Yes, I do plan on going electric, unfortunatley for the test I must use this old fashioned and innacurate technology.
As a member of the crew that did the longest range civvy SAR job which was planned using a whiz wheel, I can confirm that they are more than accurate enough.
I still fly with one in the pocket, gets used from time to time and even used it to work out the wind. But don't fret, most of the time the GPS works out the wind and to be honest one only needs to know the actual wind if one is flying over water for extended periods on minimum fuel.
The whizz wheel is a bit of a bone on contention and of course there is a miriad of alternatives once you get your ppl. But stick with it. There is something extremely satisfying planning (and indeed navigating) the old fashioned way - it works surprisingly well. Yes a computer and gps makes things easier, but somehow achieving something that the grey/black boxes told you that you can do is somehow less fulfilling.