Apple iPad will soon be available at Target. Here, an iPad is shown in a speciality case designed by Headcase and the Ohio Art Company. The iPad. With a revolutionary, 9.7 inch touch screen, and amazing new apps, it does things no tablet PC, netbook, or e-reader could. Starts at $499. With its revolutionary Multi-Touch screen, and its ability to run thousands of apps, iPad can do thousands of things a tablet PC or e-reader can't. But for game lovers Apple's iPad isn't a direct competitor to the Nintendo DS or the PSP, nor is it a replacement for laptop.