HUION Note 2-in-1 Digital Notebook Drawing Tablet With Battery-free Pen, Bluetooth Wireless Paper Tablet Electronic Writing Pad for Note-taking, Digital Art & Meeting, Refillable A5 Notepad, 9.5x7inch

The Huion Note x10 is really cool. I first started looking to digitize my notes years ago and went with the Rocketbook brand. It was ok. Being stuck to specific pens that only do decent with left-handed writing, the re-useable notebook was neat but cumbersome to use. The Note x10 is also stuck with a single specific pen, however it seems there are replacements readily available, and the quality of the ink standard/nice enough.The Huion Note x10 does everything that I was looking for. First and foremost, ease of use. It is instantaneous when using it. The longest part of setting up the device was when creating the account I had to wait a couple of minutes for the verification code to come through in an e-mail. I'm not even sure if creating an account is necessary. Once you scan the QR code from the Huion Note App, it's paired and re-pairs itself fairly quickly as you open and close the pad. Similarly for tablet mode, I installed the driver first and then plugged it into the computer. Right away it was connected and usable. It should be noted that I found it most reliable to unplug and replug the device in when you put it into sleep mode.The Huion App is very good, which is great. Often these are the shortcomings for such a device. In this case, the app has a multitude of notebook selections, pen styles, and a few tools for note-taking. Honestly, just in itself it is a very good note app (though not ideal without the Note x10!), and given that it is how you will likely primarily be interfacing with the Note x10, this is a very important aspect and they did a good job. A couple of outstanding points -- you are able to create notebooks in the app, so I create a "Daily Tasks To-Do" list and each page is a separate part of the house. I also created a "Blueprints" and standard "Notes" notebook. This alone sets the app apart from others I've come across. Another nifty trick is to use the pens Tablet Rubber Nib on a blank page. You get the feel of writing, but of course there is no ink. It takes a second to get used to, as you'll be looking at the phone screen for where you've written on the page, but it's nice for when you want to take notes but without using up one of the 50 pages. So far I have used it the most this way, as I wanted to digitize existing notes, but without using up pages.Tablet mode is also very serviceable, while it may not have gestures or buttons like a fully fledged Wacom tablet would, that's not really an issue since that's not it's main purpose. So far I've tried it out with photoshop and with storyboarder and it works exactly as you'd expect.Possible negatives to look out for: First on this short list is the notepad paper itself just happens to be semi-easily affected by humidity. I have found that some papers tend to fold with use and perspiration. The default A5 paper that comes with this notebook seems to have this happen. However, the paper quality itself is very good and feels pleasant to write on. Next is the possible longevity of the pen tips -- each tip is about 1/4th to 1/3rd the length of a normal pen. They advertise 400m, which I'm sure is plenty. I'm more thinking long term, say 8 years from now if everything will still be available. Finally, it sounds like only their brand of pen works -- to be expected. Don't lose it! The pen does come with a leather carrying case that can magnetically attach to a specific spot of the front of the Huion Note x10, however I wouldn't rely on it alone were I to carry mine out and about.That is about it. In terms of positives: The A5 Paper can be any replacement pads. This is really great for longevity. The device itself feels fairly high quality and has few moving parts, nothing that seems like it would break. The app is very, very good for note taking and it looks and feels really cool taking notes with it. And being able to use it in tablet mode means that even at the very end of its life it can still have a purpose.In short: The Huion Note x10 is very well advertised, delivering on everything it promises. Connecting to the App via Bluetooth on your phone is very easy, using it is very fluid, and interfacing between the two of them has next to no downsides that I came across. In addition to all of this, it can very easily connect to the computer to be used as a drawing tablet. The downsides that I tried to list are honestly not even about the device or the app itself, but just possible concerns about long term supply of pen tips and being extremely nitpicky.This is a great device. If you want to digitize your notes, I highly recommend it for that alone and you get the added bonus of having a drawing tablet.

I have been dying to get this and I finally got i for Christmas!! I had originally saw this on an ad on YouTube, and it finally came back to my mind for Christmas. Reading the Amazon reviews, every bad review was mainly just people not actually understanding how to use it!! For example, the product’s ‘factory smell’ disappeared almost immediately, and just using the app in general was so easy! The ‘loading’ screen isn’t actually a loading screen, it’s just some pages to scroll through but swiping to the left (to scroll right) until you get a start button!! I was a little confused at it at first and I thought it just wasn’t loading like other reviews said, but after tapping/swiping on the screen, I discovered how to use it. It took a few minutes of trial and error, but syncing the tablet was easier than expected. The little pamphlet that comes with the tablet says to ‘change the pen’ out, but you just have to take off the waxy tip, don’t waste the pen!! I personally like the app, and even though this request might be hard to make true, I think if there was a way to tell which page is 1, 2, 3 etc and when you write on the page, it automatically goes to that page if it’s online rather than making a completely separate page for something that is on the same page as what was originally written. Yeah, it’s a bit of a stretch, but it would be nice if it existed. I love the tablet, it’s great, I love the app, it’s great! I would probably add something on the first load screen that says ‘Swipe’ or something with an arrow so customers don’t get confused. Also, maybe add in the instructions *where* to put the stick on drawing pad on the tablet for the drawing bad sheet…? I still haven’t put mine on yet :( also, I would personally point out the drawing pad pen nib to make it easier to define which job is which, because I think I read a review about that, too. Just to make things less confusing!! Another thing I would like to add as recommendations for future designs, maybe have a little attachment or something that can store extra pen-nibs so they don’t get lost or someone can easily use both the drawing pad nib and the regular pen nib? That would be great!! Thanks for reading this!!

I like the idea.I have a note-taking tablet (reMarkable) and that device is just as good (and in some cases better than paper), but it became unwieldy having *everything* digitized.I wanted something where I could take notes and have a backup in case I wanted to actually have a digital copy and this devices performs that function.I like the page size.The Huion note pads are great!.Having a physical copy of notes is helpful.Using it as a tablet on the computer is an ok experience, but I actually have a better Huion product for that.I do like the fact that I have a tablet 'in a pinch' in case I need to do some colaboration during an online meeting.What could make it better?1. Have a page indicator (maybe an eink display) on the inside cover so we know how many pages are stored.2. Have the ability to move between pages. Example: I'm writing notes off line, I get to page # 6, but need to add something to page # 3. Being able to move back to page 3, update the note, then move back to page 6 would be awesome. I wanted the off-line mode because I may not always want to have my device out in meetings.3. Spend a lot more effort improving the application for use on e-ink devices. I have mine syncing with my Boox Ultra Tab C and it's rather difficult to figure out the application because there are UI elements that don't display well on that device.4. The pen. It feels like it's going to break eaisly. It's also difficult to find where to buy an extra one. The pen is why I gave it 4 stars. I can't use the holder because I need to add a pencil grip and it doesn't fit anymore.

Was a gift. Son absolutely loves it.