I have a tablet PC and have to say a stylus, more precisely a digitizer, is an excellent alternative to a keyboard if you want to take notes digitally during a lesson at university, especially if it's math. Have you ever tried typing in a formula with your keyboard? In fact some time ago there has been a thread here about writing formulas with a computer. Someone complained about not being able to catch up during math lessons, because inputting them via keyboard was too slow. I'm glad and thankful Bill Gates recognized the usefulness a digitizer (!= touch pen) has and encouraged developing software that unleashes its potential (sounds a bit like a M$ commercial, nevertheless I consider it to be true).
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I have a tablet PC and have to say a stylus, more precisely a digitizer, is an excellent alternative to a keyboard if you want to take notes digitally during a lesson at university, especially if it's math. Have you ever tried typing in a formula with your keyboard? In fact some time ago there has been a thread here about writing formulas with a computer. Someone complained about not being able to catch up during math lessons, because inputting them via keyboard was too slow. I'm glad and thankful Bill Gates recognized the usefulness a digitizer (!= touch pen) has and encouraged developing software that unleashes its potential (sounds a bit like a M$ commercial, nevertheless I consider it to be true).