Advanced notebooks do let you insert drawings, diagrams, math equations, and a free-form section, while also offering the ability to convert your handwriting to text. At Pixelsmith, we use and test a variety of products to provide you with all the necessary information to make an informed purchase decision.

We didn’t like how you need to be connected to a network or WiFi to be able to transfer files, as there is no Bluetooth connection. Like other E Ink tablets on this list, the Kindle Scribe comes with a stylus and offers note-taking and annotation support for PDFs.But we still like the simplicity of this design, and you even get a drawing tablet on top of just a standard writing pad for your computer or laptop. Sure, there is no handwriting recognition that allows you to convert your handwritten notes to text, like we tested on another pen tablet. While this tablet is by far the most expensive on our list, it's also the most versatile of the E Ink tablets and does a lot well but nothing great. Save Microsoft Word docs, PowerPoint presentations, or web articles to your paper tablet as PDFs for when you have time to focus. Only four templates are available in the basic notebooks and only a single lined template in the advanced notebooks.

The Kobo Elipsa has 32GB of storage, a resolution of 227 DPI, and a blue front light, but it lacks the warm light of the Boox.For us, we think this is the perfect writing pad for someone who likes the feel of traditional writing but wants to come into the modern digital world. The ReMarkable's thinness, two-week battery life, pen input and PDF management capabilities made this E Ink tablet my favorites. We loved how the Rocketbook Frixion pens use actual ink instead of digital ink, which can be wiped away with a microfibre cloth. Read and review reports and presentations by writing your thoughts directly onto the page - or add a blank one if ideas really start to flow.