PRS-350 My stylus broke... - Page 2

grooks · 10-29-2010, 04:40 PM

You could always use your finger or if you don't want smudges a lite tap or swipe with the fingernail works as well.

petercreasey · 10-29-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by grooks

You could always use your finger or if you don't want smudges a lite tap or swipe with the fingernail works as well.

G, Yes, I try to keep my fingertip un-oily so that any smudge is VERY minimal, if at all.

Sometimes, though, when I am entering a lot of taps, letters, or numbers, my fingers tend to hit multiple choices; thus, the more accurate stylus is handy in this case.

For page turning, I find the page turn button to be better than a finger swipe.

doreenjoy · 10-29-2010, 09:28 PM

You could use a stylus from another device, like an old Palm Pilot or a Nintendo DS Lite. They won't fit in the tiny Sony silo, tho.

I have the wacky notion of asking a friend of mine who does silver casting to make a sterling silver stylus for me. I wonder how much that'd cost? Probably less than Sony charges for the aluminum one.

NNolan · 10-30-2010, 07:57 AM

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I have the wacky notion of asking a friend of mine who does silver casting to make a sterling silver stylus for me. I wonder how much that'd cost? Probably less than Sony charges for the aluminum one.

Oooooo, I like that idea!

doreenjoy · 10-30-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by NNolan

Oooooo, I like that idea!

I'll let you know how it turns out.

envy · 10-30-2010, 08:56 PM

I don't like the stylus on my reader as well. I hate it... So much so that it takes away the beauty of the reader for me.

So I sold the special edition to my friend, and I'm just gonna go order the 650 instead.

Hopefully that stylus will look like the one on the 600.

steelypip · 11-01-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by petercreasey

It seems like the eraser end of a pencil should work?? Or something similar??

Any other alternatives besides q-tips?

I wouldn't go the pencil eraser route - they're abrasive and would (sooner or later) scratch the screen.

Any old PDA stylus should do nicely, though. I had a replacement one for my handspring visors back in the day that had a springloaded tip so that it would not damage the screen and a ballpoint pen on the other end under the clip.

tvuongpham · 11-10-2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by viviena

Were you quoted a price? After chasing up local Customer Service, I got quoted $190 including shipping, which must surely be a mistake. Another person in Australia was quoted $40 including shipping, which is a much more believable figure, but still in no way a price I'm willing to pay. I'm using a Nintendo DS stylus, which works fine with the touchscreen, but I wish it could fit in the slot.

I wish somebody had the idea of producing cheap plastic replacements and selling them on eBay...

Mine was shipped free. I mentioned warranty issue etc.. it finally arrived yesterday.. took a LONG time..

SeaBookGuy · 11-10-2010, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by envy

I don't like the stylus on my reader as well. I hate it... So much so that it takes away the beauty of the reader for me.

So I so the special edition to my friend, and I'm just gonna go order the 650 instead.

Hopefully that stylus will look like the one on the 600.

The 650 stylus seems quite sturdy, although I'm a bit hyper-cautious with it after reading this thread!

doreenjoy · 11-10-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

The 650 stylus seems quite sturdy, although I'm a bit hyper-cautious with it after reading this thread!

I thought the 650 and the 350 had the same stylus, except the 650 stylus's plastic was painted silver?

SeaBookGuy · 11-10-2010, 08:44 PM

The barrel of the 650 stylus itself is metal -- like a pen's ink barrel; it's not painted. The bottom tip is gray plastic, and the top plastic part is black, a solid plastic that is unlikely to snap off accidentally.

doreenjoy · 11-10-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

The barrel of the 650 stylus itself is metal -- like a pen's ink barrel; it's not painted. The bottom tip is gray plastic, and the top plastic part is black, a solid plastic that is unlikely to snap off accidentally.

That sounds like the 350 stylus. The stylus itself is aluminum, the tip is plastic, the clip is plastic.

I guess I'm not seeing that one is more sturdy than the other. I'll have to go look at a 650 stylus again.

elizilla · 11-10-2010, 09:31 PM

If my stylus were to break, I can already visualize how I could make a new one from raw materials I have in my garage. I would cut a piece of the steel rod stock that I have left over from tuning my CB antenna, and mold the perfect shape of plastic ends from sugru (http://sugru.com/). I think I would use the orange sugru because it would make the stylus easy to see.

SeaBookGuy · 11-10-2010, 09:48 PM

How do these styluses typically "break"? Does the little clip part snap off, or the whole top (black) piece
from the metal barrel? I can't see either happening (easily) with normal usage.

tvuongpham · 04-25-2011, 01:34 AM

UGHH
MY STYLUS BROKE AGAIN!!
so oh so annoying..

To be 100% honest I used the new replaced stylus at the most 4 times for less than 1 minute... it hasn't even been out of the holder! Then on a road trip I let my daughter 'draw' a bit and within 2 minutes it was broken. I am pretty sure she didn't break it, because the stylus for the prs600 wasn't this fragile.. but this is RIDICULOUS... I have to call Sony Cust Service again this week. I hope they have made a newer design change to address this flaw.

10-30-2010, 08:56 PM	#21
envy Brown Eyed Girl Posts: 44 Karma: 186 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Prs 600, Nook, Sony prs 350	I don't like the stylus on my reader as well. I hate it... So much so that it takes away the beauty of the reader for me. So I sold the special edition to my friend, and I'm just gonna go order the 650 instead. Hopefully that stylus will look like the one on the 600. Last edited by envy; 11-11-2010 at 10:41 PM.

04-25-2011, 01:34 AM	#30
tvuongpham Banned Posts: 183 Karma: 2826564 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle Paperwhite 2nd gen, Kindle KB (dead) PRS-T1, PRS 350	UGHH MY STYLUS BROKE AGAIN!! so oh so annoying.. To be 100% honest I used the new replaced stylus at the most 4 times for less than 1 minute... it hasn't even been out of the holder! Then on a road trip I let my daughter 'draw' a bit and within 2 minutes it was broken. I am pretty sure she didn't break it, because the stylus for the prs600 wasn't this fragile.. but this is RIDICULOUS... I have to call Sony Cust Service again this week. I hope they have made a newer design change to address this flaw. Last edited by tvuongpham; 04-25-2011 at 01:35 AM. Reason: added details of break

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10-29-2010, 04:40 PM	#16
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	You could always use your finger or if you don't want smudges a lite tap or swipe with the fingernail works as well.

10-29-2010, 09:28 PM	#18
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	You could use a stylus from another device, like an old Palm Pilot or a Nintendo DS Lite. They won't fit in the tiny Sony silo, tho. I have the wacky notion of asking a friend of mine who does silver casting to make a sterling silver stylus for me. I wonder how much that'd cost? Probably less than Sony charges for the aluminum one.

11-10-2010, 08:44 PM	#26
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	The barrel of the 650 stylus itself is metal -- like a pen's ink barrel; it's not painted. The bottom tip is gray plastic, and the top plastic part is black, a solid plastic that is unlikely to snap off accidentally.

11-10-2010, 09:31 PM	#28
elizilla Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 610286 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Sage, others	If my stylus were to break, I can already visualize how I could make a new one from raw materials I have in my garage. I would cut a piece of the steel rod stock that I have left over from tuning my CB antenna, and mold the perfect shape of plastic ends from sugru (http://sugru.com/). I think I would use the orange sugru because it would make the stylus easy to see.

11-10-2010, 09:48 PM	#29
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	How do these styluses typically "break"? Does the little clip part snap off, or the whole top (black) piece from the metal barrel? I can't see either happening (easily) with normal usage.

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