First a short section to be used for the study:
The decisive point for me for the Note 10.1 in 2014 and against eg the upcoming Nexus 10 is of course the stylus (pen). One can thus make things that are just super.
PDF's can be quickly and very good work, for example with the app ezPDF Reader. This quivering arrows are drawn, for example jerk then to make the edge of the PDF where a short note, either by hand, or you can work on handwriting recognition. Select underline, strikethrough is also fast and above all better than without using the stylus.
Transcripts go so of course better by hand. Which can not be ignored for long texts in my opinion a small Bluetooth keyboard.
Although the handwriting recognition works very neat and recognizes partly mess, which I thought was impressive. Nevertheless, it happens more often that wrong letters are accepted, especially with stories like a or o, and you will thereby brought from the concept or lose too much time. Who has inherently a neat handwriting, the problem has not, of course.
Very positive is the multitasking ability. I can display on the left side of the screen, for example, a PDF and on the right side of the screen, for example, the Internet browser in order to look for something I want to take over in the PDF as a pure example.
I for one can otherwise do all things that I have to do. I miss no app. With app like Dropbox's, ePrint (HP), ezPDF Reader, S Note, S Planner, Polaris Office 5, AndFTP can I manage my scripts, print, edit, completely new .xls or .doc files create, capture notes, etc.
Among the remaining points outside the study:
The display is gorgeous. So crisp, beautiful colors. In black backgrounds bit of view-dependent, but that can get over.
The battery life is felt better than the Xperia Tablet Z Sony, which I once had a short period of time. A day at the university is kept by generally loose.
When processing quality Samsung has made a big step forward. The back is a kind of artificial leather imitation. Has significantly higher quality than for example the back of my Galaxy S3.
The performance is not always smooth, has also been mentioned frequently. This includes but if, then only the menu and you switch back and forth between apps. Games run smoothly, for example, regardless of whether or GTA 3 Rayman.
It is obvious that it is due primarily to the not quite optimized software that does not get tickled just from the quite potent hardware everything perfectly. That's why I hope that Samsung still nachlegt.
Nevertheless, I would not judge the judder than anything decisive against a purchase.
Those who want the Android camp and office work can not do without coming to the Note 10.1 in 2014 anyway not rum. There is no alternative.
Those looking for a tablet exclusively for multimedia applications, which should at least wait for my opinion, the new Nexus 10 and then decide.
All in all I give 4 stars because of the fact that from the potent hardware (yet?) Is too little rausgeholt.
The tablet itself is a gem and the possibilities are virtually unlimited. If Samsung still a little work on the performance, then everything fits totally here.