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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
The Note has Wi-Fi channel bonding.

"802.11n uses channel bonding to increase its throughput. With this technique, your 802.11n device uses two separate non-overlapping channels at the same time to transmit data. Thus, you end up sending and receiving multiple data streams at the same time. Your 802.11n AP probably calls this using 'double-wide' channels. A 'double wide' takes up 40MHz of radio space instead of the usual 20MHz."

I was getting in the low-twenties on my old G-Tab. Now the Note's faster than my desktop that's hardwired to a 1000GB port on the router. Go figure. ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Wow that's some impressive download speeds. How do you have your router setup? I think with Time Warner Cable here I'm only getting about 22mbps pumped into he house anyway.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
I live in Hooterville so at any given time traffic's pretty low. Also, Comcast's network here was through an acquisition (all of the Pacific NW was) and performs better for some reason than what I experience when visiting friends on Comcast in other parts of the country. I have a NetGear N900 which is a beast of a router which helps also. My home-office where I ran the tests is also about 5 feet from the router which certainly doesn't hurt either. I can still pull high 20's three (concrete) floors away which is impressive. Probably one of the biggest advantages of the Note for people living in urban areas is 5GHz support. When you're fighting for a non-cluttered channel in an apartment building or condo that can make all the difference in the world. Speaking of channels, you might want to download Wi-Fi Analyzer (free) from Play. It'll recommend which channel is least used in your area and just changing the channel in your router can result in a big speed improvment.

P.S. - Fix your avatar, it's driving my crazy. ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] jayjay90:
Network throughput speed is NOT your ISP speed

I've seen reviews in Amazon where people rate a wireless router's speed by going to bandwidth.com or something similar but WIFI speed is NOT correctly tested doing this. That's your internet speed. A true wifi speed is transferring files on the same network so say copying files from a machine on the LAN - wired. That way the only and true bottleneck is the wifi connection.

I've been using CheetahSync to sync up a folder on my NAS with my Note 10.1 (white 16GB) and I regularly get about 9gbps but I also have three wireless IP cameras connected to the same router using G. I need to get another wifi station just for these cameras so they leave the rest of my stuff alone.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] registerxx66:
Multi Screen for Polaris.

Can I open two document (word, or word and excel) side by side with Polaris? I need this feature, I often compare two document in my work.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
o

Before I bought this tab I made a point of holding all the metal tray tabs out there, my friend's iPad, too. Much prefer the warmer to touch, more robust build of my GN. ;)

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Yeah, I had figured on a scratched back and screen, with corner dings. Considering what it landed on and how it fell, it's pretty impressive. Your tale, too. ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ascariss:
I have metal on my 7.7 and plastic where the antennas are so I have no issues with wifi, same for my vaio, the lid is magnesium but plastic where the wifi antenna is.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Tubgirl:
Have you noticed that the screen is actually 3,49% smaller than the iPad 3? (not that it matters, I'll be getting a Note anyways)

http://www.displaywars.com/10,1-inch-16x9-vs-9,7-inch-4x3

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mi7chy:
But 16x9 is superior to the obsolete 4x3 format.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
Nothing about the iPad ever figured into my decision to buy. Just sayin', that's all.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
guys,

One question, I just played with note 10.1 in stores, how to use multi screens??

Is there any specific app to do so or I can do anything in two screens??

Like watching youtube video and editing a doc???
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Magnesus:
It's not only you. I also prefer plastic to metal.

Note is 16:10 which is a good compromise between 4:3 and 16:9 (HD). Wider screen at the same inch is always a little smaller. 4:3 is great for PDFs and browsing photos though.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mafia187:
Worth it or not the note 10.1 will be my first tablet, its not in stores here in Australia yet went looking for it today. I'm liking the specs hope it looks ok in person. :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
I have now owned my SGN10.1 for almost a week. I use it CONSTANTLY. The #1 thing I noticed with prior tablets was that they were a toy, a luxury, a convenient redundancy to my laptop. The SGN10.1 is a brand new type of stand alone device that does things LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE CAN DO.

The Surface Pro with pen support will be the first real competition but that will be HEAVY and EXPENSIVE. So, for the near future, the SGN10.1 will be the ONLY CHOICE in the pen input productivity space. There is nothing else.

If you want light, fast with pen support and a very good but not amazing screen the SGN10.1 is for you and will be for quite a while.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] twospirits:
You know folks, not for nothing, but with all the reviews out there (8 out of 10) giving the Note 10.1 a bad rating and such you would think that there will be so many on the selves.

NOPE

I went yesterday to get one and before I went I check the online availability. It showed that they had them. but out of the three Best buys near me none had them when I went. There was one other store but it was further away and I couldn't go and come back in time (did it on lunch), but seriously, if its any indication, this device might beat alot of reviewers expectations in sells much like the smaller 5.5" one.

