Has anyone compared this to the 10.1? I want one, but I do not want size to be an issue while annotating full page-size PDF's.
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My husband has the 10.1 and I have the 8. They're both perfect for us. The 8 is lighter and more convenient for me to carry around. My husband preferred the larger screen size; since portability wasn't an issue for him. He doesn't have any issues with PDF's and notes. Features he uses very often for his technical books. We both had the ASUS Transformer & Prime previously and both the 8 and 10.1 blow them away. My husband was reluctant to change, but now he's very happy he did.
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I recently went through the same decision process; I knew I wanted a Note of some variety, but had a hard time deciding which one.I spent about an hour playing with the three different models (I also considered the Note II phone briefly, but it was a non-starter for me) and ultimately came to the conclusion that for my intended use the portability and ease-of-handling with the 8 easily trumped the larger screen of the 10.1. The biggest factor was simply that I felt comfortable holding the 8 in one hand while writing with the other. With the 10.1 the increased size and weight made it feel unwieldy and cumbersome, though the larger screen was nice when I sat it down to write on. I recently went through the same decision process; I knew I wanted a Note of some variety, but had a hard time deciding which one.I spent about an hour playing with the three different models (I also considered the Note II phone briefly, but it was a non-starter for me) and ultimately came to the conclusion that for my intended use the portability and ease-of-handling with the 8 easily trumped the larger screen of the 10.1. The biggest factor was simply that I felt comfortable holding the 8 in one hand while writing with the other. With the 10.1 the increased size and weight... » Read More I recently went through the same decision process; I knew I wanted a Note of some variety, but had a hard time deciding which one.I spent about an hour playing with the three different models (I also considered the Note II phone briefly, but it was a non-starter for me) and ultimately came to the conclusion that for my intended use the portability and ease-of-handling with the 8 easily trumped the larger screen of the 10.1. The biggest factor was simply that I felt comfortable holding the 8 in one hand while writing with the other. With the 10.1 the increased size and weight made it feel unwieldy and cumbersome, though the larger screen was nice when I sat it down to write on. « Show Less
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I also was contemplating on getting the 10 instead of the 8. I'm glad I picked the 8 (fits in a small purse or satchel). I haven't had a issue with reading anything. They have a read mode setting so it will automatically set the size.
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I have been researching the Note line and while I am leaning toward the 8.0, I know it doesn't have the latest S pen features. If those features are important to you, you should consider the Note 3 phone or the 10.1 tablet.
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I never considered the 10.1 because of its size. I wanted portability and ease of handling and the Galaxy Note 8 was perfect in every way.
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The 8 inch has a better version of android, it also has 2 gb instead of 1.5 gb of memory that the 10.1 has. It also has 1.6 processor and the 10.1 only has a 1.5. Overall I think the 8 inch is better. You sacrifice performance for the 10.1 so you can have a bigger screen size. The 8 inch is more economical.
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I'm with YellowBug... I could have bought the 10 but I prefer the size of the 8. Sure, the bigger size gives you a larger image to manipulate, but the resolution on the 8 is really quite impressive.
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you need a application, such as Annotation. You can open PDF file on that application and add notes on it. And I believe this device is good enough for taking note. But it's hard to write small size words. And also you need to optimize window system. (you can find how to optimize on forum web sites.
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With 2.0 you can side-load android apps like the Kindle app.. also has good, free/cheap ebook readers you can download from App World
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the palm rejection worked great for me.no problem there. as for the PDF files, i didn't even really get into that. the buttons on the pen were simply undo and redo shortcuts in the app i used. i used the pen for about 10 minutes and didn't like it simply because the lines would not come out straight. not good for tedious work. hope this helps
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I have put manga on there and, frankly, I'm delighted. It depends on how word intensive your comic is, though. My first try was really a perfect fit, and only occasionally did I have to zoom in to read a word. For a two page layout, I simply flipped the layout to horizontal. My second manga's words were smaller, and I did find myself zooming in more often--a slight annoyance, yes--but after doing so I could read the print. The pictures were perfectly fine. No complaints there. Your battery life will be shorter, though (for your .jpgs, at least). For the record, all my mangas were in .jpg format. I can't speak to how .pdf will work.
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Cannot answer large print job question - we generally print smaller PDFs - under 1M
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You can easily scan a mufti-page document to PDF using the ADF (automatic document feeder) and included software. I prefer to use Adobe Acrobat professional to do the task (Create PDF with scanner) as it works best in my workflow. Tip: the Paperport software included really sucks and uses non-standard formats for saving documents. There is an option on installing the drivers to skip it. I recommend you do as it adds startup overhead for software you will never use.
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I do have the full version of Acrobat and Foxit, both of which I can use on my current laptop to highlight or mark up the text. Was curious if I'll be able to do the same with the touch tablet.
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Ramon, may I suggest to check the WEB site: http://www.vupointsolutions.com/magic_wand_portable_scanner Indeed it does PDF natively, and as far as Letter or A4, you need to understand the concept. You are not locked into a size, as you manually scan a "surface", be it small or large. You will need an editor if they are png files, so as to make them fit your desired proportions. I would suggest you read the manual from the manufacturer's WEB page. This is not a tool for mass scanning, but occasional note taking on the road, e.g. Library, as it is a tad tedious to use. In real life, you cannot scan a whole book with it!!!
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I'm using AirTurn on a Galaxy with MobileSheets but it should work fine with PDFs as long as you have it paired with your Bluetooth on an iPad
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Yes. My next7 is still going strong, but I only read on it. I have the kindle app, aldiko, and an ereader app to read my old palm pilot ebooks.
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I saw the same thing and wondered. I bought mine and it was the best decision I made. So much easier on the eyes then reading on the computer or my ipad. It is very slow, I was surprised by that but once you get your pdf open, its pure gold.
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Thanks for this tip. It appears to truly index the CONTENTs of PDF files & a bunch of other formats (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, HTML, WordPerfect, text, ZIP files and OpenOffice) and indexes JUST the filenames of other formats (GZ, HLP, RAR, SWF, TAR, VSD, SXD, MHT) - see tinyurl for yju73uq for a list of all formats supported in both ways. For $49 you get a really useful tool for ALL your files (professional version of Copernic Desktop Search just adds indexing of Lotus Notes & eases deployment, don't care about either). I'll report back on how this works out.
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Hey J.R., I'm recalling I have only noted the 2.2 os. I like it and as said in my review, the only problem is the manual is so small and can NOT be enlarged on a pc.
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the big issue is the "snippets" that are sync'sd inside the app. I need this tool and app to treat a page as a page, but it doesn't. When you go back and make notes on a pagelater, they aren't in the same place as the original notes. You CAN reassemble, but on an ipad this is unbelievably frustrating. I have dropped the pen in a drawer and gone back to handwritten notes while I wait for my new echo (old one broke) to arrive.
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That makes a lot of sense, especially if you into drawing. This is one of those times where it really is up to the preference of the user. By chance, do you use Adobe Flash on your Galaxy Note 10.1? Thanks for the reply.
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No idea! Great product. I've hammered it with pdf production & am looking forward to their next generation.akes my life better :)))