I have way too many old notebooks (school and work) that I have had to discard over the years. Or maybe some of them are still in a box somewhere, I have no idea. If I had all my notes on an iPad, organized an searchable, and uploadable to the cloud or transferred to a desktop machine, that would be a much better situation. That said, it isn't anything close to $2K. Students have access to good discounts through vari…
Instead of the $99 pencil you can also get a Chinese knockoff for $20 or less. Works well enough to take notes and can be charged with a standard usb-C cable which I find handier than having it stick out of the iPad (gen1 pencil)