Don't be sorry, BlueMajo!

The iPad is--IMHO--simply the coolest, niftiest, neatest electronic thingie that I have ever held (oh! so lovingly) in my hands...
...and which they shall have to pry from my cold dead hands if it's to escape the crematory!

Seriously, I would give up every other "thing" I have before surrendering my iPad.

I'll probably have a 2nd iPad much sooner than I've ever upgraded such things before-- now that I can less afford it.

So yes, in trying to be objective: If Derrick doesn't have small touch pad or small screen problems, I still would recommend the iPod touch considering Donna's situation. Without knowing what job he's going to end up in, I think it's the best "blind" choice balancing function & cost.