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 ide

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 various retailers, but even the base iPad with a $329 full retail price works well enough for taking notes along with the $99 Pencil. It would easily last four years of college for note-taking. The key is to disable all other apps (including iMessage) so it's a distraction-free device.