So today i'll try that other best buy.

TS
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
All the geek talking heads hated the Note too. Bottom line the nerds in the ivory towers have no idea what the end user actually wants. All they care about is moar pixels! They fail to note all of the performance problems a an HD tablet like the Infinity has.

They say "Oh for the same price you can get the Infinity with an HD screen! Yeah the Note 10.1 has this silly pen thingy but nobody will really use that!"

Well I am a real person and a business man and i use and love that silly pen every day. Beats fingerpainting.

** If I want an HD screen with a pen I can buy one from MS in October for $100.

P.S. You want to known what really sells the SGN10.1? 4.5 To 5 star ratings across the board on BestBuy. Same on AMZN. Blogs like xda.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] cavsoldier19d:
Ive read a few of those bad reviews and they are absolutely rediculous. I came over from an asus tranformer 101 and 300 and im absolutlely loving the note. My only complaint is no hdmi out port and accessories are slow to be released. The note perfiorms really well on every task ive thrown at it so far and it does everything i need it to and more. Ive come to the conclusion that there are just some people who cant ever be pleased and happy with what they have. And for the reviewers writing those reviews, you can just tell thatt there is a hidden agenda behind their review...like trying to convince ppl not to buy the note because of their bias towards another product , which is bad journalism which makes for a bad and biased review..Its as though they are exploiting those who do their research about a product they are considering buying in on order to coax people to buy the product that they are biased to. Im glad to see that some others are calling the BS flag on these so called reviews.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mmilestone:
That's what I've been saying. It's easier to find a TF700 in-stock (despite Asus's well-known supply issues) than to find a Galaxy Note 10.1. It is selling better than perceived.

Like mitchelvii said, buyers don't go looking for review blogs from paid hacks, they'll go to the user reviews from the online stores. And the user reviews are totally different from what the hacks are saying.

:cool:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
And why do we even care if the SGN10.1 sells well as long as we like it? Well, it matters. First of all we like confirmation that we didn't make a stupid purchase. Secondly, if the device is a big seller we get lots of Devs working on our roms and Samsung pushing out goodies like Jelly Bean.

The last thing you want to for your device to get EOL'd by the manufacturer and say goodbye to OTA's.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mmilestone:
BINGO!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
Please Answer This One ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mmilestone:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+use+multiscreen+on+note+10.1

<sigh>
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] HasC:
That was cool!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mmilestone:
LOL! :D
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] xperiax10.awesome:
That was cool ;)

from xperia PLAY
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Vincent9756:
This is true. This was my first tablet and I know nothing about Android. On day one, this seemed like a difficult choice to make.

I first looked at the reviews on amazon, then at walmart. I could not find anything that was negative based on customer's actual experiences. The owners love them. I compared that to the Asus and Acer tabs (on amazon). Lots of negative comments from non-techies. Quite a number of dissatisfied customers; many returns; many replacements. Some positive comments also. Not nearly as many as the Note.

Then, I came here and read the actual experiences. Same problems mentioned here as with the amazon/walmart crowd. More technical details here as to why.

I then checked some review sites. It's like most of the reviewers (except Lisa Gade from mobiletechreview) were talking about an entirely different tab. I believed the owners. Lisa's review mirrored actual customer's experiences.

All the tabs with 1920x1200 res. have one or more serious build quality problems or simply don't perform well. I'll wait for FHD until the OEMs get it right. Maybe the one that's coming by Huawei (Mediapad) will work because it doesn't have a Tegra 3. I started out thinking Tegra 3 was a good thing (based on Reviewers comments), maybe it's not? Right now, I don't want one.

Very, very, very glad I got the Note. People say "It just works, right out of the box.". Mine did too. Great build quality. Seems fast (no lags, no crashes). Love the display (no light bleed), the pen, excellent wi-fi, etc. I also like the "plastic". It feels very comfortable. It's easier for me to hold compared to the iPad 1 & 2. When I hold the iPads, I feel like I'm going to drop them (more slippery? maybe because I have big hands?). The Note also feels lighter to me (I don't know why; it's probably not, but some of my friends said that too).

I would buy the Note again and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

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Before I found the Note, I was starting to think that no one could make a tablet that actually works (except Apple and I don't want a closed system or a 4:3 display for watching movies). I thought I had to wait, or spend more money and get either a lenovo thinkpad (X203T) or fujitsu convertible (T902) because a wanted a touchscreen, possibly a pen (have big fingers, hate small keyboards).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
Here's a Dropbox link to the PDF manual for the 8013.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73155531/GT-N8013_English_User_Manual_LGB_F3.pdf

Here's a link to a user guide on the Samsung website that provides more detail on some of the features.

http://www.samsung.com/us/article/the-galaxy-note-10-1-wi-fi-starter-guide
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
I don't think of the back as cheap plastic. I think of it as a big soft finger pillow.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] HasC:
There's also a dedicated guide on Google play that is very informative:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.co.samsung.galaxy.note10_1
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] twospirits:
^ THIS

You forgot one thing to add, with more devices being sold, most likely more accessories will be made for it by 3rd party vendors.

