Indeed, because students can type significantly faster than they can write, those who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. Moreover ...

transcribed notes on a laptop outweigh the drawbacks of not processing that information. On the other hand, when writing longhand, you process the information better but have less to look back at.

The subject line read: “Ban computers in the classroom ... the note-taker into a transcription zombie, while the imperfect recordings of the pencil-pusher reflect and excite a process ...

Austin, James, James Heskett, and Christopher Bartlett. "Key Elements for Excellence in Classroom Cases and Teaching Notes." Harvard Business School Background Note 915-417, April 2015.