What's a good tablet with stylus built in?

[JnEricsonx]

I keep trying to find for instance a Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with S-pen but those seem to be rare. There's also I guess the Note 12.2 Pro? Just looking for suggestions, my budget is probably about 250 tops, keep in mind this counts 3rd party/used sales.

 

[mustang7757]

Hi ,
Tab A in that price range , you in the US ?

 

[JnEricsonx]

Yes, it's just weird, looking on various websites, whether it's swappa, ebay, or amazon, seems like finding one of them NEW is virtually impossible. Or New and not costing 400+ bucks. Still kicking myself for the Amazon day where they had it for 200 new last summer and I didn't get it in time. But now I can't even find it on Amazon unless it's the international version.

 

[B. Diddy]

If you want to think a little outside the box, the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is a pretty decent device, despite the initial reviews. I have one, and it works quite well with Android apps. It has its own little stylus as well. It's available for $170 as a refurb at Acer's own Acer Recertified Store: https://acerrecertified.com/acer-ch...-a53-4gb-ram-32gb-flash-chrome-os-d651n-k9wt/

 

[JnEricsonx]

Fair enough. I'm just used to Samsung stuff with S-Pen. My Note 2, Note 4, Note 2012, currently Note 8. I like having the stylus built in cause I hate messing up screens even with screen protectors by constantly touching them.

 

[mustang7757]

Yes, it's just weird, looking on various websites, whether it's swappa, ebay, or amazon, seems like finding one of them NEW is virtually impossible. Or New and not costing 400+ bucks. Still kicking myself for the Amazon day where they had it for 200 new last summer and I didn't get it in time. But now I can't even find it on Amazon unless it's the international version.

Best buy or sam club?

 

[rhapdog]

My local Sam's Club had one last time I was in there 2 weeks ago. I bought the Tab A 10.1 without the S-pen.

The new version (2019) does not include it and is not compatible with it, period. You have to find someone who still has stock of the 2016 version in order to obtain one with the included pen. If you want a newer model with the pen, you'd have to shell out a lot more for an S model Tab, unfortunately.

I've got a stylus with the clear disk on the end so you can see the fine point as you write, and it honestly works as good as an S-pen on this tablet, without palm rejection of course. It doesn't have the convenience of being built-in, but I use the tablet in a folio case that has a pen loop, and I'm okay with it. Worked better than spending a whole lot more money or getting a used one that had scratches on the screen.

Best of luck to you!

 

[JnEricsonx]

That's fair enough. How's the Note 12.2 Pro btw?