Galaxy Note 10.1 Review!

Galaxy Note 10.1 is here folks! I think this is the best tablet on the market right now specifically for entrepreneurs, students, and kids. It’s the tablet I have been dreaming about for the last 12 months or so since I’ve heard rumors about it.

Why?

I love my Galaxy Note (the phablet version) and it’s really cool that I can take notes on it but my wish was always that I could do the same thing on a bigger screen, which is essentially a digital white board I can carry with me anywhere, jot down my ideas whenever I want.

That feature alone is worth getting the Galaxy Note 10.1. However, if you are not an avid note taker, don’t like drawing, or find S-Pen feature useless, this isn’t the tablet for you.

Everyone is saying how Galaxy Note 10.1 doesn’t have as high resolution screen as tablets like Transformer Prime Infinity and it’s true, you are not going to get that crisp screen. However, there’s many features that offset the resolution and to me, that’s better than having a Prime Infinity because I need them badly.

First, the S-Pen feature allows me to easily jot down my ideas. Not only that, the S-Pen does far more than its pressure-sensitive scribbling on a digital tablet. It allows you to get things done on a tablet device. Without the S-Pen, there would be a lot of extra hand movements that could lead to accidental wipes, clicks, and potential long-term arthritis.

With the S-Pen, your actions are accurately communicated to your tablet device, allowing you to browse the web much easier than without it. Not only that, the S-Pen also can access hovering menus just like a traditional desktop mouse. This little feature can become very useful browsing certain full desktop sites and has proved to be one I really like.

Previously, I hated the tablet experience, it was way too cumbersome to repeatedly zoom in and out with my hands, usually smudging the hell out of my screen and no, I don’t like putting on screen protectors either. With the S-Pen, a lot of those zooming are eliminated completely (I don’t have to waste time doing that, although it looks cool not very useful in real life and for getting things done quickly), I can get 10 times more work done on my Note 10.1 versus any other tablet.

Second, the Note 10.1 brings the most fast processor to date, it has the most powerful processor on a tablet with its quad-core 1.4Ghz Exynos processor, which fares a bit higher on benchmarks than its rival Tegra 3 processor (on Transformer Prime and Transformer Prime Infinity). I also have to note that quad-core processors allow your tablet to run very fast without getting hot unlike tablets like iPad 3, which can get dangerous hot especially if you live in a hot environment.

With this processor, you can’t go wrong for at least another year or two, it will be able to keep up with the latest apps designed for high-power processors more than most.

Lastly but not least, I have to tell you honestly I think tablets are worthless in terms of productivity for business, which I mainly use for responding to people on my e-mail and social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus. I just detest the idea of using a tablet when my smartphone is much better for portability and typing.

Note 10.1 is the only tablet that changed my stubborn mind, now the only thing I prefer to use is my Note 10.1!

Why?

The Note 10.1 has an accurate S-Pen stylus that allows me to quickly respond to people, delete spam, and also switch between apps without causing arthritis to my arms. I am almost in my mid-30s and spend most of my day in front of a computer. The Note 10.1 allows me to actually enjoy the tablet experience finally.

But it’s not just the S-Pen that’s cool but its multi-screen features. When I am responding to people on my e-mails, many times I have to copy and paste a link from one of my websites using the browser. Now, using other single-screen tablets like Transformer Prime Infinity or iPad 3, I would have to manually switch the app to browser, copy it, then switch back to my e-mail app, then paste the link.

With the Note 10.1, this task is overly simplified just as if I was using my desktop computer. I can have a browse open alongside my e-mail and simply copy and paste without doing the extra switching. This feature seems to be the highlight for entrepreneurs like myself and students.

Wait, what about all the bad reviews?

Those bad reviews on the interwebs are from tech writers who happened to have the Note 10.1 review units for a week without seriously considering real uses for it. Seriously, I could careless about resolution if S-Pen can actually allow me to use a tablet more productively like a laptop. And it does, I actually “enjoy” using my tablet and that frown I had on my other tablets are gone. And no wonder, I only used my other tablets for movies and games, otherwise they are totally worthless for getting anything done.

I predict Note 10.1 to be one of the most popular tablets on the market by year 2013. I’ve heard of many people who’ve already sold their Transformer Prime Infinity and iPads for the new Note 10.1 and they are lovin’ it. If that doesn’t speak for itself, I don’t know what else will.

I see a ton of potential for Note 10.1 app market. For one, this could be a great device to learn another language, you could practice the written language easily without a pen and paper. What if there was a language training app for that? (hint hint, that’s a million dollar idea)

My best suggestion is to try this “ordinary” device yourself at your local BestBuy and decide what you think of it. Sometimes, ordinary things can truly be “magical”. And I am tired of swiping, it makes my screen dirty.

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Max Lee

Max Lee is the founder of HighOnAndroid.com. Max makes Android tutorials and review videos for people who want to get high on Android over at his YouTube channel and Korean YouTube channel.