I hear you on the “analogue rituals” Bryann. I often find that, when working something out, the best and sometimes fastest thing to do is still to write or draw it, as opposed to type. Helps to access a different part of your brain. I don’t know if I, personally, can go for a single purpose device when I have an iPad and a stylus on hand, though. That said, the NoteSlate seems to have a lot going for it in terms of price, and screen accessibility/usability. If it connected directly with Evernote, that would be a killer feature — though it will lose something by not being able to access the typed notes of Evernote.