There aren’t many smartpens on the market, but still people asks which one is the right for them. First you have to consider a few factors.
Money
Is your budget unlimited? or you have just $100 bucks to spend? There is a smartpen (or digital pen) for every case. The chepeast is the IOGear Mobile Digital Scribe. For only $70 bucks it yours. That’s quite deal. Maybe it’s the oldest smartpen on the market but it works very well (trust me, I’ve used it). The Dane Electric zPen it’s also very cheap (only $75). Both are very similar, but you have to consider that they are both cheap for a reason. The are well built, but the don’t have a record option for example.
Profession
If you are a journalist or a student you will fall in love with the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen. Yes, it has the same features than the others but it also records what you say. So, in a interview for example, you can record what the person is saying and also write notes that you can send to your computer later.
Yes, it’s the most expensive smartpen but it worths it if you have a profession that needs this kind of things.
Size
If you want something portable then you should use the one that has only a pen a nothing more. The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen would fit in this category, because it doesn’t need a reciever like the zPen or the IOGear Mobile Digital Scribe. The bad thing about the Livescribe Smartpen is that needs special ink and special paper to work. But if you need something portable you would afford those expenses to have a Smartpen without any reciever or additional stuff.
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