Note taking tablet/2-in-1?

[The Blue Cryptid]

Going to college and want to have digital notes since I'm online. I just want a relatively cheap tablet/2-in-1 to do that with. Any recommendations (Not raeally a budget, but looking to spend less than $200)

[thedangerine]

I have a Surface Go that I got just for note taking and it has been pretty great so far. Its not the fastest thing in the world but its very accurate with the pen and it has excellent build quality. Using Microsoft's One Note is excellent and super flexible. Plus It has a micro sd card slot which is great, I got the smaller storage option and got a g.skill 128gb card for under $20 and that has worked very well for me

[krakkpott]

Used Lenovo X220T or X230T. Upgrade that with SSD and voila.

[Darkseth]

Best "note taking" experience?

 

 Save up for a (used or deal) iPad 2018, maybe iPad 2018 (10,2") + Logitech Crayon (or Apple Pencil, if you need pressure).

 

 

No alternative. There is pretty much NOTHING available below 200 bucks, that can be recommended in comparison.

Cheapest Android solution would be a Huawei M5 Lite + the M5 Lite Pencil (25 bucks~). However, no more Updates, bad OS for a Tablet, and not good Tablet-Apps. iPadOS is vastly superior.

 

In Windows nothing exists.
Other things... Well, yea.

 

Trust me. For note Taking, an entry iPad + The Apple Pencil / Logitech Crayon is by FAR the best experience you will get in that price range, and i highly recommend saving up f or that.

Trust me. You want to work with that effectively, fast, and have many options organising everything.

Get the iPad. Be happy untill your college time is over, Win Win. 

 

Recommended Apps for that: GoodNotes 5 / Notability. You can't go wrong with either.

 

 

 

You do can go with very old refurbished devices, like the mentioned Lenovo X220T~.
But: It weights 1.4 Kilogram (iPad will be 0,48 Kilogram), the Display is a 768p Resolution, and it's very questionable, how precise the Pen will be. Try it out before, but even todays Microsoft Surfaces will NOT give you a much better experience than an Apple Pencil will.

 

 

Still: Because of the usability in Tablet mode, the amount of Apps, and especially different Note Taking Apps (Windwos has pretty much ONLY OneNote. Either you like the features, or well.. no other way. You have to use THIS application. On iPad, if you don't like Notability? Try GoodNotes 5. Or ZoomNotes. Or Noteshelf. Or NotesPlus. Or MarginNote 3 / Liquid Text. Many possibilities with their own different special features and perks.

But that is the Reason, that an Ipad is THE absolute best option hands down, for pure 100% Digital Note Taking.