This is my first apple product and I see why the users are so much in awe of this. Once you get over bitter pill of the price, as a Nexus 7 user, there is definitely some noticeable difference in terms of the screen clarity and slightly better ease of use.
The initial setup I found was quite tedious but once that is done, Even my 18 month old nephew can use this without any need of user training. This is a best tab in terms of performance at this price of apple.