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LivresInOz · 03-12-2011, 11:17 PM

I was thinking of getting an ipad to take study notes with, and i was wondering if people thought it would be able to do what i need?

I need to be able to take study notes of the standard you see here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56951993@N03/5521182169/

I don't mind not having it all on one screen - it seems easy to flip pages...

But i need:

* the level of fineness of drawing/writing you see in my screenshot
* the ability to paste images in
* the ability to move text and images around easily (eg. with loop-selection)

[Obviously point one is about hardware, the second two software - but I need all of them.]

Could people speak on whatever aspects they have had experience with?

Also interested in hearing possible alternatives (eg. I was checking out the Entourage Edge, which seems to have advantage that I could watch the powerpoint slides of a lecture on one screen, and notate them on the other)

I use OneNote now on a (heavy) tablet, and apparently onenote for the ipad is being offered free at the moment:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/micro...410395246?mt=8

Thanks alot - I'm really serious about this because I need something lightweight I can take notes on while reading heavy textbooks. My tablet computer, while powerful, is just too heavy. I've found that with study, variety is key. Ideally i'd like to be able to take notes not just while strapped to a desk, but while sitting in an arm chair, perhaps with the device resting on the arm of the chair. Variety!

(I'm mainly interested in hearing from people who have had actual experience in using such features. Thanks!)

03-12-2011, 11:17 PM	#1
LivresInOz LivresInOz Posts: 330 Karma: 15958 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo: Forma + Libra\|Galaxy: TAB A7 + Note 8 tablet\|Boox: Note Air 2	How about ipad (1) for taking study notes? Oriented towards mindmaps and diagrams I was thinking of getting an ipad to take study notes with, and i was wondering if people thought it would be able to do what i need? I need to be able to take study notes of the standard you see here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56951993@N03/5521182169/ I don't mind not having it all on one screen - it seems easy to flip pages... But i need: * the level of fineness of drawing/writing you see in my screenshot * the ability to paste images in * the ability to move text and images around easily (eg. with loop-selection) [Obviously point one is about hardware, the second two software - but I need all of them.] Could people speak on whatever aspects they have had experience with? Also interested in hearing possible alternatives (eg. I was checking out the Entourage Edge, which seems to have advantage that I could watch the powerpoint slides of a lecture on one screen, and notate them on the other) I use OneNote now on a (heavy) tablet, and apparently onenote for the ipad is being offered free at the moment: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/micro...410395246?mt=8 Thanks alot - I'm really serious about this because I need something lightweight I can take notes on while reading heavy textbooks. My tablet computer, while powerful, is just too heavy. I've found that with study, variety is key. Ideally i'd like to be able to take notes not just while strapped to a desk, but while sitting in an arm chair, perhaps with the device resting on the arm of the chair. Variety! (I'm mainly interested in hearing from people who have had actual experience in using such features. Thanks!) Last edited by LivresInOz; 03-12-2011 at 11:22 PM.