And with that said....

I GOT IT

Had to go all the way to Brooklyn through endless miles of stuck traffic to then have to wait for a Best Buy rep to finally locate a white one. Overall 2 1/2 hours in a 1 hour lunch. needless to say Boss was not happy. lol But yeah I got it and its oh so so sweet.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
Anandtech, GSMArena, and Swedroid are the only ones that actually do "real" standardized testing. GSMArena's review is 10 pages long. They test things like Wi-Fi throughput, brightness output of the display at various settings, sound levels, in addition to comprehensive benchmarking against other devices. Most of the sites that panned the Note did so based on a few hours of playing with it, not unlike what some of you have done in Best Buy. Their reviews are opinion and highly subjective. I'd even bet some of the later reviews just parroted the early ones to get them done faster.

GSMArena's review is up. I think it accurately reflects the Note's performance. I also think that if any of the reviewers actually used it as a daily driver to accomplish some of the tasks you can't accomplish on other tablets (iOS or Android) their appreciation of it would grow over time. I'm looking forward to Anand and Swedroid's full reviews and I’d bet they reach similar conclusions to GSMArena.

"

Final words

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is perhaps the most powerful of slates. It has RAM that no tablet can match and multi-tasking capabilities better than anything we've seen so far. Heavy browsing and memory-intensive apps, which are key to the tablet experience, are handled with unprecedented ease. Then comes the special pressure-sensitive stylus and an array of well-designed software to put it to good use. Photoshop Touch and Adobe Ideas in the Galaxy Note's bundle add an extra dimension to an already impressive device. In short, the Galaxy Note 10.1 handles all typical tablet workload with ease and throws in a little extra. The thing is that all premium tablets have a few aces up their sleeve and it's really down to how important the pen functionality and that multitasking prowess are to you. Because if you can live without the 2 gigs of RAM and the Samsung software tricks, you can have any of the following devices without paying extra. (iPad3, Acer A700, TF700)" ​

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_10_1-review-798.php
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
:D Congrats, TS!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] twospirits:
Wow, what a review. Nice find.

Thanks, been playing with it since I got it (except when boss is around) and man, I was getting more impressed by the minute.

TS
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Vincent9756:
This is a very helpful review. Their comments concur with my actual experience too.

I didn't know about the poor video recording though. For me, you could even leave out the rear camera altogether; I have a camera. I'm probably not gonna make videos.

I'd also like it if the charging port could double as a standard USB port (without an adapter).

Of course I'd accept more resolution if the overall performance experience wouldn't suffer. No way do I think/feel I actually need more than 1280x800. This tab looks great and is very easily readable even when a web page has very small fonts -- it still looks very clear to me.

For me, these are the least amount of compromises I've ever had to make. Easy choice! :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] stuartv:
Where have you seen pricing info for the Surface Pro? I have not seen even a suggestion of a price from any official source.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Man am I spoiled...

Stopped into HHGregg today and looked at a Galaxy Nexus 7. Two words:

Postage Stamp

Compared to this 10.1 inch screen that sucker is tiny. It looks like a $200 device.

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Very strong guesses from people who know such things. It basically has the components of an ultrabook. Cant imagine it selling for less.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] EmerikL:
They could sell it for less, just to get their foot in the door. It would be at a loss though, just like with Xbox. The problem there is that they dont have any surface games they can markup 100% to make up for it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] stuartv:
You are going around posting (a LOT) that it is going to cost $900 and weigh 2 pounds, when you're basing that on secondhand guesses?! Gee thanks for all the "help". :rolleyes:

Also, to address another of your "issues", the reason MS doesn't recommend using a pen with the RT is because the RT does not have a digitizer, like the Pro (and the Galaxy Note 10.1) does. Not because a tablet that is the size, weight, CPU, and resolution of the RT couldn't have one and have it be just as effective and smooth as the GN 10.1.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
Here's what Lenovo's said. They should know.

Lenovo’s Says RT Tablets Up to $300 Cheaper Than Win 8

By Ian King - Aug 16, 2012 1:35 PM PT

Lenovo Group Ltd. (992), the world’s second-biggest maker of personal computers, said new devices based on Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Windows RT software will cost $200 to $300 less than competing products using Windows 8 software.

