[Q] Should I buy this or the Note 10.1 (2014)?

Ruqayyah said:

What do you teach? I used mine all Spring and I may have loads of great tips for you.

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I teach physical education....I'll be using mine mostly for grading, attendance, lesson writing ,etc...I also have an iPad Mini because the anatomy apps on there are much nicer. I prefer Android but I had to get an iPad to teach muscle anatomy & heart anatomy. But I had to buy the VGA adapter to hook it to my projector.

Any ideas you may have would be appreciated!!!

Originally bought the 10.1. It's a fantastic tablet but the lonnnnng charge times was kind of killing the experience for me. Was always needing to charge and it seemed like it was always dead whenever I needed it.

So when I read the 12.2 has USB 3.0 (like my Note 3) I bought one in hopes that the charge time was shorter. It's much, much shorter - somewhere around 1/4 the time. That was really my only problem with the 10.1 so the 12.2 is absolutely perfect for me.

I prefer the size of the 10.1 but now that I'm used to the 12, it's really nice too - and actually better for taking notes and drawing. I'll probably go back to a 10" screen someday since holding the tablet in one hand is more convenient. However I'm absolutely *loving* the 12.2. One of the best gadgets I own.

For me the speed differences between the two are negligible.

objbuilder said:

So when I read the 12.2 has USB 3.0 (like my Note 3) I bought one in hopes that the charge time was shorter.

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None of Samsung's USB 3.0 Android devices (yet) use the USB spec to improve charging times.

Charging is an interesting story on the Note 3, but primarily because of what doesn’t change. The Note 3 continues to use Samsung’s tablet charging specification and charger, which has 2 amps of maximum output. The Note 3 draws 2 amps over a considerable amount of the charging curve, like other Samsung devices (in the linear part of the charge curve). USB 3.0 doesn’t change things up here quite yet with the new supported charge voltages that are coming eventually with the power delivery specification.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7376/samsung-galaxy-note-3-review/3​

S-800 tablets charge a lot faster than Exynos ones whether they are N10.1-14's, Pro's or S'. That's because all Samsung's S-800 devices are equipped with Qualcomm's QuickCharge chip.

https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/quick-charge

The battery on the N12 is 17% larger than the Tab S 10.5 so its charging time should be that much longer also. In other words, it's slow. At least the Exynos versions.

This thing is magical. I owned both and I'm in love with this. I use it for school mostly and take all my notes digitally. The multi window works pissah and the hand writing is the best of any device I've used.

Long time no see.

USB 3.0 does increase charge speed when plugged into the computer's USB slot though. But it just raises the speed from turtle to faster turtle. But idk if it works on the exynos ones

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Duly.noted said:

USB 3.0 does increase charge speed when plugged into the computer's USB slot though. But it just raises the speed from turtle to faster turtle.

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Great point. I hadn't even thought about an impact to charging via a PC.

Pro over tab any day

Yoshi1221 said:

I have both the note 3 and note pro, I personally like the extra few inches on screen because it is good for textbook reading and good for note taking. The note 10.1 2014 is a lot cheaper, so if you use cost as a factor, get the note 10.1 2014. I got the note pro 64GB when it was 849, now it is down to 799 for the 64GB, about 9GB is used for system storage on the note pro. The flip board ui is actually nice, but it limits your home screens on the normal TouchWiz UI. The office is really handy as well, but all depends on what you use it for.

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The tab is the consumer friendly version. Lot less wow factor than the pro 12.2. The pro is hands down the best tablet I have had my hands on yet. Pro Power - you will not regret this one!!

bbro84 said:

The tab is the consumer friendly version. Lot less wow factor than the pro 12.2. The pro is hands down the best tablet I have had my hands on yet. Pro Power - you will not regret this one!!

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Second that!

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I was about to pull the trigger on a 10.1 2014 P607T but ended up with the 12.2 Pro WiFi when Best Buy lopped $100 off it
Labor Day weekend.

Two main reasons: wife could read it better, and the small amount of free data from T-Mo without roaming was not compelling.

Well, that and it will be at home mostly on WiFi. If I need to hop on the internet on a trip and I'm not where WiFi is, I'll get a quick answer using my phone.

Wife being happy about purchase made it a no-brainer!