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Originally Posted by MidnightBlue
What I am not clear on is the difference between capacitive and resistive touch screens. It seems to be implied that this eReader is of less value as it doesn't have a capacitive screen. I have an iPad and a Kindle Touch, I believe, but am not sure, that they are both capacitive. The only thing I have had that came with a stylus was my Palm Tungsten back when I first started High School. It had a much less sensitive screen. Was that resistive or capacitive?
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Resistive touchscreens require a stylus, but they have much higher precision than a capacitive touchscreen. As a general rule, going capacitive limits you to about a half-inch circle, which makes them useless for even basic graphic design. They're easy to clean, though, which is probably why Apple chose them.