<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/687/galaxy-note-10" rel="attachment wp-att-690"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-690" title="galaxy-note-10" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/galaxy-note-10.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>Jane liked the Galaxy Tab 10.1 so much she offered to buy me the Note 10.1 which I leapt at. The major difference is the processing speed and the use of the scribe for handwriting and drawing.

The handwriting is very good and feels almost as natural as writing on paper - I love it. I can see on the sofa and freehand write emails very quickly and if there are errors in the recognition then it can be edited easily, hassel free. I find it difficult to find fault however there are some issues with the software, particularly the synchronising software to the PC. I discovered that I could sync my Samsung S3 phone but the tablet wasn't recognised and after trying to connect the PC wouldn't then recognise the phone. I did get a solution from Samsung support that involved deleting a DLB file. Thereafter syncing has been fine, if a little slow.

The other complaint is the way the music system works. It doesn't automatically pick up album covers and if it does they're not correct, it is slow to display the music and is just clunky. Kies isn't a patch on iTunes which is a pity because iTunes wasn't that good.

Generally Samsung make excellent hardware and I'm pleased I opted to follow the Android route rather than continue with Apple iOS however it feels as though Android still has a significant level of maturing to do before it becomes slick.