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Reading would definitely benefit from the largest possible display and the highest possible resolution. At under $1000 you might be able to get a Yoga 720 15" with a 4K display, which is perfect for viewing PDFs in portrait mode. You will have to place it on an easel (like this one which requires some wood-sanding and brass-grinding to keep the device flat against the easel). I use it and it's great for reading and annotation, but it is NOT a note-taking device since it is heavy and uncomfortable to hold in one hand. Do not get the FHD model, text will be blocky.

Going smaller to portable note-taking devices, anything with QHD resolution or higher is great, so all the 12"-13.5" Wacom EMR Chromebooks are great, particularly the Samsung Galaxy NotePro and the Google Pixel Slate which are under 1.6lbs/1kg. Wacom EMR is battery-free so it's best from a usability standpoint. At 12.2" you're pushing the size limit for great note-taking, but it's still spacious enough.

The Core m devices (and Core i-Y) offer you a full Windows operating system which would make them a decent, if underpowered, desktop replacement. A refurbished Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is probably the very cheapest 12"+ digital pen device you can find. The (old) Microsoft pen is perfectly fine for note-taking but the wobble on slow diagonal lines make it inadequate for art.

Your best bet is the most recent Dell Synaptics pen which you will find here for instance (though the one I got way back was model number 750-AAHC).

In any case, though Synaptics tech is not as good as what Microsoft and Wacom have to offer, I found it good enough for note taking purposes when I used my Dell Venue 8 Pro for that purpose. It is not too smooth, but it isn't that bad provided you find a good stylus and use something like OneNote.

I ordered this one off amazon which is a refurb but it looks and feels like a new laptop. The 4003dx is a 2015 model. I think I saw that they fixed the 2016 issues with active styli but if you want to order a new one you should contact HP and verify.

I recently misplaced my CTL-480 pen and was wondering the same thing. I do most of my drawing on an iPad but kept the small Bamboo for the odd bit of retouching. I'll either give Astropad a shot or for the same-ish price grab an XP tablet.

Edit: going by @digitizerstylus link, this this would work, but at $65 for a refurb, you're better off just getting a new Intuos Small.

The following devices all have Wacom EMR digitizers and would for example work with the Staedtler noris digital ($27)

• chromebook plus about $400
  
• chromebook pro about $500
  
• Galaxy tab S3 about $450
  
• Acer Chrome OS tablet to be released in the coming weeks, $329
  
• Lenovo 500e about $300
  
  
  Which one you want probably depends on whether you want a keyboard or not and how much you value screen size, resolution and quality (All except the lenovo are "retina", either 12 inch 3:2, 10 inch Amoled or 9.7 4:3 Ipad screen or garbage for the lenovo one).
  
  Appwise, Inkredible Pro is pretty nice as is LectureNotes. Inkredible has nicer pens and design, but LectureNotes has more features.

This is a wacom EMR pen that I use that should work with things that use S pens. I use it on my Cube i7 (basically a Cube Mix Plus or a Surface Pro 2) its great, its fat like a cintiq pen.

Edit: although I took a look at the sale page and its not available here atm, but thought its still worth mentioning because some people are not aware of this pen existing.

This one actually feels very good in hand.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-EJ-PT820BBEGUJ-Galaxy-Stylus-Black/dp/B06WD1GVM3/ref=sr_1_3?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1503799838&sr=1-3&keywords=samsung+pen

If you can order from Fry's Electronics the Wacom stylus is in-stock. But I would rather get the Samsung S-Pen with eraser which is no longer manufactured or being sold. I'd buy that any day over any of the other official Samsung Note compatible pens.

I tend to hear a lot about the Adonit Jot styli when looking at such things for capacitive screens. Products like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Adonit-Precision-Android-Samsung-Windows/dp/B00931K1QK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457279462&sr=8-3&keywords=Adonit+Jot
It looks like there are knock off brands with the same style too:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N1BRWLA?keywords=stylus&qid=1457279353&ref_=sr_1_8&sr=8-8

Wacom EMR technology has changed over time. Newer pens won't work with much older tablets, and vice versa.

The Cube i7 uses the same wacom tech as the Surface Pro 2, the best pen the works is the Wacom Grip Pen UP-911E-02DD

one of the reviewers at Pocket Now uses this. its how i ended up knowing such even existed. https://www.amazon.com/Stilo-SP-0001-US-Active-Smartphones-Tablets/dp/B00YYL74GY/ref=lp_11371741011_1_1?srs=11371741011&ie=UTF8&qid=1468702587&sr=8-1

there is also this one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QHO0A9Y?psc=1

seems in order for it to work with such a fine tip the pen needs to be active.

Its a Wacom EMR (it goes by the name "feel-it" under the driver name) digitizer. So, look for pens that work w/ that.
The Fujitsu Lifebook pen works very well, as does the wacom bamboo feel pen (though i don't recommend it due to the button being flush w/ the pen and the pen being prohibitively back heavy w/ the cap on.).

Personally i'd recommend the Lifebook pen. https://www.amazon.com/Fujitsu-Digitizer-replacement-Stylus-T5000/dp/B00791UTH2

Also, download Wacom's feel-it drivers since they come with settings to customize button output.

Something like this https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Convertible-Touchscreen-Processor-81SS000DUS/dp/B07TWHYTSQ/ref=zg_bs_565108_18?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KQ9K1XR7XGQJ8Z31981K could also be an option if you prefer a non-detachable model. Personally, I prefer small pure tablets for note-taking (iPad 2018 in my case) and a laptop as a pure laptop. I have a Thinkpad Yoga X1 and it is little too hefty to use for notetaking or drawing.

I'm looking at this one here, actually...I lost my original stylus, and to replace it would be like $90..this one's about $55.

Synaptics styli will work with the hp spectre. This includes the official one and the dell one

The dell one has been reported by many to be slightly to significantly better, but with strangely short battery life.

You need a Wacom EMR pen/Samsung S Pen
So you can either purchase one from one of the OEM's like

• Fujitsu
  
• Toshiba
  
• Lenovo
  
• HP Zbook X2 Pen
  
• Samsung
  
• Staedtler
  
• Staedtler for Chromebooks (unreleased)
  
• Dell Canvas Pen
  
• Dell EMR Pen w/ eraser
  
  or try one of the S-pen's...Wacom used to sell Wacom Bamboo Feel pens/Wacom Stylus Feel Carbon (CS-300/400) but they have discontinued them and they are hard to find and ridiculously expensive when you do, some selling for as much as $250 which is just ridiculous.
  
  I've bought from this site and they have a Toshiba Trupen (EMR pen) i've used w/ the Surface Pro 1 for $8.