eWriters / Digital notepads

[SteveO69]

Anyone got one, use one?

Think this is what these are called.

Just spent 3 thrilling days on an IOSH (health & safety) course and there was copious note taking.

The person next to me had one and it looked quite good, it was a Boox model. She bought it as she is dyslexic, although didn’t elaborate on the benefits in her case.

I have several note pads for work which are a bit of a pain, not least because I have the handwriting of a 4 year old / GP.

The Boox model I saw converted handwritten scrawl into printed text, quite effectively.

I am conscious that this is another gadget that has limited use, and the typical cost, (seem to range from £300 - £600), would buy a veritable forest‘s worth of notebooks. Although, I’m overly partial to a gadget, or two …

Any thoughts?

 

[markemark]

Bought GSCE age daughter a Surface Pro with the official pen and she uses OneNote. She thinks is really good. It turns scrawls into text, you can dictate, you can draw graphics and it turns them into proper shapes, you can underline things and it turns them to headings. Really very clever.

I think the Boox is slightly better for note taking but the Surface Pro is a PC that does so much more so it depends on your needs.