Interesting thread, and as usual Pilot DAR make some good points.
I recently got checked out on a C172, having only flown C152/150 before. As a result, I ignored my paper C152 checklist, and duly forgot to raise/check flaps before moving off,. Not a great problem, as I alway do my pre take off checks - from memory. I pretty much never use them on a walk round, but I always use the paper version when I get in the cockpit, I find it always helps.
Why spurn a good check?