As we near the date when Apple’s iPad will become available in retail stores, we want to know everything possible about the device to be experts at it. CNET has compiled a list of questions and answers to help us do just that.

We’ve complied the questions they have answered below. Head over to CNET to find answers to these questions.

• First things first: How big is it?
• What hardware features does the iPad offer?
• What’s the deal with the wireless plan?
• If I already have apps for my iPhone or iPod Touch, can I use them on the iPad?
• I’ve heard the iPad is basically just an oversize iPod Touch. Is that true?
• What else might I need to use the iPad?
• What’s missing from the iPad that I might find in a competing product?
• When and where can I buy it, and how much is this going to set me back?