The 5 best smart notebooks: Digitize your school notes

Features: 9 color options | 42 pages | 7 different page styles

The Rocketbook Fusion Smart Notebook is our top pick thanks to its decent price range, ratings, and plenty of page styles and templates so there is something for everyone. The notebook's synthetic paper allows you to write the included Pilot FriXion pen, then wipe the page clean with a damp cloth to reuse it again and again. In addition, you can save your pages to the Rocketbook app's cloud by tapping your pen on the icon at the bottom of the page to make them easy to find later.

Pros: 

• Transfers notes from book to app
• Different page styles allow for different uses
• Compatible with popular cloud services like Dropbox, iCloud, Evernote, and more

Cons: 

• No hardcover option

Features: Dot grid pages| 176 pages | Elastic closure

If you appreciate the look and feel of Moleskine notebooks, then the company's Pen+ Smart Writing set could be the right smart notebook for you. The notebook features the signature dotted Moleskine page in a "paper tablet" format, so the pages are tucked in between a sturdy tablet-like design. Ncoded technology is embedded within each page, which enables the accompanying smart pen to recognize where it is within the notebook and to transfer all your freehand notes from page to screen in real-time.

You can upload or share your notes digitally through the Moleskine Notes app and share them to Google Drive or Evernote. In addition, you can use the pen to record audio that lines up with what you've written, creating a multimedia note-taking experience.

Pros: 

• Real-time sync creates digital notes as you write them
• Sleek and stylish Moleskin notebook
• Thick and resistant 100 g/m paper

Cons: 

• Pages can stick together

Features: 13 color options | 48 pages | Dot grid pages

 For those looking for a much more budget-friendly smart notebook, Rocketbook's Mini notebook is a great alternative to its larger-sized notebooks and is tiny enough to carry in your pocket or purse. Like the Rocketbook Fusion notebook, this model comes with a Pilot Frixion Pen and a microfiber cloth to reuse the pages, although it comes with 48 dotted pages to fill up first. This mini version is also compatible with many popular cloud services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneNote, and others. 

Pros: 

• Compact and inexpensive
• Plenty of color options to choose from

Cons: 

• No icons on the bottom of pages for quick filing of notes

Features: 8GB internal storage | Stores about 100,000 pages | 1872 x 1404 resolution

Those diligent note-takers looking to really splurge on a great smart notebook should consider the reMarkable 2. This notebook is more of a large-screen tablet with a low-latency E-Ink writing experience that makes you feel like you're writing on paper rather than on a tablet screen. In addition, with reMarkable's cloud app called Connect, you get access to standout features like screen share, handwriting conversion, unlimited cloud storage, and more.

Pros: 

• Free one-year subscription to Connect app
• Left-handed mode 
• Easily markup documents

Cons:

• Most expensive option
• Have to buy the marker separately

Features: 15.5 ounces | Medium or small sizes | Compatible with Mac, Chromebook, and Windows

This tablet and smart pen combo let you easily draw shapes, write formulas and equations, or sketch and draw. It connects via USB to your Mac or PC, and you can detail artwork on your computer screen or annotate something. This smart notebook is specifically designed for students and teachers and even comes with a free three-month trial of EdTech software like the Kami App, Clip Studio Paint Pro, ExplainEverything, Pear Deck, and others. Also, it's included Wacom 2K Pen has 2048 pressure levels to give you that pen-to-paper feeling.

Pros: 

• Certified Chromebook
• Great for drawing and sketching
• Durable quality 

Cons:

• You need a computer in front of you for it to work
• Short micro-USB cable