MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Onyx Boox M92 sample has arrived. First imression

MatthiasR. · 01-26-2012, 07:02 AM

Hi,

I've got mine also yesterday from ereader-store.de and until now I am very content.
Regarding the stylus: It really is a shame that it is so tiny!

I searched on the internet on some information on which pen could be used to replace the stylus. However, there is not much information to be found :|
Some user asked Booxtor for a replacement.
@Booxtor: Do you maybe have more information?

However, what might (!) be promising is this:
http://www.ebookreaderstore.de/entou...s-1-stuck.html
There it states that this pen also works for the onyx (but not which model..). I know, this pen looks like the"toothpick" we have, so its no improvement. But it also states that it'll work for the entourage edge (which also has wacom input).
In the thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?t=136108& you find some hints regarding which pens will work and which won't. Interestingly, the experiences regarding the edge and the m90/m92 are similar: normal wacom penabled pens will not work. In the above linked thread, however this motion digitizer is mentioned to work: https://store.motioncomputing.com/TA...elID=3&TabID=1

It might be a longshot, but I guess that this should then work for the m90/m92, too. As those pens seem to be rare in europe (prices of 60 euros) I certainly won't buy one. But maybe someone has such a pen lying around or is willing to spend 35$ to test it out?

On the other hand I've found a work around that actually might do it for me: I noticed that the stylus diameter is exactly as large of some ball pens with a larger refill. I just split open the end open of some cheap gift ballpoint pen and then stuck my stylus in there. Since I only wanted to check the feasibility it looks quite ugly, but the stylus actually is fits quite well and stays in place after taping it and putting the end-cap back on. Bottomline: cheap, not beautful, but the "writing" experience is MUCH better. Its just like a real pen (if you ignore the input delay). I'll try some more professional ways if I find the time to do so: The only reason thy the stylus does not fit is because of its thickening at the end. Removing this, you probably would not even have to break the end of the ballpen open and you'd only need to somehow manipulate the front ;-)

01-26-2012, 07:02 AM	#355
MatthiasR. M92 user Posts: 27 Karma: 12002 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Device: Onyx M92	Hi, I've got mine also yesterday from ereader-store.de and until now I am very content. Regarding the stylus: It really is a shame that it is so tiny! I searched on the internet on some information on which pen could be used to replace the stylus. However, there is not much information to be found :\| Some user asked Booxtor for a replacement. @Booxtor: Do you maybe have more information? However, what might (!) be promising is this: http://www.ebookreaderstore.de/entou...s-1-stuck.html There it states that this pen also works for the onyx (but not which model..). I know, this pen looks like the"toothpick" we have, so its no improvement. But it also states that it'll work for the entourage edge (which also has wacom input). In the thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?t=136108& you find some hints regarding which pens will work and which won't. Interestingly, the experiences regarding the edge and the m90/m92 are similar: normal wacom penabled pens will not work. In the above linked thread, however this motion digitizer is mentioned to work: https://store.motioncomputing.com/TA...elID=3&TabID=1 It might be a longshot, but I guess that this should then work for the m90/m92, too. As those pens seem to be rare in europe (prices of 60 euros) I certainly won't buy one. But maybe someone has such a pen lying around or is willing to spend 35$ to test it out? On the other hand I've found a work around that actually might do it for me: I noticed that the stylus diameter is exactly as large of some ball pens with a larger refill. I just split open the end open of some cheap gift ballpoint pen and then stuck my stylus in there. Since I only wanted to check the feasibility it looks quite ugly, but the stylus actually is fits quite well and stays in place after taping it and putting the end-cap back on. Bottomline: cheap, not beautful, but the "writing" experience is MUCH better. Its just like a real pen (if you ignore the input delay). I'll try some more professional ways if I find the time to do so: The only reason thy the stylus does not fit is because of its thickening at the end. Removing this, you probably would not even have to break the end of the ballpen open and you'd only need to somehow manipulate the front ;-)