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Active pen / stylus compatible with Inspiron 15 5000 2 in 1?
Howdy - I'm looking to grab an active pen for an Inspiron 15 5000 2 in 1 but can't seem to find any information regarding compatibility.
I'm just having a look here but there isn't any available information regarding compatibility.
Has anybody picked up an active pen for this laptop that they could recommend?
ejn63
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January 30th, 2018 13:00
Only if your system arrived with an "active pen compatible" sticker on it will an active pen work. If the system didn't have that sticker, it has only a touchscreen - not the active digitizer a pen needs.
Only one model in the series (with an i5 CPU) shows active pen compatible.
http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-15-5000/spd/inspiron-15-5567-laptop/
Anything else is touchscreen only.
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February 17th, 2018 21:00
*** Walmart got you covered -- $22.44 Blackweb Rechargeable Active Stylus ***
Hello,
After reading your post and finding several other disappointing reviews, I had to search around and do my own research. And it was a little discouraging as Dell was trying to convince me that my laptop should be compatible, even though it did not have the pen on the sticker. I tried to explain that the About me section clearly stated touch support with 10 touch points. So after getting off the chat with Dell because I did not want to chance the online buy as many reviewers had already shared their disgust, I went to Best Buy with my laptop . And sure enough the Bamboo and other active styluses that worked for Microsoft Surface and any other 2-in-1 was not being recognized on my touch screen.
So I had planned on upgraded my Dell but decided to go to Walmart, as I had thought about it earlier. And luckily I came across the Blackweb Rechargeable Active Stylus and it works! For only $22.44 +tax it is definitely worth the buy, if you ended buying the "Old" Dell Inspiron 15 2-1 5578.
filids
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November 30th, 2018 16:00
Well thanks for that info, helpful and disappointing and I will be sure to pass it on. I was recommending this to friends that lost everything in the Camp Fire and they liked the look of my newly arrived PC. I included a pen based on the recommendations for Essential accessories for your Inspiron 15 l5000 2-in-1 and was trying to demo it and the ease of set up. This purchase was a wait of money. I wanted touch screen and active pen with a 2 in 1 laptop. Their catalog is deceiving and it looks like I will not be buying Dells anymore.
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September 4th, 2019 17:00
It works for Inspirion 13 5379 without active pen support ? Works all pen functions for u ?
liz_yoooo
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March 9th, 2020 11:00
so i can buy an active pen for this laptop