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Best tablet for note taking in class.

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Piste.Off
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Does anyone here use a tablet in class? Right now I use Evernote with Skitch on my macbook pro, which is good, but its not cutting it.
I take a lot of chem and physiology classes which require me to draw pictures and write formulas that I can't do with my normal keyboard. Is there a tablet out there that can use an external keyboard as well as a stylus so that I can draw stuff directly into my notes? I don't care at all about apps, or its OS, as long as it can do what I said above. 16gb+ storage and good battery life is a plus as well. I've been looking at the Microsoft Surface and Galaxy Note 10 but I'm not sure either of them fit what I'm looking for.
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J.D.
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I'd get a Nexus 10 and buy a keyboard for it. Can't do better for the price. The 7's a better machine but doesn't have the real estate you probably need.
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If you need them in digital just get a scanner to copy them to PDFs (you can make them into a single PDF document if you wish. That is at least what I found to work best. something about actually writing things out helps me to remember the content much better.
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Laurent.
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I prefer using a typewriter.


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i use this in school all the time, works like a charm.
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Chewy.
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Nexus 10, or Asus transformer
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Piste.Off
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That's what I've done in the past but this year I just have so much stuff that going paperless has been really beneficial so far. It also helps since some of my teachers post their powerpoint slides online before class with blanks in them for students to fill in the blanks during lecture. Its just nice to have all my notes for every class organized and with me at all times.
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Cufe.
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in that case, would a tablet work for you? I mean, a tablet you attach to your computer, you can still write with it, but it writes directly to a document. I use mine for designing usually, but I see no reason it wouldnt work for writing notes. If not then I would probably go for a Nexus of some sort.
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finnajon5
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noteabilty
i use it for all my classes
im in university, 3rd year engineering, use it for everything including math and physics classes.
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gotti
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this. apple touch screens have the fastest response time so writing on them is the easiest
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Piste.Off
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With noteability can I use a keyboard dock, type out notes, draw something out on the screen with a stylus, then quickly go right back to typing regular notes?
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Chewy.
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I sell tablets for best buy. I retract my past statement. Go with Surface RT. It's the only tablet with the Microsoft programs predownloaded for free. It's easy to use! And way fast. Plus the battery life kills anything comparable.
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Sno.
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Yes- get this. I used one the other day and loved it. The snap on keyboards are great too.
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white+wolf
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don't buy a fucking tablet if you plan to do any work. They are for media consumption
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HungryHypocrite
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yes.
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hammerofjustice
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Microsoft Surface RT got a price drop, and works excellently.
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