[CaptPat]

I’m contemplating shifting from an iPad Pro to a larger Android tablet for my music needs.  Lessons learned from folks who have made the switch would be appreciated. 
 
My current setup is an iPad Pro using MobileSheets; copies of all my music, as well as periodic MobileSheets backup files, are stored on a Mac laptop.   Communications between the iPad and Laptop occur directly over my WIFI network. I do not use Dropbox or Google Drive as an intermediate destination.  My understanding is that to switch to a new tablet, all one needs to do is import the desired backup file – easy peasy(?).  Otherwise, the workflow is the same?

On a related note, I’d appreciate comments on the utility of the pencil for both the Samsung and NXT tablets, even better if comparisons to the Apple Pencil can be made.

Thanks

[Lester]

My understanding is that to switch to a new tablet, all one needs to do is import the desired backup file – easy peasy(?).  Otherwise, the workflow is the same?

Yes and yes, import the desired backup file and the workflow is the same.

Sorry but other questions you have I do not have any experience of so I cannot help.

[Geoff Bacon]

You will have to buy MS again for the Android device

Geoff

[Zubersoft]

Having used both iPads and Samsung tablets with an S-Pen, I think the two are pretty comparable in my opinion. The Apple Pencil is slightly nicer, but currently the stylus support on Android is better than iOS as I have not gotten my hands on a newer iPad Pro yet with the latest Apple Pencil that has proper support for hovering.

Mike

[fschop]

I have been using a Samsung Galaxy tablet (13") for some years. And recently, I added an Acer Iconia A16 (16" tablet, yes it is huge ), since 13" is a bit small for 2-page mode.

To sync the Acer, I did the following:

• Create a backup file on the Samsung
  
• Create an empty database on the Acer
  
• Load the backup file
  

To update/sync now, I do:

• Select sync library on the Samsung as "Server" and start
  
• Select sync library on the Acer as "Client" and specify the IP address of the Samsung, and start
  

Within seconds, the tablets are in sync.

I did consider a shared library on Dropbox, but I don't want to have conflicts when using both tablets at the same time.
I use the Samsung for annotations because the S-pen works better than the (capacitive) pen on the Acer (which you have to buy separately). The Acer is mainly for rehearsals and performances.