On 29 April 2014 12:46, Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> wrote:

The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition costs $529. Compared to the Tab Pro 8.4 it

has a physically larger display (same resolution), more internal storage (but
with an SD socket that doesn't matter so much) and more RAM (3G vs 2G). It
seems like $170 just for a larger display and the extra RAM. I'm prepared to
pay for a larger display but $170 takes the device over the pain point and 3G
of RAM isn't really necessary at the moment.

It may have changed now, however when I last purchased a tablet, I found that only a limited number had 4G support - which seemed a good way of judging which tablets were up to date (as also being a requirement for me).

The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition and the Sony tablet were two that came to mind. Both were about the same cost (at the time).

The Sony tablet is of interest because they claim it is waterproof, which is rather unique.

However, I choose the Galaxy Note over the Sony. Can't remember why now, it might have been that the latest Sony was using old display technology at the time, looks like the latest one - Xperia™ Tablet Z2 - doesn't have that problem.

I have always been interested in the ASUS tablets, however they don't seem interested in selling the latest model with 3G/4G support in Australia, unfortunately, so I have had to rule them out.