Eóin is right, it's difficult to be beat paper and a pencil -- in terms of spead, of course.
I've had a tablet for longer than I can remember. Ever since the Apple Newton tantalized and then fell I've lusted after some input combination that will handle cursive script. Even with today's high-resolution devices and phenomenal computing power I remain sadly disappointed.
For myself, I find that Tablets are fine for 'art', okay for the occasional quick (and crude) note/annotation, and inadequate for anything else.
Perhaps the truth is that I am inadequate at these tasks but, practically speaking, the end result is the same.
