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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

By Lisa Bernier March 1, 2016, 6:44 PM PST

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine

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Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine

Your worst nightmare is upon you: Your laptop is dead. You could cry, or you could try one of these incredibly cool note-taking alternatives for your next meeting. Whether you prefer paper, digital, or something in between, the world is full of amazing options.

Moleskine is always a classy choice. And with the Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine, you can take IRL designs and easily transcribe them to digital. Price: $29.95 – $32.95

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Livescribe

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Livescribe

Livescribe is a digital pen that, as it writes, instantly syncs with your tablet or smartphone. Price: $149.95

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Livescribe Notebooks by Moleskine

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Livescribe Notebooks by Moleskine

Livescribe has Moleskin notebooks that work especially well with their pen. Price: $29.95

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Adonit Jot Touch Pen

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Adonit Jot Touch Pen

This pen is more Star Wars than Star Trek, mostly because it has that cool, Death Star edge in its design. Plus, it can manipulate on iOS devices. Price: $99.99

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Uzi Tactical Glassbreaker Pen

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Uzi Tactical Glassbreaker Pen

Uzi has many gorgeous and cool pens, but I happen to like the Glassbreaker the best because it looks super Battlestar Galactica. Plus, you can break glass with it. Price: $27.00

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Wacom's Bamboo Duo Pen

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Wacom's Bamboo Duo Pen

Modern, sleek, and available in a number of colors, the Bamboo Duo is a digital stylus and an ink pen. Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it, too? Price: $29.95

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Firebox's Power Pen

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Firebox's Power Pen

Coming in three colors and seriously art-nouveau stylish, it also has the ability to charge your devices. Price: $35.19

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Forever Pininfarina Cambiano

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Forever Pininfarina Cambiano

It looks like something off the Mad Men set. Even more amazingly, it has an Ethergraph tip, making it inkless and more or less usable forever. Price: starts at approximately $126 USD

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

TGX Tactical Notebook

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TGX Tactical Notebook

No, this notebook doesn’t do anything digital, but you can attach a knife to it, and it looks awesome. Price: Starts at $14.99

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Pen-Ultimate 5-in-1 Geek Pen and Stylus

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Pen-Ultimate 5-in-1 Geek Pen and Stylus

This is one tricked-out pen. Looking like a Star Trek accessory, it can write on paper, manipulate on a touchscreen, and has various lighting capabilities. Price: $9.99

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Topone Modular Polar Pen

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Topone Modular Polar Pen

The pen’s pieces are magnets, and it looks like something Frank Gehry would design. Put it all together, and you have a desk must-have. Price: $23.99

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Pininfarina Nanotech

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Pininfarina Nanotech

Looking like a fancy calligraphy stylus, the Nanotech is something Tony Stark would carry around in his back pocket, though only a Silicon Valley tycoon could afford this pen. Among its many awesome features? It has infrared technology. Price: approximately $2,689 USD

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Pooleaf Pen

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Pooleaf Pen

It doubles as a gorgeous houseplant while also being a writing device. Talk about “eco-chic.” Price: $4.70 for 10 pieces

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Antiquarian Lexicon Ventaglio Blank Book

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Antiquarian Lexicon Ventaglio Blank Book

Yes, it’s an analog notebook, but carry it around, and you’ll look like you’re straight out of Game of Thrones. Price: $34.99

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Wacom's Bamboo Spark

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Wacom's Bamboo Spark

Using both paper and clever syncing with a mobile device, the Bamboo Spark is easy to use and will make you look like a startup wunderkind when you whip it out. Price: $159. 95

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Huion H420

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Huion H420

The Huion digital drawing pad would look right at home in any ultra modern penthouse apartment: Black, minimal, and trendy – what’s not to love? Price: $29.99

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

Huion Professional Wireless Graphic Pen

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Huion Professional Wireless Graphic Pen

Obviously the Huion H420 would not be complete without its gadget sidekick of a digital wireless pen. Price: $16.99

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Pininfarina Carbon Grafite Roller

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Pininfarina Carbon Grafite Roller

Saying this is just a regular pen is like saying a Ferrari is just a regular car. There’s a difference, and you see it with one glance. Price: approximately $1,840 USD

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

SolidTek DigiMemo L2 Notepad

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SolidTek DigiMemo L2 Notepad

This is something you can picture Bruce Banner using while working in his lab. It’s functional and no-nonsense, while adhering to a minimal aesthetic that almost belies the sweet tech inside. Price: approximately $158

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Sony Digital Paper System

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Sony Digital Paper System

Sony’s digital notepad is a beauty. It’s light, comfortably big to write on, and easy to read. Price: $799.95

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Wacom's Intuos Pro

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Wacom's Intuos Pro

A notebook of sorts, this pen tablet comes in various sizes and is both touch and pen sensitive. Plus, it looks like something Bruce Wayne would take notes on in a board meeting. Price: starts at approximately $317 USD

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Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies

CreoPop 3D Pen

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CreoPop 3D Pen

The Creo is a 3D pen with cool, UV light ink. I mean really, does it even matter what it looks like? Price: starts at $129.99

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