I've made similar considerations (as a college student) and honestly, just stick to pen(cil) and paper. Analog stuff are so cheap and so good that you won't come close to paying off the price of a e-paper tablet.
The only benefit imo is portability and ease of sharing to computer, but I find my scanner on my printer works perfectly fine and that I have trouble finding things digitally even with effort organizing
My opinion against e-paper tablets would definitely change if their price becomes much lower
Was firmly in this camp, and preferred paper to electronics, until the Remarkable 2.
It managed to get close enough in feel (not perfect to be fair) to paper that I don’t mind using it for notes and studying.
It’s pretty nice being able to markup text books and research papers as a separate layer I can toggle to de-deface the page, add note pages, etc. And having my whole book collection at hand everywhere I go without lugging around a 50lb backpack.
I still prefer paper for desk references. Flipping through a 300pg tome looking for a specific familiar page is still easier with analogue.
The only benefit imo is portability and ease of sharing to computer, but I find my scanner on my printer works perfectly fine and that I have trouble finding things digitally even with effort organizing
My opinion against e-paper tablets would definitely change if their price becomes much lower