If you’re at all fascinated by Axiotron’s ModBook, check out this review by Jacqui Cheng. Perhaps the most important section of the review for law students is this:
During my time reviewing the ModBook, it was brought to my attention that students (particularly those in sciences and engineering) would particularly love to take notes on the machine because of various graphs and drawings they might record. This may be true. However, when I was in college, things in class moved pretty quickly—I had a hard enough time keeping up with pencil and paper. The ModBook slows things down because you have to use the stylus to scroll, create new pages, etc. I would hesitate to use this for note-taking (even of the drawing kind), but your mileage may vary.
The overall assessment is that the ModBook is great for graphic artists, and potentially useful for note-taking, but only if you prefer taking notes by hand and are willing to deal with its limitations as a “normal” laptop.
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