http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053NBLFW/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
Amazon has a sale on these stylus pens for $2.22 shipped. Any red flags on these? I likely would only use it to draw better. Other than that, I can't find other reasons for a stylus.
Just ordered them, so I'll let you know how they are. For the price jump on them.
The three colored ones?
I got them a long time ago.
I mainly use them for draw something. They do okay I guess. Nothing exceptionally good, just ok.. Not very precise but better than fingers for sure..
Edit: I lose them a lot, so I guess cheap is always good.
Not bad, thanks...You dont know if you can get a more precise stylus or "Pen" similar to the galaxy note style one do you??
THE Digitizer grid is not small enough for the real pen like stylus such as the galaxy note. There are a few precise stylus but they have a wide round see thru plate on for tip. I have one and it works much better then those posted above. I would love one to work like my Intuos 4 tablet. NOW That would rock.
As far as the price well you get what you pay for .
Good Luck
Well been using one for a few now, and worth the $2. I prefer my fingers for most stuff, but the styli work just as good as my $15 targus, just lighter and alot cheaper.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053NBLFW/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
Amazon has a sale on these stylus pens for $2.22 shipped. Any red flags on these? I likely would only use it to draw better. Other than that, I can't find other reasons for a stylus.
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Just be careful the rubber tip doesn't smash and expose the metal rim on the stylus. This will cause horrible scratches on your screen (learned this the hard way). I got a nano fabric, retractable stylus a little while back. It works great!
http://secondshells.com/touch-stylus-pen-s/stylus-with-fabric-tip.html
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Hi all, I have broken the plastic part off the stylus...again :roll:
Anyone know if there is a solid stylus available instead of the poorly designed stylus supplied. Yes I know it is because they had to make it black to match the case, but I would have rather had a silver coloured stylus that lasted.
Why they didn't make a completely solid stylus I don't know; other than to generate sales of stylus pens, but they wouldn't do that would they? :shock:
I've even thought about manufacturing some to sell. Would anyone buy such a thing? :?:
funny you mention it, i had to do stylus repairs last night,
the black bit has started to come out of ppc without the rest of the stylus attached,
Tools used for repair : part of a rizla.
I teared enough rizla off to do one lap around the stylus, after licking the gum of course, then banged the black bit back in, now i cant seperate them so i think ive done enough for it to last a while longer now
Maybe you can try one of the replacement styli. The one with a ballpen on one end which translates to THE BALCK PART REALLY IS REMOVABLE so you cannot really BREAK it and not put it back. It's a ballpen cap
Jorgee said:
Maybe you can try one of the replacement styli. The one with a ballpen on one end which translates to THE BALCK PART REALLY IS REMOVABLE so you cannot really BREAK it and not put it back. It's a ballpen cap
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I'm using that pen/stylus now and another advantage (as was noted on another post in here somewhere) is that the pen/stylus is much more secure in the device than the original stylus. I never had the original one fall out like some have metioned, but now there's not rattle either.
I don't know it the loose fitting stylus was unique to a particular branding, but I have the i-mate Jasjar.
where do you get one of these stylus pens please?
I dunno if this is what kelfor has but you can check www.ppctechs.com or www.expansys.com or any other PDA online shops.
hi all just a follow-up to this post I purchased some styli from expansys, the package was damaged and looked old, or at least poorly stored, 2 came broken the other was fine, I also bought some finger styli for my father - dads and gadgets eh! anyway 2 were missing and again the box looked old and tatty. I reported this and instead of sending me replacements they gave me a refund, they didn't seem at all bothered about it, so I took my business to eBay. I won't be buying from expansys in a hurry.
eBay on the other was excellent bought it from china and was delivered faster than expansys; top service.
PS: stylus and exec are doing fine and I'm really impressed with the xda exec update from O2, it works better than when I had the corp install running.
I purchased one of the ones with a ball-point pen in it, and it was such a bad fit that i had to use a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a lot of force to get it out again!
