[Jaysjob]

Great review job! Very informative and put me on the trail for finding what I need. I especially like the Wacom stylus twirl you din around 2:19. You must have a lot of time spent holding pens for that kind of dexterity! Thanks for posting the review!

[lhamilton]

Wow, extremely disappointed that you didn't cover styluses like the iPen, Dagi, Adonit Jot, and Jot Pro to name just a few of the dozen other pens i find to be better than more than half of these. Would love to see a v2 of this article that covers a better selection.

[annB]

Thanks so much for this video! Seeing the styli in three dimensions versus a photo helps so much to decide which one to buy. Also, seeing each one in the same hands let me really compare them, and you did a great job letting us see the nibs in detail. Then seeing you draw the same thing with each one shows how it glides on the screen. I know this video took a while to create, so be assured it was well worth the time.

[thomasbaart]

Beware with the Wacom Bamboo Stylus -- replacement tips, though cheap, are very hard to find, and resellers in my area often triple or quadruple the price on them. After around 15 hours of light use, the nib on the Bamboo stylus developed cracks, and is starting to fall apart. I guess I'll need to look for another stylus, hence I came here

[Serenity]

lhamilton, on 04 April 2012 - 02:57 PM, said:

Wow, extremely disappointed that you didn't cover styluses like the iPen, Dagi, Adonit Jot, and Jot Pro to name just a few of the dozen other pens i find to be better than more than half of these. Would love to see a v2 of this article that covers a better selection.

Hiya!

There's a link right at the tip-top of the article that sends you to our comprehensive stylus charts which include some of the pens you named. Hopefully, that'll help.

[JasonZ]

I might not be a typical user since I use my iPad for engineering field work. I use a stylus for note taking and diagramming, mostly with Notetaker HD. The stylus I bought, before reading this, has a foam tip and a little plastic piece that "secures" the stylus to the iPad. The foam tip sticks and doesn't write well. The plastic piece broke off inside the iPad. I was able to remove it but that it clear that is a bad design. My next stylus will have a rubber tip and a clip to attach it to my iPad case. For me, the ability to secure the stylus with the iPad is an important consideration so it doesn't get lost in the field or between projects. Also, any stylus with a cap that may get lost is right out. The one I have is an SIIG. It is acceptable at best, I do not recommend it.

[CassieMaas]

The Kensington stylus has a serious flaw. I bought one this morning and was shocked to realize that the cap cannot be placed on the other end of the pen. Where the heck are you supposed to put it? To me this is such a serious and stupid design flaw. I can't imagine the guys at Kensington sitting around a conference table thinking this was a good idea.

Once you take the cap off, you are bound to lose it. Then the stylus is a much smaller size. I just don't understand why they couldn't have designed it better.

[RichardBarber]

I have what looks like the bamboo stylus but think it is a copy as the nib does not unscrew! My question is..... How do you clean the stylus as mind does not work as well as it did when I bought it. I have a screen cover which I have cleaned as per the manufacturers recommendation but the stylus is still not working 100%!
Any ideas?

[Maybe123]

I wonder if Apple can make additional option for the sreen:
Option 1: just like now - finger touch
Option 2: actual contact, then users can use fine tip stylus - a lot easier to control and easier to see where we are writing. Probably faster response time with simpler algorithm

[johngettler]

thomasbaart, on 18 April 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:

Beware with the Wacom Bamboo Stylus -- replacement tips, though cheap, are very hard to find, and resellers in my area often triple or quadruple the price on them. After around 15 hours of light use, the nib on the Bamboo stylus developed cracks, and is starting to fall apart. I guess I'll need to look for another stylus, hence I came here

There is this great site called amazon.com. Check it out.

[academiPad]

Great review, but for handwriting and sketching out my thoughts in conceptual maps, I prefer the finer tip of the Jot. Here is a review on stylus for students / academics / knowledge workers http://www.joachim-s...ic-handwriting/

[OnPoint331]

All I want is a simple stylus for signing credit cards when I run Square. Anyone have any suggestions. No drawing needs at all. Not sure I need to spend $20 just for signature.

[StephenT]

Thanks but I will stick with the one and only Doceri goodPoint Intelligent stylus. No rubber nib = no friction.


Palm disambiguation that allows you to rest your palm on the iPad and write like you would normally.
Eraser tip opposite of stylus tip (you can flip it over like a pencil and erase!)
Eraser size can be set up to match pen size automatically. Allowing the user the ability to zoom in and do fine detailed work.
Right and Left hand Orientation. In fact you can set up the way you write so the tip is most active where it makes contact with the iPad regardless of how you hold it!
Mouse click functions on the stylus for both right and left mouse click when used with Doceri Desktop.
It has the smallest tip of any stylus we reviewed and has the fastest refresh rate when annotating with Doceri.
The smoothest writing tip with the least amount of friction on the iPad surface.
The "goodPoint" stylus is just $39.00 and really nothing even comes close.

[AlfredDato]

To be honest with you, I made a home made stylus that cost me next to nothing and it works like a charm!
Check it out here...