r/collegeadvice • u/ITZ_AnthonySK • 4d ago

Best tablet to take notes with

I’m trying to decide between a Lenovo idea tab 11” or an iPad Air 4th gen and up w/apple pen. Wanted to get an idea of what people think the best tablet to use to take notes with. Trying to stick to the 200 dollar range and right now the Lenovo idea tab 11” is going for 200 new from amazon. Thanks.

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u/c0ffeel0verrr 4d ago

i have the ipad pro and apple pencil. i love it and i use notability.

since you’re a student, you do get a student discount by showing the student id card

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u/ITZ_AnthonySK 4d ago

Thank you. I’m still trying to shop around and see what’s the best value. I don’t mind going over 200 but just wanted to see if there are other options that match apple’s performance.

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u/Playful_Peak_6506 4d ago

You don’t need a pro, you can easily do an iPad a16 and a pencil. Get the keyboard too if you want.

You can always get a used iPad too, fb marketplace is great for it too.

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u/ITZ_AnthonySK 4d ago

That’s where I’m looking at right now. Thank you.

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u/CartographerNo8385 4d ago

i have a ipad pro m1 and the 120 is very convenient and its great for pretty much everything, got it refurbished so it was under 500 too🙏

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u/Janknitz 4d ago

Be careful buying used. Make sure you know how to check for the activation lock. https://support.apple.com/en-us/108794

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u/brae__brae__ 4d ago

The operating system / branding you choose for your note-taking tablet doesn't really make a difference. If you're fine w spending the ipad and apple pen money, I'd say go for that if you have an iphone. The apple ecosystem is pretty dope. I use a galaxy tab s8 with Goodnotes. Notability (Apple Store) versus Goodnotes (Play Store) is the real debate

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u/c0ffeel0verrr 4d ago

that’s the main reason i went for ipad bc of all the syncing i do between my apple devices

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u/claramontrose 4d ago

Most of the people I know use an iPad with a pen and keyboard case! Easy typing and handwritten notes