Rabangus said:
I purchased one of the ones with a ball-point pen in it, and it was such a bad fit that i had to use a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a lot of force to get it out again!
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I lost one the other day somewhere around my local Tesco's!... Perhaps thats why they ship with a spare :evil:
The only one I've broken so far is the stylus-tip off of a $10 ballpoint one. The ballpoint and top's fine, but I can't use it *as* a stylus anymore. Dropped it onto tile floor in the line at the local supermarket... Oops. Meanwhile, the glue holding the black top bit in my original stylus has come loose, but it's still a tight wenough fit that the stylus works properly. Since I have an MDA Pro, I'd prefer a silver coloured tip anyway.
ther is an all metal 1 floating about, its a nice black 1, cant mind wer i seen it though, but ther is 1 out ther!
I hate the branding and cheep look to the otherwise well made multi function pen that came with my ameo im not sure if comes with the other devices (htc dopod) i know they are nice ones from other companys and i found a parker one for £10 with built in stylus however this was much bigger than the phone the only small ones were £50 or £60 however i found a solution i scratched the paint off the pen a quick polish with some brasso and hey presto a much nicer looking bling pen looks especially good with the leather case
HP also has some
HP branded ones with pointer and white light are also available in pc shops
yeah theres a few brands that do them but mine was free with my phone and with a bit of scrapping the old tatty paint of with a sharp blade and a bit of brasso i now have a pen that looks good dosentt have the silly tmob logo and is so shiny i can see my face in it. this took bout 10 mins to do and is much better than spending x amount on a new one especially as i have about 10 refils and helpsa to keep my case closed and dosent stick out wider than the phone like many other ones do.
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HP branded ones with pointer and white light are also available in pc shops
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I've got one of those, they're made by Belkin. The collar for the pen that you turn tends to come loose, and I've nearly laser-zapped my own eye fishing it out of a pocket before
Torch is handy though.
superb! That's some of my evening occupied then
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however i found a solution i scratched the paint off the pen a quick polish with some brasso and hey presto a much nicer looking bling pen looks especially good with the leather case
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That looks smart, although mine is no longer multifunctioning since it went in the washing machine .
I may have to investigate the belkin version, sounds pretty handy. Otherwise, does anyone know how much t-mobile replacements are?
I got mt HTC Capacitive stylus the other day, how the hell are you supposed to use it? It is as fat as my finger with a very loose fitting piece of plastic at the business end that has a red dot in the centre of it. This is not a well made piece of hardware and will certainly break in short order. To make matters worse it cost £20..................Waaaaaaaaaaa
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I got mt HTC Capacitive stylus the other day, how the hell are you supposed to use it? It is as fat as my finger with a very loose fitting piece of plastic at the business end that has a red dot in the centre of it. This is not a well made piece of hardware and will certainly break in short order. To make matters worse it cost £20..................Waaaaaaaaaaa
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I have the dagi version which by all reports is pretty much the same (£15ish for me though)... its a bit tricky and takes a bit of getting used to and I dont know why they need the whole of that plastic bit at the end as it seems to work ok with just a small part of it... but after some playing with it I find its very accurate and I can write chinese characters much easier and select text for copy and paste or to get a pop up definition much easier too... oh and I keep mine in my pocket and so far its proved to be fairly robust... (although I wouldnt want to sit on it to be fair)... I would like one that isnt so big at the end and was more like a pen... but so far so ok...
Ever considered trying to sand the tip just to make it smaller...?
Q-tip o Pencil Eraser?
Anybody remember the story about NASA contracting out a way for astronauts to use ink pens in space? Care to guess how the Russians did it? They used a pencil. My personal favorite...a Q tip.
Just an idea, haven't tried it myself yet, but how about an empty felt tip pen?
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My personal favorite...a Q tip.
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Doesn't work for me... maybe only the real original brand does?
SnittyKitty said:
Anybody remember the story about NASA contracting out a way for astronauts to use ink pens in space? Care to guess how the Russians did it? They used a pencil. My personal favorite...a Q tip.
