It’s back to school season. If you or your young adult offspring is head back to campus for the Fall to embark on a new semester, make sure your are they are set up with the proper tools to ensure success. A tablet can be an excellent option for students to take along to their classes for notetaking and accessing digital editions of their textbook without having to schlep their whole computer in the back—and this one is on sale. Right now, you can get the TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus Android tablet at the discounted rate of 35% off. Typically sold for $370, that brings the price down to just $240, meaning you’ll be saving $130 for a limited time.

This version also comes bundled with a cover as well as the TCL T-Pen stylus. If you don’t feel you have a need for that, you can get a version without that has been discounted to $220. Though for only $20 more, you’re shooting yourself in the foot for leaving that on the table.

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Additional, the non-Plus models are also on sale. The Plus comes with  8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, but you can also choose an 8GB/128GB model or a 6GB/64GB model. The former has been discounted to $210, while the latter is now at just $190.

Tablet, Drawing Pad, and Digital Notebook

To get full use out of the TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus, the stylus is a must. Artists and students alike will find that both digital drawing and note-taking feels smooth with the T-pen and its 4,096 levels of pressure. Input feels precise across the tablet. The included flip case both serves to protect the screen while you’re not using the tablet and for use as a stand that supports multiple viewing angles. The stylus also can magnetically attach to the side of the case when it is not needed.

The TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus tablet uses a rich and detailed 2K display that measures 11.5 inches across. The Nxtpaper 4.0 technology is made with eye comfort in mind. It has an anti-glare coating and TÜV-certified low blue light to make reading from the tablet feel more natural and closer to the experience of reading from a paperback book. It also has DC dimming which helps to reduce eyestrain and eliminate flicker.

You can switch viewing between three modes that suit different scenarios. Regular Mode will display vivid visuals which is great for watching video content or collaborative calls with webcams as well as making digital art. Ink Paper Mode shifts the screen to monochrome for a more comfortable e-reader experience. Then Color Paper Mode is a middle point between the too with soft, low saturated tones—great for comics in particular.

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