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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] samir_a:
See this review from some idiot on BGR's Indian site

http://www.bgr.in/manufacturers/samsung/review-samsung-galaxy-note-800-galaxy-note-10-1/

What he has said is utter rubbish and stems my believe that the only review you should believe is of the actual owners and not some idiot sites like this who have made every attempt to prove that the tab is a bad product. I have one I can challange him on every point he has raised
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] NEXUSBOY:
Yes

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dale_cooper:
Hey guys - good thread, had some questions....

So i don't know how I skipped over the galaxy note 10.1 being a product until a couple days ago but I'm beyond intrigued now. I was looking at the gnote 2 but woudl rather have a tab version, plus its more cost effective....

To give you some backgorund I had the original asus transformer with dock. It was a decent tablet but really - I never used it because I have a slim/ thin 13" toshiba tablet that was simply much more functional and easy to do multiple thigns at one time while I was sitting on the couch watching tv. With that said, I sold it and got a nexus 7 - which really is a great device for traveling and on the go. I like it alot, BUT again, I don't use it thaaaaaat much unless I'm traveling and even then I always have my laptop with me.

Now the one thing I REALLY wish I had is an s-pen or stylus; just looking at reviews and impressions of the note, the s pen functionality is so awesome and adds so much functionality to a tablet (its just a huge competitive advantage). I look at any "tablet" and want to write on it, plain and simple, they just look to me like something you shoudl be able to sketch and jot stuff down on. Using a stylus on the nexus 7 is absolute trash - it just doesn't work (bummer)

So with that said, I've thought about changing up my whole setup. To be quite honest, I'm on my laptop way too much at home, I wish it wasn't so functional and small - I'd like to get rid of it to free up my life LoL. I feel if I got rid of my laptop, I'd use a tablet alot, and I feel like the note 10.1 with spen and multitasking really takes tablets to the next level, nothign else offers the productivity it does... NOTHING.

Now if I got rid of my laptop, and got the note 10.1, I'd buy a used mac mini on craigslist and put it in my office so that I at least have a real computer (not to mention, I really want some sort of apple product for once).

Has anyone faced a similar dilemma or has thoughts? The other option would be, I just simply accept that tablets are not for me, and I sell my laptop and get a used macbook air.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
The difference between the Note and other tablets you can "write on" is that the Note has an inductive display with 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity, palm rejection, and a Wacom digitizer. For me, being able to copy text and visuals from a page in the browser in to S-Note running side-by-side in a multiview window is pretty productive. Same thing with marking up PDF's in a window and taking notes in Polaris in another. The only issue which I hope gets corrected when S-Note's available on W8 tablets is getting those notes on to my Windows desktop so I can manipulate them off the Note.

Inductive display on the left, standard capacitive display on the right.

Becuase of the sensitivity of the display you can all use drop downs in the browser which is a real time saver.

Android tablets really can't replace a laptop if you rely on Office heavily. The faux-Office products are OK for editing and light creation but they all choke on big complex documents. The e-mail client is fine as an Outlook replacement.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dale_cooper:
When I'm on my laptop I'm either browsing forums, reading news, researching stuff or downloading and watching tv shows/movie/streaming to my wd live hub. I never use excel or office products at home....

I completely agree that no tablet is a computer replacement (whether its a laptop or desktop) - thats why if I got the note, I'd sell my laptop and get a mac mini to sit in the office for when I actually need a computer (or wnat to download stuff and keep it in storage/stream it).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] troed:
I have the SGN now for 4 days and I can tell You: it´s the best tablet experience I ever had (iPad, Galaxy Tab 7)

Screen res is by far satisfactory, batt life unbeatable, and Spev perfectly working. With "Unified Control" it will replace my Wacom Bamboo-Digitizer.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] LazPL:
G Note + G Note 10.1?

Anybody here own both the Galaxy Note and got the G Note Tab 10.1? How do they work together? Does it make sense to get the 10.1 if I already have a 5.2 G Note?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] jaydubbbbs:
I'm a first time tablet buyer. Been holding out for something not related to fruit. Despite reading reviews about cheap feeling and low screen resolution, I was convinced by Samsung's track record, hey they do build the screens for apple we all know. First impressions, quick and responsive, beend playing with it non stop with no lags, bumps, or hiccups. The s pen is great sand the Photoshop feature is invaluable for photo touch up. Yes the resolution isn't, what's the marketing jargon, retina display, but I'll take better battery life IMHO, and the display is gorgeous for my eyes. Multitasking has been awesome. Can't wait to see the much more that this puppy is capable of. Oh and GPS with glonass is wicked accurate. Overall, extremely pleased, take the reviews with a grain of salt, try it yourself, and yes a stylus is VERY useful.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] RaabDroid:
I'm not a professional user, but compare to other tablets this is what tablets supposed to be.

