[james_]

Here's my experience of the Note and Note Plus. I got a Note first, then after two weeks the battery died. It seemed to lose the ability to work out what the charge was, either showing 100% or zero. I can't work out what killed it, possibly my high speed charger from my phone?

Now that Amazon have that device back I ordered a Note Plus, it is not as good to write on, the glass doesn't feel as good as the plastic (and for my Note I had got a screen cover from mobile outfitters at great expense). I'm not going to put a screen protector on it for a couple of weeks this time to save the expense if this one also blows up.

Anyway, the major issue with the Note Plus is still the lack of Google Play. It is a royal pain in the derriere to get it working, and I've just spent a couple of hours messing around to finally get it to recognize my account and synchronize my purchases.

So, I'd stick with the Note if you like making Notes!