Just Plain Brilliant. Now you always have a pen handy.
Written: Feb 06 '04 (Updated Feb 06 '04)
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Pros: Handy, simple, and less clutter in my pockets on weekends.
Cons: Probably really difficult to get ink refills.
The Bottom Line: Why would anyone want an ordinary stylus?
This one doubles as a pen, and doesn't fall out of the PDA.
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| fritz_t_coyote's Full Review: FELLOWES SlimPoint Stylus Pen FEL 98035 |
So there I was, searching for an stylus to fit my Palm M505, my 3rd PDA. The original stylus had fallen out and disappeared. I'm hard on these things. I found this gem in the neighborhood Office-Stuff store. It looked cool so I gave this a try.
The nifty thing: This is both a stylus and a handy ballpoint pen. So when traveling light, and just packing the trusty PDA, I still have a pen sufficient for scribbling notes, signing charges, and filling in forms.
I also have a stylus which, thanks to the nifty little o-ring, stays tight in the side of the PDA.
Using It
As a stylus it is fine, works just like the factory stylus, just be careful you don't have the ballpoint out, or you will leave ink marks on your PDA screen.
Don't worry, the ink wipes clean from Palm screens. The ink will, however, permanently mark screen protectors. If you accidentally ink your screen protector, you will have to peel it off and replace it, which is what they are for.
As a pen, it is, well, a skinny ballpoint pen. Like I said, I wouldn't want to write a novel with it, but it works enough to fill out an accident report. The important thing is to remember that Palm Graffiti(tm) does not work on paper forms.
Quality
This little gem has a brass tube (under the black paint that eventually rubbed off) and is pretty durable. Mine is now on it's second PDA (My 4th, a Palm 515... like I said, I'm hard on these things).
Drawbacks
Only one I know of is that the pen-top sticks out about a 1/4 inch past the top of my pda. Sometimes it snags on things. But it still fits into a Rhinoskin aluminum case.
Recommended:
Yes
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Member: Fritz Coyote
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