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Some extra info.

First as i suspected these are all anoto technology products, both the io2 and the pen-it (maxell pen). I had one as we were beta testing them at work and i also tried the HP and Nokia versions. DIfferences are slight in general, though the gen 1 pens were too big and all the gen 2s seems similarly small. Some newer ones have bluetooth for synching which is an advantage.

The quality of the s/w makes a difference too, but i used the logitech s/w ith both the logitech and hp pens and it was pretty neat. I would want to see the pen-it s/w before i went for it.

Also a wacom is in no way a replacement for this, you are considering the etch not the use. Digital pens allow you to take notes, doodles and diagrams on the move, in meetings etc with only a pen and paper. You then have the physical backup of the ink on paper as well as the digitized version.