Maybe we can get the best of both worlds by taking hand written notes on a tablet?
I recently bought an android tablet with proper wacom stylus support and active stylus for my 4 year old kid to practice writing (...they want to do it with the tablet, but don't want to on paper...I figure any practice is better than nothing). The active stylus is very good, but I can't imagine using it for any serious amount of writing - it just feels too weird.