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Stylus for Inspiron 2 in 1
Hi,
I received a Dell Inspiron 2in1 laptop that can also be a tablet and I'm looking for the best option for a stylus. I have a regular one, but I am at college and would really like to be able to take notes on it so I am looking for a fine point pen stylus that works with the touchscreen on my laptop. Do you know which one would be the best option for me? Please let me know.
Alyssa
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October 13th, 2016 10:00
We'd need the exact model number to tell you for certain, but most of these don't have a true digitizing screen - meaning the active type stylus you'd need to take notes won't work. If this is an Inspiron 7359, that will be the case.
There ARE systems out there that do have true active digitizers, but the price floor is about $1K -- this is the domain of the Lenovo Yoga Pro, Think Pad Yoga, and Surface Pro 4. Just about every system under $1K is a touchscreen tablet - not a true digitizing screen notebook.
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October 14th, 2016 11:00
I have an Inspiron 13-7353 I think, but what you're saying is that something like the toshiba dynapad trupen wouldn't work?
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October 14th, 2016 14:00
You can use a passive stylus (the type that usually comes with a soft, squishy tip) but the system has no active digitizer, so an active stylus (for such things as pressure sensitivity) won't work --it's not going to stand in for such a device even with a stylus.
The dynapad has an active digitizer -- the Inspiron doesn't.
Themofoman
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October 18th, 2017 08:00
I have just received an Inspiron 2-in-1 7779, what would be the best stylus for this device?
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October 18th, 2017 08:00
The 7779 cannot use the active stylus. I have one like ejn63 describes with the rubber tip on one end and a brush on the other, which I think is described a capacitive.
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October 18th, 2017 11:00
Thanks, I saw where the 15 7000 could use a stylus and wondered about the 17 7000 series.