I've been happy with my iPad. My number one use is for music. I use iTunes on a Windows computer and that's worked out fine for syncing music to the iPad. I've used a Bluetooth speaker in the past with this iPad, and currently use a Sonos speaker system with the iPad. Both have worked fine for listening to music. I also use a music practice program on the iPad. I use the iPad to watch YouTube videos as well.

There are apps that you can use to listen to podcasts and even a USB app that will work with some but not all programs to transfer files back and forth to a computer. Recently, on Amazon, I came across a new product - a wireless flash drive to use with Apple devices without USB ports. This could be used as an external hard drive for storage or to transfer files between the iPad and other devices. I don't know how well this works though.

Example of a wireless flash drive for iPad use