I recently got an HP tm2 -- very affordable (compared to Thinkpads, Latitudes and motion computing slates), good specs, wacom digitizer+multitouch, 5h+ regular battery life.
Productivity is great using Xournal under linux (kubuntu, almost flawless hardware support). Xournal runs on windows, too, btw.
During a conference recently Xournal was brilliant -- infinite paper with infinite zoom, free rearranging, shape recognition etc. makes it easy to keep good notes (except that, well, it's still my handwriting...). The battery life of the tm2 lasted an entire conference day (with dimmed screen and wifi off).
You might want to check out the gottabemobile blog. It is an good source on mobile computing, with a lot of reviews on note taking software for tablet pcs and the iPad.
Generally speaking, pressure sensitive touch technology (like wacom or n-trig) gives better results for handwriting. But some iPad apps have features to compensate for that.
Being on a budget, a graphics tablet is a very good alternative for taking notes. I used to use one extensively before, especially for online whiteboards (like scriblink and dabbelboard) during phone conversations.
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