Drumrolls! This is the new club for current and future owners of the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 running the dedicated Android OS custom designed for Tablets.
The latest update available for this device is Honeycomb 3.1.

I had the honor of buying few of these tabs during my 6 weeks visit to the US.
Therefore I am creating a club here as it is an awesome tablet PC.

Tip: If you want to have a feel on how the classic vanilla Honeycomb 3.1 looks like without the customizations by vendors like Samsung/HTC, it would be a good time to get it now. Samsung would be releasing a patch for its TouchWiz UX interface soon, but right now it is not released yet.

You also refer to this thread which contains a lot information and links on this TAB created by benny888
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1761603

Below is the picture of my own unit:

http://galaxytab.samsungmobile.com/

Read more: http://gadgetian.com/10288/samsung-galaxy-.../#ixzz1SceaDgMA

1) How much is it?
It was just released in the US and it retails for $499 for 16GB and $599 for 32GB. That does not mean the price would be about 3 times after conversion to RM. It is expected to be around RM 19xx to RM2300. But those are just based on hints by suppliers.

2) Is it something like the Ipad2?
Well if you are an Android fan, then you would know that even old 8" tab outperforms in terms of features and usabity (flash etc)
This tablet runs on the new Honeycomb 3.1 which was specifically designed for Tablets, therefore the way it behaves and interface is slighly different.
Please note that as of now, all of these tablets have the standard Honeycomb interface. The Samsung TouchWiz UX is not yet released.
I was told to check it often from "Samsung Apps" app for updates. I check mine everyday, and till date, nothing.

3) What type of charger does it use?
It uses the Samsung proprietry connector on one end and the standard USB cable on the other end. Therfore you could charge it with any USB enabled PCs.
However the supplied charger supplies 2000mAh of power (compared to 1000mAH and 500mAH for most USB style charges)
And yes, the charger supports World voltage so you could use it anywhere. Also to note is that the back cover is NOT user removable.

4) Can you feel the power of the dual core CPU and dedicated Honeycomb OS?
Yeah you can view webpages with mutiple flash plug ins smoothy. This is almost as smooth as a netbook.
In fact some pages are smoother on this tablet than some atom based netbooks i have tested. Videos at 1080p are also awesome.

5) How about apps? Are there special apps?
Yes the Android market place recognizes your OS and displays some additional Games and Apps specially made for the Honeycomb OS.
It also filters out some apps that are not compatible with the Honeycomb OS.
In other words not all Android apps are compatible. Not only due the screensize but the way the auto rotate is interfaced by OS to the app. This is the common cause of FC on these apps.

6) Is this an upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7inch?
Nope it is NOT, not even a bit. The hardware is completely different and so is the OS
Just the name somewhat stays the same

Engadget : http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/samsung...omb-dual-camer/

TrustedReview : http://www.trustedreviews.com/laptops/revi...0-1-Hands-On/p1

KnowYourMobile : http://www.knowyourmobile.com/samsung/gala...first_look.html

Slashgear : http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-ta...video-13133160/

Ubergizmo : http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/02/galaxy-tab-10-1/

Wired.com : http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/sam...orgeous-screen/

Techflash : http://techflesh.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1/

TheGalaxyTab.com : http://www.thegalaxytab.com/2011/02/13/sam...s-images-specs/

Bestbuy USA - Instore and Online - $499 for 16GB and $599 for 32GB (not including tax)
with taxes it is about 6-12% more depending on the state (including online purchase)

Amazon.com - USD $499 for 16GB and USD 599 for 32 GB (tax not included, they expect you to declate it yourself)

Color: Please note that the pure 100% white version is not available yet. When the items online says white, it is actually white bezel with the grey cover at the camera area.
Please double check before you buy

Pure Wifi versions:

16GB White/Mixed/Black
32 GB White/Mixed/Black

10.1V (European CDMA model bundled with Telco)
Black only.

3G versions:
Not finalized yet, but Samsung plans to roll them out soon
In other words it is not manufactured yet.

my galaxy tab at night (with default honeycomb widgets including the widget for the preinstalled 3D Youtube app)

Night


Day

have not rooted the 3.1 yet, as the ones at xda-developers have issues. therefore, no screenshot program
so just quickly snapped some pictars.



you can buy this universal stand at amazon.com. very flexible and supports phones from 3.5" to 10.1"

*to be updated

when shipped, there is NO flash player installed. not even 10.1. You need to goto the market and install it yourself even though Samsung mentiones the player is installed.
Once installed it works like a charm

SWYPE is not available YET
but you can easily down the open source swype keyboard online. it works well but lags once in a while.

if you have more please reply and i would list them here