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My (paper) note book (a cheap $0.50 mead spiral bound model) can be thrown in my bag without any concern over it being damaged, or remembering to charge it, and it will remain functional. It has no obvious value to thieves, and leaving it lay visible in the car does not appreciably increase my risk of the car being broken into. It is also lighter, and quicker to use than any tablet I've used.

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And in these days of network printers that can also scan an email a PDF back to you, backups are easy.

Given the spat of hard disk failures I've experienced in the last few months, I actually trust the paper copy to remain useable longer. Also, the lower data density of a paper note book helps mitigate the risk as well - damage to a notebook simply doesn't affect the quantity of data that the loss of a hard disk, tablet, or flash drive can affect.

Absolutely, I have notebooks going back 30 years in this room, data on disks not so much!

I scan to share and to tag and as insurance for complete loss of the 'daily book' I carry round.

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