I'm also really happy with my Tab A 8.0 with S-Pen. I thought a smaller tablet with active pen features & microSD slot for ~$225 USD was a bargain, definitely

I'm also really happy with my Tab A 8.0 with S-Pen. I thought a smaller tablet with active pen features & microSD slot for ~$225 USD was a bargain, definitely made the iPad Pro look ridiculously overpriced. Unfortunately it seems Samsung never sold the 8" S-Pen model in the US, and have discontinued the S-Pen on the 2017 8" models. It's still on the 10" model though.