Comparing a laptop, Pda, Nokia 770 is like a comparing a Car, bicycle and Segway.
You use it for different things and they have different prices.
I both own a Nokia 770 and Powerbook 12", Mini Mac from my daughter. Have been using Palms in the past.

My advice is if you want to maximum portability, best money for performance, (almost)free Webbased programs, no investment in memory and taking notes with a Nokia 770 you have to do it over the internet by using one of the online applications using AJAX such as Basecamphq.com or Backpackit.com.
Then you can use all the features like milestones, to do's, notes and even different pages or project by lesson.
When you come home (or from where ever) you view your work on a big screen on the WebApp and don't need to transfer data. If you loose it, the data is still on the Internet.
Using a keyboard together with the Nokia and bluetooth is possible but you need to install a little program that is available on the net.


Nokia 770 without Internet connection doesn't make any sense and is useless it is called an INTERNETTABLET.


There are very little programs for it and I don't think they will come since the concept is with WebApp. However there is a small notes and sketching program with it. Those onces you can then upload between your notes in Backpackit. (you can't do that with the trackpad on a Laptop as fast and good !!)

The advantage for a student is: there is less chance that your laptop disappears or that you have to guard it all the time. The Nokia770 you put in your pocket. The keyboard in your bag.

The great thing is also that if you combine it with a good Nokia phone 3230 (300 euro), you can take great pictures (1.2 Megapix), view them on the tablet and upload to Flickr. Or record with the phone and do the same. Or film...
The Nokia also comes with a 32Mb wich makes your total capacity 96Mb. The Memory on the phone you can browse from the tablet as a disk. When it is full you send the file to your 2GB free account from Gmail. (You start getting it.... ;-)
Basically you have a endless potential (take 100 Gmail accounts.....)

I haven't figured out yet how you can synchronize your agenda on the phone with the tablet (no software for that). I use compatible Ical format, webbased.
I have a desktop Mac. I use the free Airset.com, that one is subscribed with Mac Ical desktop which I then Isync with the Nokia phone. But you can forexample subscribe your project in Basecamp to your Airset.com calendars in Ical format. I still have to fine tune this.

So apart form the notes program there is standard an internet radio, a Movie player supports many formats (also Quicktime)
This is better then a Video Ipod since the screen is larger. There should be a way to configure a Flash memory stick as a disk and view access true the USB mini port (haven't tried yet). So you can watch a full movie.
There is an audio program. A newsreader RSS.
Battery life is three hours and a week on standby.

Conclusion:
If you don't have a computer at home the Nokia 770 can't cover all your needs.
The laptop is heavy and more expensive.
PDA forget it, it is history, so is Blueberry.
PSP that is for fun.

You see, if you have Wifi in school it is the best way to go and most affordable.
Now you still have to find one since they are sold out worldwide....
Ask Saint A Claus ;-)
Good Luck !

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