Searching for a laptop computer alternative? This 14.6-inch Samsung pill “will knock your socks off” – and it is half worth

For those who discover that almost all tablets simply aren’t sufficiently big to your wants, maybe the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Extremely may be the pill that you simply’re in search of – and it’s 50% off too!

The Galaxy Tab S10 Extremely options an enormous 14.6-inch display screen that may rival most laptops, however it’s nonetheless comparatively extra moveable as a result of it doesn’t have the additional bulk of a keyboard.

Our Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Extremely evaluate discovered the massive show to be the gadget’s greatest characteristic, with the tester saying it will “knock your socks off”. We additionally named it the very best pill for drawing.

The primary criticism from our reviewer was the premium worth, on condition that it has a MediaTek processor as a substitute of a top-of-the-line Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, however there’s nonetheless loads of grunt underneath the hood for most individuals’s wants. Furthermore, at half worth, the 256GB mannequin is improbable worth proper now – accessible from JB Hello-Fi for simply AU$1,049.

That makes it cheaper than plenty of laptops, even accounting for the additional price of a keyboard accent when you have been taking a look at it as a laptop computer alternative.

Included within the field of the Galaxy Tab S10 Extremely is an S-pen, so that you would not have to shell out an additional few hundred {dollars} on a stylus (taking a look at you, Apple). It additionally has a microSD enlargement slot, the place you may add as much as 2TB of additional storage, including to its worth proposition.

The pill additionally has an IP68 score, which means it’s waterproof sufficient to be submerged in water for as much as half-hour, so you may realistically use the Galaxy Tab S10 Extremely in a bath, pool, or any moist atmosphere – simply hold it away from seawater.

Samsung’s software program can be higher fitted to productiveness in comparison with the likes of the iPad Professionals, with our reviewer discovering that it was simpler to multitask and open a number of home windows with the Galaxy Tab S10 Extremely. It’s additionally simpler to connect with an exterior monitor to additional reinforce the laptop-replacement use case.

Don’t want a brand new pill? JB Hello-Fi can be flogging plenty of Samsung telephones, together with the Galaxy S25 collection forward of the upcoming S26 launch. Check out what’s on supply in JB Hello-Fi’s February Frenzy sale.