I just noticed the comparison table misses two crucial pieces of data which are the tip-the-scales reason I went for Air 2:
* Better stylus apparently
* Preinstalled screen protector (I hate applying them)
Voja's (My Deep Guide) main critique of 1 was that the writing experience was pretty bad out of factory. But he said it was almost as good as Supernote once you used it with a good stylus and S.P (I posted WHICH pen
here).
So I'm hoping the above combo will make it good out of the box.