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Quoth · 03-03-2023, 02:32 PM

It's very limited. You can save (creates an svg that can be copied by USB) but not reload to edit. The svg documents do appear in view only mode in My Books.
Don't get a rechargeable pen or one with BT for One Note
The cheapest MS Surface pen I got was £23. They keep vanishing off Amazon.
But the Official Kobo Pen has come down a lot. Nearly 1/2 original price.
I've used Wacom since 1990s and had both kinds.
I've tested a 3rd party (Ciscle brand) Apple Pencil on an iPad.
A rechargeable MS /Kobo compatible pen is about 300 hours use, 100 to 400 complete equivalent charge cycles and can't be replaced. At 1/2 life about 150hours. Will self discharge.

The Alkaline AAAA cell is as low as 25c, some 9V packs have 6 inside (but the spud is negative!) and lasts over 1500 hours, about 6 months. It will last nearly 10 years in a cool drawer.

The Wacom (like Bamboo) and Wacom EMR are trickier to use, more complex and powered from the screen or drawing digitiser.

The four kinds of electronic stylus for digitisers are incompatible
1a) Kobo & basic model for MS Surface 3 and later (without BT). MS bought the company that developed it. Different makes may use different tips.
1b) A more advanced MS Pen that also has BT and a BT based button for One Note. Seems daft.
2) Original Wacom, used on drawing digitisers and some laptops like Lenovo X201.
3) Wacom EMR. Used on Kindle Scribe, reMarkable and some others.
4) Apple Pencil. Many 3rd party models.

Some gadgets and some stylus/pens may do more than one system.

Some rechargeable models use inductive charging rather than USB. An even worse gimmick.
Some are magnetic for various phones/tablets. Avoid for ereader as it may affect Sleep sensor.

Some positions of pen near a device will wake pen and waste battery or cause spurious drawing.

03-03-2023, 02:32 PM	#14
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,277 Karma: 105299897 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	It's very limited. You can save (creates an svg that can be copied by USB) but not reload to edit. The svg documents do appear in view only mode in My Books. Don't get a rechargeable pen or one with BT for One Note The cheapest MS Surface pen I got was £23. They keep vanishing off Amazon. But the Official Kobo Pen has come down a lot. Nearly 1/2 original price. I've used Wacom since 1990s and had both kinds. I've tested a 3rd party (Ciscle brand) Apple Pencil on an iPad. A rechargeable MS /Kobo compatible pen is about 300 hours use, 100 to 400 complete equivalent charge cycles and can't be replaced. At 1/2 life about 150hours. Will self discharge. The Alkaline AAAA cell is as low as 25c, some 9V packs have 6 inside (but the spud is negative!) and lasts over 1500 hours, about 6 months. It will last nearly 10 years in a cool drawer. The Wacom (like Bamboo) and Wacom EMR are trickier to use, more complex and powered from the screen or drawing digitiser. The four kinds of electronic stylus for digitisers are incompatible 1a) Kobo & basic model for MS Surface 3 and later (without BT). MS bought the company that developed it. Different makes may use different tips. 1b) A more advanced MS Pen that also has BT and a BT based button for One Note. Seems daft. 2) Original Wacom, used on drawing digitisers and some laptops like Lenovo X201. 3) Wacom EMR. Used on Kindle Scribe, reMarkable and some others. 4) Apple Pencil. Many 3rd party models. Some gadgets and some stylus/pens may do more than one system. Some rechargeable models use inductive charging rather than USB. An even worse gimmick. Some are magnetic for various phones/tablets. Avoid for ereader as it may affect Sleep sensor. Some positions of pen near a device will wake pen and waste battery or cause spurious drawing. Last edited by Quoth; 03-03-2023 at 02:39 PM.