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Thats because graphite in electrical equipment is a no-no. Especially graphite dust floating in weightlessness!
I've found that blister tablet packs work well. I think it's the hollow metal case. I'm still experimenting. It's too sensitive at the moment.
There are threads about this in order forums, but I could not find one specifically for the a500. So I wanted to share with everyone.
I recently purchased the dagi p504 from amazon, and promptly returned it. The plastic circle tip was not smooth and flat, the spring held the plastic tip on slightly crooked, and the metal that was inserted into the plastic circle at the tip was done so in a way that seemed like they had to melt the plastic and then resolidify it. The casing seemed ok, but just about as good or bad as any other styli I have used. I do not know if I had a defective one, but i can't find out with returning it and rebuying it (no exchange offered when I emailed them). So I went into best buy and bought the Bamboo stylus.
I recommend against it. Im not going to go into a bunch of tech info about who what when where why or how, but will just give you my impression of it.
I like the build quality. Thick enough and enough of a texture on the paint job and metal casing to make it feel comfortable. Probably one of the best build qualities I have felt in a stylus. However, one of the stylus's selling points if that the tip is 6mm, vs "Competition's 8mm", but the casing made it feel more like a high quality marker than a pen which made it feel bigger all over than competitors.
The main issue, though, is the tip. I have used a few different stylus options and the 'spongy' tips always were a bit of a pain. I could deal with a big slightly inaccurate tip if the tip only held somewhat firm. The Bamboo stylus is rather spongy, and you have to put pressure to push in the spongy tip before it will respond with any real effect. Meaning you can't simply touch the stylus to the tablet and move it around without having to actually drag the tip around, meaning this detracts from the smoothness and ability to transition directions. It also causes me great concern in the it seems like the tip will rip or tear very easily, meaning the 30 dollar stylus becomes nothing more than a 30.00 metal casing.
The whole point of a stylus is that it will be more accurate and responsive than a finger. At least thats my whole point. I want to be able to draw in the sketchbook pro application and need to do rather details things. However, my finger is significantly more beneficial to this task than the bamboo stylus or the dagi stylus.
and I really wanted to love this stylus. I used the bamboo pen and touch tablet for many things, and I wanted this to be its tablet accessory.
I have an AYL Stylus coming for my wife here in a week, and going to test it out and see if it will work for me too and maybe get myself one.
Im still on the quest for a decent stylus.
I just wanted to share my experience with the stylus devices so that others can be informed a little more.
Dagi P504
Build Quality 6/10
Expected longevity 5/10
Accuracy 5/10
Comfort of using 4/10
Responsiveness 4/10
http://www.amazon.com/DAGI-Capacitive-Stylus-iPhone-P504/dp/B005HYBGKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316657816&sr=1-1
Bamboo Stylus:
Build Quality 9/10
Expected longevity 4/10
Accuracy 6/10
Comfort of using 9/10
Responsiveness 7/10
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VM0SE6/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_g23_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=058WTHB3CE2KW30MQ5EE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
AYL Stylus (got it pink for the wife):
No review yet since still waiting to receive.
http://www.amazon.com/Newest-Generation-Capacitive-Stylus-Warranty/dp/B004WBA79W/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316657832&sr=1-4
I tried the Pogo Sketch, hated it. The tip felt cheap, spongy, and didn´t take long to start falling; the body s too thin (to my hands, anyway).
Then I bought a Griffin Stylus, it´s heavier than Pogo, but it feels right. They use a rubber tip, and it´s way a better product.
But I´m still hoping for a fine tip stylus, like the Bamboo pen.
The AYL is supposed to be fine tipped like the bamboo (although bamboo is smaller I believe), and the AYL has the same reviews as being spongy.
I dont mind a big tip, but I dont like it caving in just to put enough pressure on the screen to write, like the bamboo did.
I used to use a boxwave and it was ok, and had two of them, until my kids ripped the tips off both of tthem.