Microsoft plans to release two versions of its new operating system this October to bring a new touch-screen interface to computers and tablets that will better help it compete against Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPad. Windows 8 works on chips made by Intel Corp. (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) while Windows RT works on ARM Holdings Plc (ARM) technology-based chips, a standard that dominates in mobile phones.

“RT will play in consumer and retail at very aggressive price points,” said David Schmoock, head of Lenovo’s North America operations. “It will do well but it’s going to be more of a consumer price point play to begin with,” he said, in an interview today.

Windows 8 has more compatibility with other Windows software, making it more attractive to corporations, while Windows RT will “be a very good consumer box,” Schmoock said. Windows 8 tablets will cost $600 to $700, he said.

Separately, the Intel Corp.-led push to make notebooks more attractive to consumers with thinner and lighter devices it’s branding Ultrabooks, may struggle to meet the chipmaker’s goals this year, according to Schmoock. Intel has said the devices are on course to account for 40 percent of consumer-notebook PCs by the end of this year. Schmoock estimates that they are more likely to grab a 20 percent to 25 percent market share.

Intel’s Ultrabook

Success of the initiative will depend on how quickly computer makers can bring down the price of the products, he said.

“It’s going to require a very strong first couple of weeks of launch of Win 8,” said Schmoock. “They’ll be a lot bigger than they are now. I don’t know if it will get all the way up to 40 percent.”

Intel “always sets aggressive” targets, Kari Aakre, a spokeswoman for the Santa Clara, California-based company, said. “We’re not backing off our goals,” she said in a telephone interview.

“We think Ultrabook is the best solution for what consumers want.”

Lenovo reported a 30 percent increase in profit in the three months ended June 30, as sales increased faster than the overall personal-computer market and came closer to taking Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ)’s No. 1 spot.

Lenovo, which has headquarters in Beijing and Morrisville, North Carolina, gained 6.3 percent to HK$6.60 in Hong Kong trading, the highest since June 22. The stock has risen 27 percent this year, surpassing the 8.3 percent gain for the city’s Hang Seng Index.

Lenovo’s market share rose two percentage points to 14.7 percent in the quarter, almost matching Hewlett-Packard’s 14.9 percent, Stamford, Connecticut-based Gartner Inc. said July 11.

To contact Bloomberg News staff for this story: Ian King in San Francisco at ianking@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Tom Giles at tgiles5@bloomberg.net
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] jedah:
I just got this tablet, and in my limited time to play with it, it's awesome. I've used a dual core Exynos S2 before switching to a Skyrocket, so I already knew this quad core version would scream, and it does. It hasn't stuttered or lagged once. Pen responsiveness is accurate and palm rejection works very well. If you guys tried the original ATT Note and dismissed this because you thought it'd also be too slow, I urge you to give this a try.

The reviews are biased and very limited. Most of the reviewers admitted they would not know how to make use of the S-Pen, so they are clearly not the target buyer. So, they dismiss the tablet's main selling point. It's like reviewing a Mustang Shelby, dismissing the engine, and saying you should get a Yaris for gas mileage and comfort. For people who've been wanting to write/draw on their screen, the Wacom digitizer is a BIG f'ing deal. This is my first tablet because it's the first one that actually offers something my laptop and phone don't.

What are the other options?

Ipad? I saw a couple pressure sensitive styli. But, you'd have to hope your apps have support for the specific stylus you bought. One of them costs $100 and relies on a bluetooth connection. So, $500 for iPad 3 + $100 and you won't necessarily have palm rejection and may have to put up w/ bluetooth occasionally spazzing and breaking your lines. Expensive and not ideal. They will probably get it right one day.. but how long do you wanna wait?

Windows 7 tablet? Best one seems to be the Samsung Slate 7. Easily over $1K. After you put away your pen to relax, you have to put up w/ a non-touch optimized OS. Also, doesn't it only have 256 levels of pressure?

Windows 8/Surface? Again, expensive. Easy to approach $1k. Also, when are the rest of the Win8 tablets coming out? How long do you wanna wait?

Cintiq? Yinova? Even if you didn't spend $2K for the Cintiq, these are still things you have to carry around on top of your laptop and connect through USB. My laptop's battery life is okay.. but nothing compared to a modern tablet. Connecting through USB only depletes the battery faster.

I know the resolution is a sticking point to some. I also heard it's b/c of the Wacom digitizer the display is low. I'm actually fine with it, and if that is the price for the tablet's no. 1 feature, I'm at peace w/ that. Is it perfect? No. But life is sometimes too short to wait for perfect.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
Hard not to be impressed given where we've come from. ;)

May have found the answer to the upgrade issue with ICS, too. Posted in my thread.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] madsquabbles:
when i get my windows tablet i'll definitely be paying more. i'd love to have a "full" traditional OS on a quality tablet. but seeing that i don't really like win8 i may have to wait until some flavor of linux gets ported.