Not to make light of a serious situation, but...
Wanna borrow a fountain pen? ;-)
I'm still doing a good portion of my writing by hand first and then transcribing. It's handy sometimes...but if I had a really, really lightweight and rugged option with plenty o' battery life that let me type, I'd be in heaven. I'd probably still do a lot of writing just because I like to...but it isn't nearly as fast, no matter how you look at it.
Unfortunately, usually you have to pick one or two options to the detriment of others, and I can't afford anything at all anyway...but someday, maybe.
I just don't compose well on paper. Though I thought about trying.
Am now calculating whether there's enough time in between seminar and lab for me to run home, find out where the FedEx depot is (assuming they try to deliver today, which the Indian Tech Support Chick promised they would), and pick up the drive...