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The Game 161

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Dec 15, 2010
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Wether it's 1,2 or note 8.0

You use it to text, browse or just for the odd note taking? Does it get a lot of usage?
 

stevenlangley1

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Jun 9, 2009
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I had a feeling I wouldn't use it much when I got my Note 2 and I was right. I might use it once every two weeks or so.
 

LSUtigers03

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Apr 9, 2008
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I rarely used it on my Note 1 or 2. I kind of felt like I had to force myself to use it since it was such a big feature of the phone.
 

maximus96

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Sep 25, 2007
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i use it to write down quick notes since s-note pops up when i pull the pen out. quick simple things like an address or something. faster than typing.
 

Fernandez21

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When i had the note 2 I really didnt use it much, but its was nice to have the few times I did.
 

spinedoc77

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Jun 11, 2009
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I got frustrated by the recognition on my Note 2 and kind of stopped using it. It wasn't terrible, but it was annoying enough where I just looked around for a piece of paper and a pen half the time.
 

Timechaser

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I use my S-pen all of the time - scrolling through web pages, quick views of emails, texting, and games. I am spoiled by it and can not imagine going back to a phone with out a S-pen or some sort of stylus that functions in a similar way.
 

maxosx

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I didn't expect to have much use for it, then one afternoon I decided to give it a fair trial. I went slow and deliberately, within thirty minutes it became fun, after an hour it was fast accurate and very useful.
 

F123D

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Sep 16, 2008
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I use it from time to time but not as much as I thought I would. Still enjoy it and glad to have it though.
 

Fernandez21

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What phone do you have now ?

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I usually don't use it to much but it is nice to have.

Had the HTC One for a few months but missed the larger screen so I got the LG Optimus G Pro. Plan on using this one until after the One Max and Note 3 come out. Still not sure which of the two I'll go for, but I'm leaning towards the Note 3 because I miss the spen and multi-window support.
 

dkersten

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Nov 5, 2010
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I have a Note 8. Maybe its because I have a larger screen on my Note 8 but I use it a lot. As of right now I use it with swipe on Swiftkey quite a bit, and for general scrolling and interacting with the OS. When I start back to school I'm hoping I can use it for notes all together but we'll see.
 

hovscorpion12

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Sep 12, 2011
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I use the S-Pen a lot. (Surprisingly). I use if for texts, emails, S-Memos, internet……etc. it works wonders. I even use it for drawing either on S-Note or Photoshop.
 

flameproof

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Jan 14, 2011
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I just got a Note 8.0 last night for a 1 week test run. For now I use the pen a lot. Also for things like browsing the web. On the smaller screen it's easier to point to the exact location.

For handwriting recognition I probably have to read the instructions. For now 'test' often comes out as 't e s t'. Letter i often becomes '
 

rhinosrcool

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Sep 5, 2009
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On both my Note 1 and my Note 8, I use it extensively. They're great for not only navigation, but also, for writing down ideas, taking notes, and doodling. Samsung really did a superb job in integrating the s pen software with the hardware. That's why, for me, if they don't have a stylus with good software, the new phablets coming out don't interest me.

There's less than 2 weeks before IFA! GNote 3 ftw.
 

Nabooly

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Aug 28, 2007
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Almost never on the Note2. But I use it frequently on the Note 10.1.

I am trying to figure out the best way to take notes on the 10.1. SNote has some pretty amazing capabilities. The only problem I have is when I'm in class writing on the provided PDF notes I end up hitting the notification bar with my palm by mistake and it screws me up. I wish SNote would have an option to go to full screen so I could avoid that.
 
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