Samsung Galaxy Note RB-GT-N8013-ZW16ARB Tablet, 10.1", 16 GB Storage, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Refurbished

I ordered 2 of these notes, one for my husband and one for myself. After I had unboxed the first note I was very excited to set up my gmail account and explore my new toy. As I was going through the setup, the screen wasn't reacting to where I was touching very well, then it stopped working altogether. There was nothing I could do about it. I couldn't power it down, I couldn't pull the battery. I was very disappointed. The second one works just fine, so I took the first to my local walmart for a refund. I figured I would take a chance and order another and hope that it works, which it did. I am very happy with my notes, but I am not very happy about the hassle and having to wait for a replacement.

I really like Apple products, but I'm so glad I purchased the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and I'm really glad I purchased it at Walmart. It's refurbished but you'd never know from looking at it. The stylus/S-pen works as advertised. There's a Frankllin Planner app made especially for the Galaxy Note 10.1 and it's works as well, if not better than, the paper version. No regrets here!

I love my galaxy note. The multitasking is something extraordinary that the other tablets cannot offer. The video quality is super!!. The s-pen, several keyboards, Photoshop, a lot of apps that you can't see on the other tablets. In other words, its worth it.

The tablet looked new and still had the original plastic attached. I saved about $100 by purchasing the refurbished model and also bought the $49 2-yr extended warranty. I would consider buying refurbished items in the future based on my experience with this purchase and would high recommend anyone consider saving money by buying the refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note tablet from Wal-mart.

I was purchasing the Galaxy Note because of the s-pen. I had purchased one already for my mother in law (from Verizon) so I was familiar with the device. When I received the refurbished one from Walmart I was very disappointed because the software running the device was not the correct software. I think it was the software for the Galaxy Tab, which is not designed for use with the S-Pen. The pen worked, but there was not the option to use a pop-up hand writing recognition. therefore all input was still using the popup keyboard or voice recognition. I specifically bought the device for the hand writing input option, and it was not there. I went to Best Buy to double check I had the same Galaxy Note version as was being sold at the stores, and it was. I tested the Galaxy Note at Best buy, and sure enough it had the hand writing input option. So, I don't know what happened when they refurbished the device I bought, but it was not right, and I had to return it.