Agree with you on both counts. Samsung cracks me up, they just released the S5e, the new 10" one, claiming it will be more affordable and like a "value premium" tablet compared the Galaxy Tab S4, which starts around $650 US. The new one will be at least $400 US. Maybe that is a bargain for a low/premium tablet, but geez, that's a LOT of money to spend for a little device that you use mainly for entertainment, doesn't have the chops to be a work machine, and becomes obsolete at an amazingly fast rate due to to Samsung not updating the OS very often. I may get one eventually, but I'll be grinding my teeth the whole time.

Yep Asus knows how to make a great tablet. They made some of the Google Nexus 7 devices back in 2012/2013, I still have one. If mine were not having hardware issues, I'd just keep using it. That tablet STILL to this day has better specs than most Android tablets in that size range on the market, a higher screen res for example. I was also sad that it seems Asus has quit making the 8" Zenpad or refreshing that hardware.