They would lose sync after a while over usb/bluetooth. Which requires reinstalling the newest drivers and updating the boards firmware time to time. I am not sure if it's their software updates or windows updates doing this. Recently we been having problems with the smart notebook software where...
You could run the trial of office 2010 pro in vmware player. :D That is what I did last semester. But, you should be able to get a copy from your school cheaper.