I'm not generally a big note taker, but I purchased a Manta mostly to help with context switching at work so I'm not forced to keep so much in my head at all times. Also, I liked the sound of the sort of more offline-first approach compared to some other options.
I also started buying a lot of LAMY fountain pens on trips to Germany, so I was very interested in that as a stylus option. What I read about the writing feel and the ceramic nibs all sounded great and so far the whole package has lived up to my expectations.