PRS-T1 Stylus

GeckoFriend · 03-20-2012, 10:37 PM

I just read this on the Sony forum; information provided just for a laugh.

Sony's price for a replacement stylus for the T1 is $39.00. A user posted in the forum because she couldn't believe the price quoted by customer service on the phone and a Sony moderator confirmed that was the correct price.

Tony1988 · 03-20-2012, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeckoFriend

I just read this on the Sony forum; information provided just for a laugh.

Sony's price for a replacement stylus for the T1 is $39.00. A user posted in the forum because she couldn't believe the price quoted by customer service on the phone and a Sony moderator confirmed that was the correct price.

Thats pretty good compared to the price of a replacement for the x50's.

Its a bad stylus anyways. I am sure most people tried to find ways to lose it or break it. There are much better stylus out there for about $8 and you get a pack of three. I got some for my 350 and they are excellent.

no.guru · 03-20-2012, 11:03 PM

I liked mine. I held onto it as long as I could, even though I knew it would be lost or left somewhere soon.

A pencil with a soft eraser works much better for me.

bla · 03-21-2012, 06:40 AM

Look in your closet... do you have one of those thick plastic coat hangers? if so cut off a length (to your own taste)and smooth one end.. works great as a replacement stylus I am on my third lol

Asawi · 03-21-2012, 07:11 AM

Since the stylus can't be stored in the device anyway on the T!, just use more or less anything. Q-Tips for example work well on my x50 devices, so I imagine they work on the T1 as well. A Nintendo DS stylus probably wotk well too. I buy them on eBay and pay around $3 for 20-30 of them, including worldwide shipping.

$39 for a stylus - that's a bad joke!

slowfax · 03-21-2012, 08:13 AM

What do you do with the stylus? I have still to find a purpose for it. I've got three (or four) of them and never used one of them :-)
If someone wants to have one, I will send it to him or her, if s/he pays the postage (from Germany). Just send a PM.

Asawi · 03-21-2012, 09:52 AM

When going to/from footnotes I find a stylus helpful.
Marking text is also easier with a stylus, or rather my trusty Q-tip.
I can't say I use it much though.

GeckoFriend · 03-21-2012, 11:17 AM

I usually use a stylus (not necessarily the Sony one) whenever I'm using the keyboard function. My fingers just don't seem to find the correct letters and I find using the stylus much quicker.

Skibble · 03-21-2012, 12:31 PM

I do a lot of highlighting for proofreading purposes, and the Sony stylus works very well for that, especially since it has a narrower tip than most. But I sure wouldn't pay that price for a replacement!

Glad my Oberon cover is just the right size for the stylus to firmly clip onto. I'm not too worried about losing it.

speakingtohe · 03-21-2012, 03:43 PM

Takes me a while to find the stylus usually

I have the Sony lighted cover and the stylus eventually falls off.

Luckily my fingers usually work (unless they are covvered with ketchup).

Helen

grumbles · 03-21-2012, 04:19 PM

Get a length of 3/16" or 1/4" wood, either round or square (square won't roll.) Cut to desired length and insert in electric pencil sharpener. Instant stylus! A very fine point may be transparent/translucent for IR but will work on resistive screens.

If you're comfortable working with metal, aluminium tent pegs work very well. Cut to length and then smooth the end so that it won't scratch. This is my preferred stylus for all readers.

carpetmojo · 03-21-2012, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by no.guru

I liked mine. I held onto it as long as I could, even though I knew it would be lost or left somewhere soon.

A pencil with a soft eraser works much better for me.

Yeah !! And if you're lucky, you can find some of those children's erasers to go on the end of a pencil - they come in monsters, funny animals, ghosties, all sorts !

spindlegirl · 03-21-2012, 07:33 PM

I have a Gecko cover for my T1 and in the center of it is a loop to slide the stylus in. Is the stylus really just a piece of molded plastic? I thought there had to be more to it.

AndrewH · 03-21-2012, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindlegirl

Is the stylus really just a piece of molded plastic? I thought there had to be more to it.

Yes, just a piece of molded plastic. Nothing more to it.

