Here are my thoughts on note taking on the N800...

Personally i have tried taking notes on my N800 using the stylus, but i find that writing things with a stylus on the screen is really awkward (as most other PDA's). The most common problem i have is that the stylus slips along the screen, making it very difficult to write properly.

Factor in the bumper bars and well... it's just like going ice skating.

So i think for note-taking out-of-the-box, the on-screen keyboard is the quickest and most reliable option. Still, there is a snag even with the keyboard - it only seems to accept one key press at a time, so i have to peck the keys very slowly to make sure everything gets entered correctly.

So for ultimate speed and reliability, you really need to use an external keyboard ( which consequently means you have another piece of kit to lug around).

Of course, even with its flaws i find note taking on my N800 infinitely easier than on my mobile phone.