Which tablet I should buy for college?

[Ryou-kun]

Right now, I am on the verge on buying a tablet for college. I cannot wait for the new tablets on Fall 2014 or Holiday seasons because I doubt there will be anything "new", but I might be wrong. Either way, I am not going to give up roughly majority of my notes on paper. I mean there isn't anything wrong with it, but I like to keep my notes light and organize on a tablet/online storage. 

Anyway, I will be using the tablet for note taking purpose with a stylus/pen or keyboard, surfing on the internet, checking emails, watching YouTube videos/watch live stream, etc.

I only manage to come up with two tablets that might work, but I am not sure: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition 32GB or Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 32GB.

Also I will probably buy the tablet at bhphotovideo.com because they don't charge tax nor shipping, so I am pretty paying just the product's price.

 

Any opinions or ideas?

[TheKDub]

I currently own a Dell Venue 8 Pro and it is an amazing little tablet, though if the 8" screen is too small there is a dell venue 11 pro which features an 11" screen. (Both have full windows 8.1)

[legend8887]

Shield Tablet!

[Ryou-kun]

I currently own a Dell Venue 8 Pro and it is an amazing little tablet, though if the 8" screen is too small there is a dell venue 11 pro which features an 11" screen. (Both have full windows 8.1)

I would consider it, but I think the Synpatic Touch isn't that good compare to the S-Pen.

Also I don't feel comfortable using a window product with either 2GB or 4GB RAM. I prefer a minimum of 6GB, but I think it is going to be out of my budget.

[ShadowCaptain]

If it was ME

 

Surface t100, surface RT/Pro because having full MS Office is really really useful

 

(or iPad as I really like them)

 

The note and note pro are ok, the stylus is pretty need I just hate their construction and Samsung OS

 

But that is just me

[toughtrasher]

If I were you I'd get the Note PRO. My friend has it & he likes it

[Ryou-kun]

If I were you I'd get the Note PRO. My friend has it & he likes it

Is it awkward to carrying a 12" tablet to class?

[Ryou-kun]

If it was ME

 

Surface t100, surface RT/Pro because having full MS Office is really really useful

 

(or iPad as I really like them)

 

The note and note pro are ok, the stylus is pretty need I just hate their construction and Samsung OS

 

But that is just me

That is true. Having a full MS Office is really useful after all I paid $70/$80 bucks for the Office 365 University.

However, like I said about W8 products, I need at least 4GB RAM. Which it is going to cost at least a grand.

 

Also I heard that Microsoft will finally make a tablet Microsoft Office App on Android.

[ShadowCaptain]

That is true. Having a full MS Office is really useful after all I paid $70/$80 bucks for the Office 365 University.

However, like I said about W8 products, I need at least 4GB RAM. Which it is going to cost at least a grand.

 

Also I heard that Microsoft will finally make a tablet Microsoft Office App on Android.

 

Maybe, the one on iOS is pretty good! since you have that subscription, it seems sense to release it for android too!

 

I know you may think you need 4gb of ram, but the T100 is a pretty kickass system, its pretty fast for what you would use a tablet for, it will even play a games and do everything your pc will do

 

I just find tablet OSs too cut down, soon I am going to be moving to windows tablets myself

[Ryou-kun]

Maybe, the one on iOS is pretty good! since you have that subscription, it seems sense to release it for android too!

 

I know you may think you need 4gb of ram, but the T100 is a pretty kickass system, its pretty fast for what you would use a tablet for, it will even play a games and do everything your pc will do

 

I just find tablet OSs too cut down, soon I am going to be moving to windows tablets myself

 

True. In the end, my primary focus is the pen input and palm rejection which T100 lack, so I can do a hand written note taking.

Yeah, the tablet OS is extremely limited, but in the end, what matter is which tablets will help you get through the school without a problem.

I would love to own an iPad, but they lack the pen input and palm rejection which it is a downer for me.

I am not a hundred percent sure if the new iPad Air 2 will have it, but I am not going to wait and find out like in 75% to 80% of my Fall class.

[Aniallation]

@Ryou-kun

 

Honestly for this one I would have to vote for the Galaxy Note tablets. The note taking features with the S-pen comes in a lot more handy then you think. It actually turns your writing into usable text and not just scribbles that can be saved locally and only used on the device, or saved as a picture.

[Ryou-kun]

@Ryou-kun

 

Honestly for this one I would have to vote for the Galaxy Note tablets. The note taking features with the S-pen comes in a lot more handy then you think. It actually turns your writing into usable text and not just scribbles that can be saved locally and only used on the device, or saved as a picture.

 

Yeah, I decide to buy it.

Meh, the only problem is that I am trying to find a way to get a Cornell Notes Template on S-Notes.

Oh well, I guess I will suck it up and do the old fashion way.

[Dude]

If it was me, I would acquire a laptop because it's gonna be a while before the processing power of a tablet is on par with a mid range laptop and when storage isn't anything less than 500GB.

Tablets for me are solely for watching movies and TV on the go, browsing and/or playing a quick game or two.

[Ryou-kun]

If it was me, I would acquire a laptop because it's gonna be a while before the processing power of a tablet is on par with a mid range laptop and when storage isn't anything less than 500GB.

Tablets for me are solely for watching movies and TV on the go, browsing and/or playing a quick game or two.

I understand what you are trying to say, but tablet is the way go for me.

You cannot "properly" take notes for math formulas. You either need a pen and paper or a touch screen device with proper pen input.

I already have a gaming laptop, and I don't think it is worth to buy another laptop. Beside, tablet are light, portable and can be used with one hand maybe on a go while laptop. I have to find a place where I can put my laptop to use either on lap or desk/table, or any flat surface.

In the end, what matter is which device can help you get done.

[Tacitus]

Just buy a pen and some fucking paper, you remember things better when you physically write them down than when you type them anyway.

[Ryou-kun]

Just buy a pen and some fucking paper, you remember things better when you physically write them down than when you type them anyway.

Who said I will be typing my notes?

I will be using the pen and physically hand write the notes on my tablet.

[Tacitus]

Who said I will be typing my notes?

I will be using the pen and physically hand write the notes on my tablet.

 

That's just ridiculous... How are you supposed to flick through them quickly to find what you need? How are you supposed to lay them out side-by-side to quickly jump between two?

[Microkia]

I highly recommend getting a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 10, the build quality is really great, the screen is amazing as well, and it's a business tablet