought it to use with a client instead of going paper-less (I'm not quite at that point yet) I'd probably favor the Ipad vs the Ipad mini. Love Apple products but not so sure how useful this is for me.