Well I just bought myself a Note Pro 12.2 it was very reasonably priced for a 32gb model and lets me ditch my Nexus 7 on a family member and avoid lollipop for now.
Read this article earlier by the way it's similar to the one I posted a few comments back.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/04...mware-updates/
So maybe not lollipop completely to blame but still worrying enough to help me move onwards.