can I hook my samsung notebook 10.1 to my dell laptop to transfer pics and videos

Nope, USB cables don't work that way. You could do that with an ethernet cable though.

EDIT:

Unless you are referring to the Galaxy Note 10.1, in which case, yeah, you can.
 

This is a Samsung Galaxy Notebook 10.1 and the charging cable has a USB at the end when you pull off the plug. Thanks