This actually took me awhile to find when I first saw the low quality version.Where is that wallpaper from? Or if you know what movie that is from, thanks
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Seb Janiak - Downtown L.A. Atomic - 2005
I was in a Fry's today and impulse bought a Targus stylus for $14.99. I didn't realize how soft and squishy the tip was until I got it home and unboxed it. It seems to work decently, though I worry about the durability of it. I think I'd prefer something with a bit firmer tip, but I'll try some sketching tonight to see how it works.
I tried several ones and none did satisfy me.
All same stuff. You have to press and press before it gets to recognize it.
All same stuff. You have to press and press before it gets to recognize it.
Yes, a little bit. I am guessing it has to do with the dust, etc. accumulating in the cloth, resulting in les contact between the stylus and screen.
The tip seems so broad on the Wacom Bamboo? How do you get thin lines with it? (I'm a complete stylus n00b, so I'm sure I'm missing something.)
I've been using the Targus stylus for two years, started on the iPad 1
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The screen is not pressure sensitive so you will get a thin line. You have to select the pen (or pencil) thickness in some apps (like Sketchbook Pro and Draw Something) and others don't give you that option (in Notes Plus you only have one line for thickness.)
If you were using something like a Wacom Intuos to Cintiq then the stylus pressure influences the thickness of the line to a certain extent depending on the drawing program.
I've been put off buying the Wacom, as the tip is prone to ripping.
So I went for the DAGi P504 stylus.
After much research, I decided to go with the iFaraday RXII. Any forum it's mentioned in, it received good praise! A week from today, my final exams will be done, and I'll be picking up my new iPad (still in box!), navy smart feather, navy smart cover, and stylus at my parent's house! So excited!
My personal recommendation is the Jot Pro. I have the Jot Flip, which is basically the pro with an actual pen on the other end.
Crisp, clean lines, accurate, and I doodled a picture of Deadpool in a couple minutes.
Crisp, clean lines, accurate, and I doodled a picture of Deadpool in a couple minutes.
I am using the AluPen Pro right now which I really like. Very accurate on the iPad and does not require hard pressing at all like other styli I have used. The Ballpoint pen on the other end writes very well and is probably a medium point which I like. (I hate fine point.) You twist the tip to make the pen come out. The pen feels great in the hand. Not too heavy, well balanced, good grip due to the shape. I do kind of wish it had a clip on it to clip into a shirt pocket, but it does come with a nice leather sheath.
Overall good stuff.
Overall good stuff.
Thanks for the link.
I totally concur with their findings for best writing (Jot Pro) and best all-arounder (Bamboo). I've both and use both daily for the same purposes.
Adonit Jot
I got my Adonit Jot (in purple) on Monday. I love it!!
I used it to takes notes in class (it was actually the SI session before class) last night and it worked pretty good, I used Noteability which I love. I still used a paper and pen but I think it's more because I'm just not used to the Jot yet... and the fact that this instructor will not let anyone use any devices, he's old school.
But I love that it's a fine point (sort of)!!!
I got my Adonit Jot (in purple
) on Monday. I love it!! I used it to takes notes in class (it was actually the SI session before class) last night and it worked pretty good, I used Noteability which I love. I still used a paper and pen but I think it's more because I'm just not used to the Jot yet... and the fact that this instructor will not let anyone use any devices, he's old school.
But I love that it's a fine point (sort of)!!!
Hey guys.
Interesting discussion.
Now, I'm a n00b at styli, so I have to ask.
Do they need replacements for their tip? Like the pen of a drawing tablet?
Because I don't wanna be ordering "tip replacements" all the time.
Interesting discussion.
Now, I'm a n00b at styli, so I have to ask.
Do they need replacements for their tip? Like the pen of a drawing tablet?
Because I don't wanna be ordering "tip replacements" all the time.
^^ The rubber tipped 'nibs' do wear out after heavy use, although the cheaper ones can rip/tear with even casual use in my experience. The cheap ones you just pitch, the more expensive ones (Bamboo) you can buy replacement nibs for (but those can be hard to find).
The Jot Pro is a little unique in that it has a small circular disc attached to the ball point. That doesn't wear out in my experience, but it can get damaged and require replacement. I bought two replacement discs for mine and have yet to use either of them.
The Jot Pro is a little unique in that it has a small circular disc attached to the ball point. That doesn't wear out in my experience, but it can get damaged and require replacement. I bought two replacement discs for mine and have yet to use either of them.
Could anyone offer their personal experience with both the Wacom Bamboo to the Jot Pro?
I currently have a Bamboo stylus and it seems to work well enough for most things but its not ideal for making notes. I find that Im using my iPad more and more during meetings & Id like to have something a bit more precise for note taking/ sketching. Anyone have both or has anyone replaced one for the other?
I currently have a Bamboo stylus and it seems to work well enough for most things but its not ideal for making notes. I find that Im using my iPad more and more during meetings & Id like to have something a bit more precise for note taking/ sketching. Anyone have both or has anyone replaced one for the other?
I recently purchased a Wacom Bamboo stylus - and it does well, but I still find handwriting is horrendous. That and given the iPad isn't designed for a stylus, I find it terribly annoying that I can wrest my hand on the screen to draw or write, as it multitouch treats it as a touch on the display. Ah well... hopefully with the popularity of apps like Paper, will come improved support.
I have both and I prefer the Jot Pro over the bamboo. While it is louder I feel like I can be a lot more precise. I can open up something like uPad and write a sentence with a Jot Pro then write the same sentence with Bamboo and the Jot version is definitely more legible and takes up less room.
I do prefer the bamboo for drawing sometimes though - it's strange. Not that the Jot Pro is bad for drawing, it's absolutely not - being able to see through the disc and find the line is wonderful, but sometimes just sketching out really rough things I like the bamboo.
If you were going to only have 1 stylus and you were only going to do note taking - Jot Pro is 100% what I would recommend. Along with a good app - Upad is what I'm using right now cause it's retina - but I"m eagerly waiting for Note Shelf and Bamboo's Paper app to join the club.
carlosp said:
While the iPad wasn't designed with a stylus in mind and things could always be better - your complaint has to do with the app, not the stylus. Drawing apps (which is what Paper is, no matter how they try to market it) often do not have wrist protection support. Check out the huge number of note taking apps that have it - bamboo paper, upad, note shelf, penultimate, etc.