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I ended up buying a second hand Note 1 (plastic screen) - $240 USD. Had it about a week and have just put on a screen protector (and about half a dozen bubbles).

It already had a few slight horizontal grooves worn into the screen from the prev owner pressing the pen (though they told me there were no scratches!)

My reflections are:

It's really quite light - this is great.
I don't mind not having a front light
I saved about $100 by getting 2nd hand Note 1 rather than ... Note Pro.

However, Note one run the Android 6 version of Onyx OS which means you can't open two documents simultaneously, this is a bit of a bummer (though I've made a work around) - I believe this deficiency is also true of the Note Pro.

Secondly, I don't think the flexible display feels like paper, and though I do like the way it visibly presses in, in short I'm not sure I'd prefer it to glass. Also, I've begun to be convinced that the glass screen is not such a liability as it was on earlier devices.

My conclusion: Adding up all the pros n cons, if I were buying again, personally I'd search harder for a cheap Note 2.