I think it's all about pin
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] DUBVGALAXY:
Hell yes
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
2 things.

It's fast. It has the s-pen.

** In additional since this is Samsung's new flagship product, you can bet developers will be cranking out some serious s-pen apps. I also feel confident we won't have to wait forever for Jellybean. Although remember, JB is just a .1 upgrade so it's not like your tablet will time travel or levitate. Just slightly more polished than ICS. I hear Pot Brownie is going to be the next major upgrade. Towelie told me.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] :
@OP: Why don't you attach a poll? Don't make it like Like/Hate poll. Give options like rating out of 10. Maybe like <5 / 6-7 / 7-8 / 8-9 / >9

We will then get more idea on the user satisfaction.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
Yeah, good idea, will add. :)

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] spartan1132:
One of the most frustrating things to me is that most of these reviewers simply give the device a pass because of the screen. There is no way anyone is going to notice the lower resolution while watching a movie. If the content you're viewing is done in the correct resolution there is no way it is going to look pixelated. Also the lower resolution helps performance. If your'e holding the device within it's normal range of use and not inches from your face there is no way you'r going to notice the pixels. People need to realize that specifications are not everything. The new iPad does not impress me. I would buy the iPad 2 over it, cheaper, better battery life, faster charging times and lighter. I had them side by side at the apple store when I was buying an iPad for my girlfriend and didn't notice much of a difference, except if I remember the colors were a little better on the new iPad.

As for the note 10.1 I received it Friday and have been using it a lot. I've been transferring hard copy notes into digital. As a writer and artist this is the perfect tool for working on the move. I have a script that a friend and I have been working on and I've been using the Note 10.1 to take all my notes and read the script as a PDF. It is faster working on the Note 10.1 than using a hard copy of notes and the script as you can search and edit it much easier.

The S Pen is extremely accurate, damn near perfect. I can write incredibly small and it is still accurate. I have a wacom intous 4 at home and this is a great addition to my tools as an artist. I haven't done much sketching on it yet but I plan to soon. It's not replacing my intous 4, but it will be great to have the option to start something when I'm away from home and comeback and finish it on my intuos.

The down sides are touch wiz I'm not a fan. There are some cool additions but overall I'd prefer stock.

I'm hoping to post some notes and sketches in the coming days so potential buyers can see the accuracy of the s pen.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] freedomispopular:
Just got mine in the mail today. Like everyone else around here, I love it, it works as I expected, and it's nothing like the "professional" reviewers make it it to be. This is pretty much the first tablet I've owned (I owned a ViewSonicgTablet quite a while ago but sold it after 3 weeks as it was useless to me), so I don't really have much to compare the screen to. I'm used to using my Note for every thing, so the lower ppi will take some getting used to, but I think the increased performance/battery life from using the lower resolution is worth it. It's almost Jelly Bean like in smoothness; we may not notice a huge performance improvement when JB does come later this year as it's already so smooth. The only thing that I've found kind of disappointing so far is that the pen tip is a little loose so it kinda makes like a light clicking noise a you use it. It may not be as noticeable to some, but it's very noticeable to me coming from the Note which didn't her this issue with the pen.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Alabama978:
Your post fills me full of expectation for the tablet, but I hope you can tell a little more about the note taking facilities. I have seen lots of videos and comments about the note taking ablities, but I have not yet found anyone who can confirm that you can take a whole page full of hand written notes and turn them into a page of typed text. I'm talking about taking extensive minutes at a meeting (at least half an A4 page at a time).

Is it possible? I intend to try this when I fins a shop here in UK that has one to play with.

For me if that works then I want one :)

Looking forward to more posts from you, especially when you get to do some sketching.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
Check this out...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
Don't leave out Engadget. ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Michael Gaines:
I'm sure this thing has USB OTG but I figured I'd ask if it does anyway. I just bought the Nexus 7 and I'm loving it thus far. With it being a Nexus device it was very easy to root, but the best feature so far was finally being able to connect my 750gb external hard drive to something other than my laptop. I got 250 720p Blu Ray rips on there and I have access to watch them all now! :D I was thinking about getting a Galaxy Note 10.1 and giving my lady the Nexus 7 but the price point and usability are good enough to make me wanna get another one. If I can connect my hard drive to the Galaxy Note 10.1 and not have to format it to FAT32 my decision would be much harder to make.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
Poll added, please rate your experience, it would help others to decide, thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] pachi72:
I had the issues infinity pad and I returned it because the performance was horrible. It was un stable all time and sometimes the tablet will freeze. The screen is awesome but the Tegra 3 was not capable of handling all those pixels and HD resolution.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
Mine just arrived. After it charges I will contribute to the poll. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] bullinthechinashop:
If you put music/videos on the micro SD card will third part apps like player pro ,poweramp ,& neurton be able to see them?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] donec:
I do not understand your comment. Are you saying the reviews on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 are not impresive?