Now the stylus for my old 600 was a nice metal with a plastic tip that unscrewed. Turn the tip over and there was a little projection to stick into the reset hole of the reader (and I had to reset my 600 probably a dozen times, so I appreciated that feature). I wish I'd known how underwhelming and cheap the stylus was for the T1, I would have kept the stylus from the 600 when I traded it in!

6charlong · 03-22-2012, 09:41 PM

I use an Avery Triple Click. It has a pen, mechanical pencil and stylus. I originally got it because I have trouble holding small pens (with three utensils it's bigger around than most pens) but the stylus works fine with my T1. I have to carry a pen with me anyway so this way I have the stylus too.

I got it here:

http://www.amazon.com/Avery-tripleCL...2466515&sr=8-1

03-20-2012, 10:37 PM	#1
GeckoFriend Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 1164945 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: iPhone 7+, iPad Mini4, Kindle Voyage	Stylus I just read this on the Sony forum; information provided just for a laugh. Sony's price for a replacement stylus for the T1 is $39.00. A user posted in the forum because she couldn't believe the price quoted by customer service on the phone and a Sony moderator confirmed that was the correct price.

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bla E bookworm Posts: 358 Karma: 2013666 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS T1,Android Tablet, I phone	Look in your closet... do you have one of those thick plastic coat hangers? if so cut off a length (to your own taste)and smooth one end.. works great as a replacement stylus I am on my third lol

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Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	Since the stylus can't be stored in the device anyway on the T!, just use more or less anything. Q-Tips for example work well on my x50 devices, so I imagine they work on the T1 as well. A Nintendo DS stylus probably wotk well too. I buy them on eBay and pay around $3 for 20-30 of them, including worldwide shipping. $39 for a stylus - that's a bad joke!

03-21-2012, 08:13 AM	#6
slowfax Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 101670 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: GB Device: miflalmXD	What do you do with the stylus? I have still to find a purpose for it. I've got three (or four) of them and never used one of them :-) If someone wants to have one, I will send it to him or her, if s/he pays the postage (from Germany). Just send a PM.

03-21-2012, 09:52 AM	#7
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	When going to/from footnotes I find a stylus helpful. Marking text is also easier with a stylus, or rather my trusty Q-tip. I can't say I use it much though.

03-21-2012, 11:17 AM	#8
GeckoFriend Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 1164945 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: iPhone 7+, iPad Mini4, Kindle Voyage	I usually use a stylus (not necessarily the Sony one) whenever I'm using the keyboard function. My fingers just don't seem to find the correct letters and I find using the stylus much quicker.

03-21-2012, 12:31 PM	#9
Skibble Runs With Scissors Posts: 115 Karma: 1173596 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle Voyage	I do a lot of highlighting for proofreading purposes, and the Sony stylus works very well for that, especially since it has a narrower tip than most. But I sure wouldn't pay that price for a replacement! Glad my Oberon cover is just the right size for the stylus to firmly clip onto. I'm not too worried about losing it.

03-21-2012, 03:43 PM	#10
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Takes me a while to find the stylus usually I have the Sony lighted cover and the stylus eventually falls off. Luckily my fingers usually work (unless they are covvered with ketchup). Helen

03-21-2012, 04:19 PM	#11
grumbles Addict Posts: 238 Karma: 1500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Pandigital Novel (Black), T-2 and 3, Nexus 7	Get a length of 3/16" or 1/4" wood, either round or square (square won't roll.) Cut to desired length and insert in electric pencil sharpener. Instant stylus! A very fine point may be transparent/translucent for IR but will work on resistive screens. If you're comfortable working with metal, aluminium tent pegs work very well. Cut to length and then smooth the end so that it won't scratch. This is my preferred stylus for all readers.

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spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	I have a Gecko cover for my T1 and in the center of it is a loop to slide the stylus in. Is the stylus really just a piece of molded plastic? I thought there had to be more to it.

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03-22-2012, 09:41 PM	#15
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	I use an Avery Triple Click. It has a pen, mechanical pencil and stylus. I originally got it because I have trouble holding small pens (with three utensils it's bigger around than most pens) but the stylus works fine with my T1. I have to carry a pen with me anyway so this way I have the stylus too. I got it here: http://www.amazon.com/Avery-tripleCL...2466515&sr=8-1