I've been doing the same thing you are, which is proactively looking for my next replacement. My N7 2013 seems to be doing OK at the moment although occasionally it won't wake up when I open the smart cover and I'm forced to reboot.
The most important feature for me is pixel density since my tablet is primarily my ereader. I will not consider anything with less than 300 ppi. So that leaves me with 2 options: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and the Dell Venue 8 7000 series.
I was hoping I'd like the Dell. The screen is gorgeous and Android is fairly vanilla but the sharp edges would make it hard to hold for hours. That leaves me with the SGT S 8.4 as my only viable candidate at the moment. I'm not a fan of Samsung's hardware buttons but the screen is stunning and the tablet is comfortable to hold.
So while I'm keeping my eye on the Samsung for any good deals at the same time I'm watching for new devices in the 7" - 8.4" range with high ppi.
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