Your signature says there is a thanks button but I don't see it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
Yes. Android devices do a media scan when their restarted, after being disconnected from USB, or a removable card is inserted or removed. Apps don't differentiate where media is physically stored.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] EmerikL:
I've had this for a couple days now, and it is everything I wanted in a tablet. The pen makes for easy note taking, and that is huge. Especially at a meeting. When I am out in the field, I can pull up the plans and look at them, and if need be make notes on the pdf itself and send those back to the office for someone to make changes. No it won't make pages and pages of hand written notes into text, sorry I just don't see that happening any time soon. The hand writing recognition software still has stuff that needs to be improved upon. But I didn't get the Note for that feature. I use this a business tool on the go and the fact that it can be a mobile entertainment center is just a bonus.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] :
I believe this is the first Android tablet which will appeal to student/business/professional demographic. Once they iron out the small niggles, it can have a big presence in the market through aggressive campaign and word-of-mouth. Samsung has the muscle to really push a product if they want.

Off-topic: I suspect P10 tablet leaked in court documents (WQXGA 11.8-inch) might be positioned as a Note (Pro) version. It's clear that Samsung believes just offering run-of-the-mill touchscreen tablets is not good enough to challenge iPad.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
Dam$, now I have another one to get. ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mi7chy:
GN 10.1 is a multitasking beast! Simultaneously downloading Real Racing 2 (1GB+) via Google Play, playing mp3 with ES File Explorer and playing Dead Trigger in Ultra High graphics detail at full speed without skipping a beat. Even faster than my Nexus 7 and without that short pause at the beginning of every level in Dead Trigger. Out of curiosity my poor Galaxy S single-core Hummingbird sometimes stutter on the MP3, keeps killing the download due to limited memory and Dead Trigger only runs in low graphics mode and is still a little laggy but I still love my first my first Android phone especially now with CM9.

I'm happy to own both the Nexus 7 and GN 10.1 but my recommendation to anyone not owning either is to pay the extra $250-300 and go straight for the GN 10.1. The Exynos 4-core is better than the Tegra3 4-core in that there's no overhead and complexity with switching tasks between single low power core and the 4-core.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
Guys, wats the retail price in US?

In Singapore m getting the 16gb 3g version @ sgd 1200 !!!!

I thinks thats too much..
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] brocken_5110:
3G version not yet available natively in USA.

Wi-Fi 16GB White/Grey are 499.99USD at Amazon.com

Wi-Fi 32GB Grey is 549.99USD at Amazon.com

At 1.25SGD = 1.00USD, that's quite a price difference.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ParrotSquawk:
didn't buy mine but I would..

However, I have the non GSM version, the original tab 2 10.1

I tether to my phone when I need remote internet capability.

FWIW....
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
So if wifi, 16gb in US costs 499...in Singapore they should launch it at SGD 650 !!!

Where as reports says it will start from SGD 780 !!!

Thats tooooo much..

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] htainlin:
Thanks guys. You save my day! I really want this note 10.1 and almost all review sites are giving pretty much bad reviews especially Android police.

I will definitely go for this. I am getting bored with my new iPad.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] NickA_55:
Yeah, that review is a joke. He even recommends buying an iPad. I've got nothing against the iPad, I own one, but for an Android site to recommend one is ridiculous. Does he really want his readers to leave that site because they went the Apple route? Apparently he doesn't care about hit counts. Or maybe he does and that's why he wrote a review like that; to get attention.

AndroidCentral has a similar review, as do the other popular blogs. What's funny is not one agrees with them. People who own the device have no complaints.

I'm not sure where all the hate is coming from. Part of it is the fact that the Nexus 7 comes out at 199.00, and according to some everything else is junk. The Note 10.1 and the N7 are two totally different devices used for totally different purposes.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
Like the device, only two drawbacks..

1. Back cover too plasticy.

2. Too pricy in Singapore, SGD 998 for 16gb, 3g version !!

sent from the BEaST Galaxy S3
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
1. Back cover too polycarbonate. ;)

And, I humbly disagree.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
haha, I know its polycarbonate but I cant explain it to everyone who will notice my GNote 10.1 !!!

helloooo its not plasticy its polycarbonaty :P

Anyways my point is Samsung should think again about the pricing, SGD 998 is too much for me and I think for most of the people..
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] aartvv:
I've owned a htc flyer and all the other samsung tablets and played around with all the ipads.The note 10.1 is the best!

