'Tis the season for rumors about Apple's next iPad, and it's only going to get worse as the expected release date draws closer.

The latest report from DigiTimes says Apple will launch the iPad 2 -- or whatever it's finally called -- in April, with mass production and shipping from factories in China to begin in February. Component makers reportedly expect Apple to sell up to 15 million next-generation iPads in 2011.

If you're thinking of getting an iPad or a tablet in general, now you've got to ask the obvious question: Is the iPad 2 worth waiting for? To answer that question, here's a bunch of other questions you should ask yourself first:

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