[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ashuras:
I had an iPad 3, Transformer Infinity, and Galaxy Note 10.1

I returned my Infinity and sold my iPad 3. I hate iOS and its Apple imposed limitations enough to be done with iOS. The resolution advantage the Infinity had wasn't impressive enough for me to ignore the quality control issues and the overall experience.

I was seriously hung up on resolution (of text more than anything) at first. Using iPad 3 and the Infinity, I was used to ultra-sharp text, but after parting with them, I came to realize that the text on the Note 10.1 was never bad to begin with. The resolution on the other pads just don't make up for the fact that the overall experience sucked.

On my Infinity, I had some files that I wanted to beam over to my GF's Galaxy Note 10.1 via Wifi Direct. It failed every single time.

A crapload of the games I already bought from the market wouldn't play on the Infinity.

Games that did run crashed occasionally on my Infinity.

Also, I do take my tablet to work in meetings for taking notes and I tried the capacitive stylus on the Infinity but it was akin to writing with a paint brush or crayon.

My Infinity initially had massive erroneous touch input registration UNTIL I applied an OTA update. That fixed most of the issue, but not entirely - I'd sometimes get a random touch input while trying to watch video and the menus would keep popping up.

The keyboard dock I thought I cared about on my Infinity made me realize that typing isn't really the thing to be doing anyway on a small tablet.It wasn't worth paying 130 bucks for something that isn't useful to me. The extra USB and card slot do nothing for me since it's not like I can use my security token in it, wacom tablet, or large drive dock... It was just a beautiful auxiliary battery for 130 bucks.

I returned the Infinity and tried a Note 10.1 despite my initial objection to it not having a 1080p panel and I found that I really did enjoy using it immensely. I enjoyed the fact that it was functionally superior to the Infinity for the things that mattered to me.

No random touch inputs at all.

S-pen allows me to write precisely and sketch quick diagrams in meetings.

Video playback is excellent and I felt no less satisfied watching it than on the Infinity - even outside on my deck furniture. I compared iPad 3, Infinity and the Note 10.1 and all looked similar in terms of usability outside on my deck.

Text is very good, just not fantastic like the higher res panels, but better than the iPad 2 I used to have. A system font change (same one I use on my Note 5.3) made it look and feel so much better in appearance.

The IR remote was another functional treasure. It works with most of my gear flawlessly and allowed me to ditch my remotes in my BR and some of them in my den. The only thing it didn't manage my Xbox 360.

Overall, I'm always in search of the latest in greatest and I view almost all of the new phones and tablets as 6 month lifespan devices before they are sold and upgraded to the latest. In this case, the Infinity probably wouldnt have the app compatibility updates done, touch panel issues refined, Wifi Direct fixed, and stability fixes before I was ready to move to Windows Surface Pro or similar slates for the full, uncompromising experience. I don't give a damn what the reviewers say - I'm convinced that the Galaxy Note 10.1 is the best tablet I can possibly have for the next 6 months and believe me, I've compared the hell out of it to the other tabs for the best overall experience.

Just my 2.

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Edited for clarity, 8-22-12.