I also owns the DAGI P504 & P601 ... they works OK... not great but OK... maybe due to the fact that I have the Skinomi protector on... ( those scratch proof protector that takes water application....rubbery feels...etc
I also have this on pre-order and it's on its way... seem to be the same concept but less stress on the tip because it's ballpoint instead of spring
http://www.adonit.net/
They are also looking into sending out a different tip that works for those of us that have the rubbery protector ( Skinomi, Zagg, StealthGuard...etc )
get yourself a pre-order
Looks like what I want in a stylus. Really just more about the precision than anything else, and this looks good. Just wish it wasnt 'preorder' lol.
Could check out the Ostylus www.ostylus.com I don't have any personal experience with it, but have been tempted to order it. It *looks* fairly precise, and appears to have the line appear in the center circle which is very nice. But not 100% of the time it seems with the review. Definitely more expensive than most as well, but may be worth it.
Here's a review from Engadget on it.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/01/ostylus-capacitive-pen-review/
Just picked up the Wacom Bamboo stylus today for my A500. Not disappointed, but not as happy as I planned on being. Everything the OP stated is true regarding the amount of pressure needed for it to register on the screen.
Also, with no palm recognition on the tablet, it makes stylus writing/drawing rather useless.
I'm still going to keep it just in case. For .pdf annotations and signatures. Got it half off anyway.
So here is an update. The AYL stylus came last week, I believe. I wanted to give the wife and myself time to test it out before commenting on it.
The tip seems smaller than the bamboo, but I dont have the bamboo anymore so cannot do a side by side comparison, and the AYL doesnt exactly give specific steps. I could whip out a ruler....if I had one.
Overall though, it seems to be one of the finest tipped and bodies styli that I have used.
The drawback is that it still requires pressure to make it responsive. I know most people might be thinking "Of course it does", but I have used styli that were responsive just from the touch on the screen. The AYL, just like the bamboo, seems to have the tip formed in such a way that it not only required a little more push to be sensitive, but the tip seems to be more willing to cave in. I am thinking it may just be because they are smaller tips that most other styli and therefore it is more of a significant impact to using them to feel them cave in then other stylus.
My wife has used every other styli with me, bamboo and dagi, and she had the same opinion of them I did. However, the AYL seems to have grabbed her liking. She has been using it quite a bit for drawing and a variety of other things. Even my kids (2 1/2 and 1 1/2) seem to enjoy it. Mainly my older son. Havent quite caught my younger boy messing around with it yet lol.
Overall build quality is about average, tip is probably one of the better ones.
Build Quality 6/10
Expected longevity 6/10
Accuracy 7/10
Comfort of using 7/10
Responsiveness 7/10
Hi Guys
Looking for a Stylus replacement for my tegra note after my little girl bit off the rubber on the end. Any suggestions??
If you find one let me know. I wanted to buy the pro stylus as I miss the thin end for writing but its kind of unicorn everybody talk about it but no stock available.
Have you tried contacting the store where you bought it from? They might be able to buy it for you directly from the manufacturer as a spare part.
Or you might have luck contacting the manufacturer directly, perhaps they have the possibility to sell spare parts directly to customers.
In Uk I have asked in PC World (as Advent is their sub-company) if they have them/will have/can order and the answer was "no". Also I have contacted EVGA EU (as their US store had them for a while but will not ship outside US) if they are going to have them the answer " no".
someone was selling them on ebay for about 15 quid IIRC
the homecare branded covers and styluses are available.
I don't think the rubber is that important but the funny core piece is so it might me feasible to make a replacement.
PC world must have spare stock instore to deal with people nicking the styluses off the display models I would have thought
doing a quick search and newegg have them but wont ship to the UK so you need a postal buddly
I am looking for one too. I have the pro stylus and while it is fine, the rubber tips wear out very quickly. And either I can not find them in stock anywhere, or they are like $35 (Insane) So I have been looking at the more main stream ones, like for the surface tablets, or similar to see if any work and have not had any luck so far.
