You remember my thread on this, Martin...we went through all sorts and finally I decided on the new iPad mini...and I'm glad I did, it is brilliant, even with my swollen arthritic fingers the touch pad works superbly.
Plenty of memory, it seems, video playback spot on, it's terrific for reading in bed, and it does everything I wanted it to.
And at under £300 from Currys, delivered in under 24 hours to my door, I recommend you look seriously at one.