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Old 17-02-2013, 10:35   #1
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Recommend me a stylus

I'm after a stylus for drawing on my nexus 10, but there seems so many on amazon i really dont know how to choose. Some even seem to do packs of different coloured pens!
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Old 17-02-2013, 17:48   #2
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The problem with the majority of stylii is that the tip is pretty fat, so it's harder to get accuracy.

This massive article on The Verge had a whole bunch of them for iPad, and they should also work on the Nexus.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/10/29...us-ipad-review
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Old 17-02-2013, 18:23   #3
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Thanks, they all sound crap according to the video review.

Whats confusing me is the variety of price between them. Some are like £20 and others give a pack of 5 for a fiver!
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Old 17-02-2013, 20:43   #4
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You will not find a decent stylus won't work on a normal tablet, they are not capable of stylus input.

You need to get a stylus capable tablet like the Galaxy Note.
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Old 17-02-2013, 21:19   #5
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You will not find a decent stylus won't work on a normal tablet, they are not capable of stylus input.

You need to get a stylus capable tablet like the Galaxy Note.
That doesn't seem correct from what i've read on the net.
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Old 17-02-2013, 22:11   #6
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Should of got the note
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Old 17-02-2013, 22:16   #7
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Should of got the note
It wasn't a critical factor in my purchase, so no.

I've bought one for a tenner, we'll see how it goes. I'll post feedback anyway.
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Old 17-02-2013, 23:43   #8
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Get a Jot Pro. I just got one for my Surface RT and its amazing. I've used a few capacitive styli and this is the only one that makes it feel like I'm actually writing with a ball-point pen.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adonit-Jot-P...1144570&sr=8-1
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Old 18-02-2013, 00:10   #9
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I've just downloaded a drawing app to check out what's been said here. I've got a GTi8 newest GoTab http://www.ergoelectronics.com/produ...an-tablet-gti8 . Also have cheap mini stylus that came with very cheap phone case the grandkids got me for Xmas. It works! Admittedly it doesn't work well but I imagine that's due to the very cheap stylus?
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Old 18-02-2013, 03:33   #10
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the S Pen is much cleverer than you might think:
http://www.androidauthority.com/brea...n-work-154435/

Using a 'dumb' stylus seems like it would be very poor in comparison.
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Old 18-02-2013, 15:37   #11
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Thanks, they all sound crap according to the video review.

Whats confusing me is the variety of price between them. Some are like £20 and others give a pack of 5 for a fiver!
I think you'll find the more expensive Wacom to be superior in the sense that it is solid, has a nice weight and weight distribution, etc. It feels perfect, but suffers from the same problem as they all do: the tip is fat and soft, precision work such as drawing is not really possible.
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