So I am hoping someone out there can find a suitable replacement for our styluses?
Okay, I ordered this one from Ebay. It works okay, not perfect, but certainly good enough for what I need it for. It is a hard plastic tip, not a rubber one, so it does have a different feel. Since it is hard, occasionally the tablet will skip a beat sensing it. But again, for the price it does work to write notes on this tablet with. Be prepared for a 30 day wait on delivery though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-in-1-New-...462?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e2f55486
Hey there
How about other styluses like adonit jot or anything else
Anybody ever tried? I find the supplied tip very soft
Used to use wacom hard tip
Does it response with those batteried active stylus (not asking about pressure sensitivity)
And.....a tip
You can get "pressure sensitivity" effect by those cheap blunt rubbery head styluses.
Just a reminder that any standard pencil (mechanical pencils usually won't work) will also work as a stylus, though without pressure sensitivity. They work beautifully, and they won't hurt or mark the screen at all. I never use the included stylus any more. If you want the best option, check the drafting section at your local office supply store for some solid graphite pencils; they work the best, plus they're just really cool.
This is where I got mine in the UK
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/331508450585?nav=SEARCH
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Just a reminder that any standard pencil (mechanical pencils usually won't work) will also work as a stylus, though without pressure sensitivity. They work beautifully, and they won't hurt or mark the screen at all. I never use the included stylus any more. If you want the best option, check the drafting section at your local office supply store for some solid graphite pencils; they work the best, plus they're just really cool.
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I'm using a graphite pencil now it works really well. Easier to hold than the stylus that came with my tegra. I've also put a screen protector on it so I'm not worried about marks on it.
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I'm using a graphite pencil now it works really well. Easier to hold than the stylus that came with my tegra. I've also put a screen protector on it so I'm not worried about marks on it.
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I just purchased a set of standard wooden pencils and a set of 3 solid graphite pencils (HB),
both sets work but is somewhat hit and miss whether they work or not. I also found that the tip of a screwdriver
works fine (but not suggesting that you use that permanently). Best item that I've found is the back-end of the
standard wooden pencils, works like a charm without any skipping. What I want now is one of those little diary
pencils that I can jam into the stylus slot.
EDIT: Painted rounded solid wooden pencil end, not eraser
StainlessS said:
I just purchased a set of standard wooden pencils and a set of 3 solid graphite pencils (HB),
both sets work but is somewhat hit and miss whether they work or not. I also found that the tip of a screwdriver
works fine (but not suggesting that you use that permanently). Best item that I've found is the back-end of the
standard wooden pencils, works like a charm without any skipping. What I want now is one of those little diary
pencils that I can jam into the stylus slot.
EDIT: Painted rounded solid wooden pencil end, not eraser
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You've probably already tried this, but make sure your screen is clean if you're using pencils. The tip is so small (that's what she said) that any oil or dirt on the screen can interfere with the touch sensor. You also have to dull the point a bit; I sharpen a pencil and then scribble all over a piece of paper to round the edge down, and then it works like a charm!
I had originally not taken the point down enough (too sharp) and that was the cause of skipping, with a rounded tip
the solid graphite pencil works just fine. I also chopped off about 1/3 of the back end and ground a fat chisel edge
somewhat similar to the back end of the Nvidia stylus. (I take it that some have yet to find that both ends of the stylus
work, and the fat end is great for use in the Tegra Draw app, took me about 3 months to find out the thick end also works).
I still kinda like the fat end of a rounded painted pencil, smoother than the solid graphite pencil and not as hard (less of a ding as you stab at the screen). Strangely, a straight cut pencil end does not seem to work at all, the only ones that did have been
rounded end and painted, think the paint must be relevant for some reason.
Is there a cheap stylus pen that can be found on ebay or dx.com that would work as the original pen? In case one needs a replacement other than the original pen.
Anyone ever tried this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834951002
At $35, it looks rather expensive.
You can buy them direct from Nvidia as "Shield Direct Stylus 2" and on Amazon as "NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Stylus".