This post is sponsored by Samsung.

Rewind the clocks back 10-15 years ago, laptops were more or less an essential part of college. You used it to take notes and do your assignments. In fact, back then tablets were largely seen as entertainment devices, nothing more. But fast forward to today, tablets have become just as powerful as laptops, if not more so.

This has resulted in some students preferring the use of a tablet over a laptop. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ is such a tablet. It boasts a 12.6-inch tablet that comes with a pen and can switch to a desktop-style layout when you add a keyboard. So the question is, can it replace a laptop?

For many students, yes. Notes, reading, writing and research all fit. Specialized work may still need desktop software, so the answer depends on your major.…