I'm looking for something that I can use with my laptop to take notes in class and have the option of converting my handwriting/printing into typed text. Specifically I've glanced at the Logitech Digital IO Pen, the I-Pen, and Wacom Graphire3 4X5 tablet. If anyone has any comments on these, or other suggestions, I'd appreciate it. Again, I only plan on using this for taking notes in class, so graphic editing isn't even a consideration. Oh, and platform is secondary. I'd prefer Linux, but I have access to windows too. Thanks for any help.

I have an (oldish) wacom tablet that atomatically picked up in my Linux install.

Is it any good for taking notes, and is there any handwriting recognition for it?

probably not.

Sorry I don't know more. I use it for the graphics stuff. (the GIMP loves it!)

titanium_geek

Thanks for your comments. I decided to go with the i-pen pro. The Logitech IO pen seems cool, but it's a bit pricey and then you have to buy the handwriting recognition software, the special paper, ink refills, etc. The I-Pen Pro seems best to suit my needs for taking notes in class. It's wireless, and it comes with all the software I need.

oulevon, did you ever get the I-Pen? I got one and want to know how you set it up to work.

thanks

I got the I-Pen Pro, but I got frustrated with it, so I gave it away. I never got it running in Linux; I really didn't try. I used it on windows, and found that the Microsoft Office handwriting recognition worked better than the software that came with it. My handwriting is so messy, that I didn't really have the patience to learn to use it.

actually, I posted this 10 minutes too soon. After an hour or so of messing with my X configuration to set up a second mouse, I gave up. Then I realized that it worked fine without any changes in my configuration. I guess both devices map to the same "device" as far as X is concerned.