Verstuurd van mijn GT-N8000 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Guys just remember one thing. The reviewers HATED the Galaxy Note. HATED it. Said with great confidence that it would be a failure. Too big, too plasticy and no one wanted a pen. Only problem was that Samsung sold so many Notes that they created the Note 10.1.

One gripe at the "anti-pen"crowd who talk about how using a stylus is so 10 years ago. Can they please tell me what is so cool and modern about a business executive FINGER PAINTING notes in a meeting on his iPad? I mean you look like a damned idiot. How about an artist? Would they really prefer using their greasy chubby fingertips than a clean fine point stylus?

Im sorry but that is just stupid masquerading as smart.

---------- Post added at 04:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:57 AM ----------

Yes I too owned a Flyer. I now own a Note 10.1 and my GF has my Flyer. 'Nuff said.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] nnick:
I have the original Note and now the N8000 as well... the 10.1 is indeed super slow. Writing an email on the email client (not gmail) is a nightmare. The keyboard laggs a lot and performance is horrible. Even switching through homescreens is laggy and slow compared to the N7000... eagerly waiting for an official update.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] HasC:
Do you have power saving on? I also own the original phone version of the note and the 10.1 is fat superior with regards to speed and general performance of all apps including the native email app supplied.

Not experiencing any of the symptoms that you have described and switching through homescreens is the fastest and smoothest I have seen on any Android tablet to date.

Either you have a faulty unit or possibly incorrect settings somewhere.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] nnick:
Somehow I doubt it... I know my way around Android.... And I doubt the performance issues are due to a faulty unit. Maybe because of fhe email and calendar widgets? Point is: I am a tad bit disappointed tbh....
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] akxak:
My unit is really fast and I do not use the stock email, instead I use K-9 mail. I do not experience these kind of lags when typing.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Magnesus:
Coming from Transformer TF101 - it's like night and day in regards to speed and build quality. Note 10.1 is perfect for me. I even like Touchwiz. Pressure sensitive pen should be in all tablets.

The bad reviews may be Samsung fault though - maybe the review unites are faulty (earlier iteration of the Note or sth).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] nnick:
K9 isn't integrated with the calendar and, if I remember correctly, doesn't support ActiveSync.

Later edit: writing an email on this thing is a total nightmare. I took some notes in the SNote pen with copy paste from a browser and then I decided to put the gathered points in an email. I then wanted to copy from SNote and paste individual bullet points in the email. Impossible. Selecting the desired text didn't work, let alone copying it. Anyway, I worked around it by copying it from the browser and then wanted to add annotations. Again not possible. The new message window chopped off the first 5 or 6 characters from each row. Sorry guys, we're stuck with an unfinished product. The N7000 is light years away from this crappy slate.. Can't wait for windows 8. I now regret the purchase.

P. S. I miss the ipad's multi touch keyboard. This one from Samsung sucks big time.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wingzero2085:
Agreed on all counts except liking Touchwiz. I'm still not a huge fan of it, but it is tolerable on the Note 10.1 thanks in large part to the power it has behind it. I hate the home screen folders, though -- I prefer to be able to drag and drop apps on top of each other to make folders, rather than having to make the folder first.

I quite like the Note 10.1 ... it's a welcome, fast, and stable change for me having come from a buggy-as-heck TF101.

PS -- To the poster above me, you do realize you can change your keyboard, right? You aren't stuck with Sammy's keyboard if you don't like it. I haven't tried any of the rest of what you mention, so I can't say anything there. If you dislike the device so much, why not return it?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] fella1:
No need to regret the purchase...just return it. No point in keeping a device this expensive if you aren't happy with it
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] nnick:
Can't. Lost the box in an unfortunate turn of events....
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
So wait. You despise a device that pretty much everyone in here is in love with, you claim it sucks, but somehow in the few days you have owned it you managed to lose the box of a $500 item you don't even like? I don't think you even own a Note 10.1 and if you do, your judgement should not be trusted.

Maybe its just me but if i was using an expensive piece of tech i wasnt sure i liked i would make extra sure the box was safe and in pristine condition.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] nnick:
If it counts, I didn't loose the box, I had to run to handle something work related immediately after I bought it and asked someone yo hold on to the box for me cause I didn't have anywhere to put it. The tab fitted in my bag, the box didn't. And I do have 2 Notes, tab + phone :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Comparing this to the upcoming Surface Pro, you will be paying about twice as much if you want the same quality of pen input. The Surface RT will offer pen support but no palm rejection and pen will not be highly accurate. The RT just wont have the horsepower to effectively run their pen apparently.

So if you want a pen and this is your pricepoint stick with thr SGN10.1. If you have an extra $400 laying around get the Surface Pro. That is if you dont mind waiting for MS to finally release it.