Livescribe Pen

[Sugadarlin]

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Has anyone used or heard anything good about the Livescribe pen? I was thinking about purchasing one. I saw it at Bestbuy and it looked pretty useful. But on the flipside I could just use a regular recorder. Any opinions?

http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/

 

[FormerRT]

I have the livescribe and use it for all my undergrad classes.....its great! I had a prof do a summary after every lecture I'd write summary in the notebook and draw a box around it and sit back and record....later to review I'd just click the box. Also, I'm very visual, the software that comes with your purchase allows you to replay your notes on the computer with the audio playing as your handwritten notes form on the screen..very useful for me. I could prop my laptop up in the kitchen and cook while playing back lectures....you can easily upload your audio to ipod.....you can post your notes on livescribe website and send classmates a link so they can even replay your notes....I love my livescribe.....I have the pulse, but the echo looks mighty tempting

 

[PharmDman3901]

I also have the pen, I LOVE it! I used it in all several classes and it worked really well. I highly reccomend it! I also have see two other students using it with good results. you cannot go wrong with the pen!

 

[coastygirl]

I used it for undergrad, too. I loved it. It's a very tiny investment compared to the cost of school, yet can be sooooo helpful for reviewing or clarifying after the lecture.

 

[Sugadarlin]

Cool thanks, I think it will definitely be on my "back to school" list

 

[pharm B]

I've got one and I'll be trying it out in class for the first time on Monday, but I've heard nothing but good things about it.

 

[WhiteSnows]

It is a big waste of money, and waste of time. You have to pay for the notebook to use the pen. The notebook is not reusable.

 

[delano2000]

Where the heck is Rxlea when you need her?

 

[rxlea]

A whole thread about Livescribe pens?!?! Sweet! d00ds- get it. Seriously. Best 150-200 bucks E.V.A.R And the notebooks arent that expensive anyway!!!

 

[rxlea]

It is a big waste of money, and waste of time. You have to pay for the notebook to use the pen. The notebook is not reusable.

Do you reuse all your regular notebooks? lol

 

[WhiteSnows]

Do you reuse all your regular notebooks? lol

Why would I spend money on notebook when I can get free papers from school? Even if I have to pay for notebook, it is a big saving to buy one from walmart. The pen has a fixed price, but the notebook is not cheap. In pharmacy school, you will have to write a lot, you will have to pay a lot of money for it.

 

[rxlea]

Why would I spend money on notebook when I can get free papers from school? Even if I have to pay for notebook, it is a big saving to buy one from walmart. The pen has a fixed price, but the notebook is not cheap. In pharmacy school, you will have to write a lot, you will have to pay a lot of money for it.

The point is to NOT have to write a lot because you're recording your lectures and writing down the most important stuff. Have you used it before? I heard OneNote is good, too.

 

[WhiteSnows]

The point is to NOT have to write a lot because you're recording your lectures and writing down the most important stuff. Have you used it before? I heard OneNote is good, too.

If you start your first year, you will notice that most of the stuffs are important, and they will be all tested. I have no doubt the usefulness of the recording function of the pen, and it is cheap to buy it at one time. However, I find it quite expensive to purchase the notebook to order to use the pen beside the recording function. Still, I love how the pen looks and what it can do, but it is a smart choice not to buy it to save money. A small saving in pharmacy school over time can really make a significant difference in your total loan.

 

[PharmDman3901]

ok the cost of the notebook is around $5 a piece and you buy them either individually or in packs of 4. When I purchased my pen I spend a little under three hundred ( pen, ink, and 8 notebooks) I have used only four of eight. So I have 400 pages to start pharm school with. I would think that buying notebooks regardless is expensive so it really is not different, and you are getting a digital note book annotated with lecture! I still say its worth the money!

 

[kmoogs]

solution:

 

[WhiteSnows]

solution:

Not a bad idea.

 

[WhiteSnows]

ok the cost of the notebook is around $5 a piece and you buy them either individually or in packs of 4. When I purchased my pen I spend a little under three hundred ( pen, ink, and 8 notebooks) I have used only four of eight. So I have 400 pages to start pharm school with. I would think that buying notebooks regardless is expensive so it really is not different, and you are getting a digital note book annotated with lecture! I still say its worth the money!

I say it is not worth of the money. I can buy 2 notebooks with $5 or cheaper. Overtime, the cost may add up much more because 400 pages are nothing in pharmacy school. Plus most of the lectures are given by professor, so there are really no need to write down the lecture again, except taking some notes which you can write on the page of the lecture notes. With >$300 dollar I can buy a small laptop which I can use it as many time as I want. You don't think it is cheap when you compare the price with tuition fees. But if you think about your $100k plus in debt. You will realize that $300 can save you lot of troubles later on.

 

[Pharmacy Kid]

Since most of my lectures were video-recorded, I didn't have a need for recording them. For the ones that weren't recorded, I used a digital voice recorder (~$30) to record class while taking notes. On my notes, I would write the time stamp on the recorder every 10 minutes so I could skip to that time when reviewing lecture.

If there was a section that I thought was going to be a possible exam question, I would write and circle that time stamp on the recorder. With that method and also making flash cards with Anki, I finally was able to make good grades with minimal studying.

If only I could record my rotations . . .

 

[owlegrad]

I say it is not worth of the money. I can buy 2 notebooks with $5 or cheaper. Overtime, the cost may add up much more because 400 pages are nothing in pharmacy school. Plus most of the lectures are given by professor, so there are really no need to write down the lecture again, except taking some notes which you can write on the page of the lecture notes. With >$300 dollar I can buy a small laptop which I can use it as many time as I want. You don't think it is cheap when you compare the price with tuition fees. But if you think about your $100k plus in debt. You will realize that $300 can save you lot of troubles later on.

Huh? Going through 400 pages of notes are nothing and the professors give out notes that make taking notes mostly unnecessary? So you use allot of notebooks except you don't need any notebooks? Is that not a contradiction?

 

[WhiteSnows]

Huh? Going through 400 pages of notes are nothing and the professors give out notes that make taking notes mostly unnecessary? So you use allot of notebooks except you don't need any notebooks? Is that not a contradiction?

No it is not. My point is this: if your school is required you to write a lot of stuffs then 400 pages is nothing. On the other hand, if your school does not require you to write because you will receive the handout, then there is no point to spend money on the pen and notebooks.

 

[CopToEM]

No it is not. My point is this: if your school is required you to write a lot of stuffs then 400 pages is nothing. On the other hand, if your school does not require you to write because you will receive the handout, then there is no point to spend money on the pen and notebooks.

I realize I'm digging up a fairly old thread here. So, excuse me for that. However, the first place I came to look for reviews on the LiveScribe Pen system was SDN and this is the most recent thread.

It's worth mentioning to 5minutes that you can now print the notebook paper from the LiveScribe website for free and it's basically no more than printing out a blank sheet since the dots are so small. That definitely lowers the cost of the overall method.