Bigme Inknote Color Lite and pen replacement

foreverconfused · 08-14-2024, 02:49 PM

So, I just ordered Bigme Inknote Color Lite. I am planning to use its pen to write regularly, so I would like to clarify a few points. If it helps, I will use a glass screen protector on my screen.
1. I get really conflicting information about the replacement of pen nibs. Do I need to replace them regularly or do they wear out after a really long time? I have owned a HP Synaptic Active pen which had a plastic nib which pretty much never wore out. Is this pen the same.
2. In their store, there are 2 pens: BIGME EMR Stylus Pen and Bigme Pen for the Galy and Inknote Color+. Should both of them be compatible with my device?
3. I have read that ANY EMR pen, including the ones I mentioned above should be compatible with this device. Also, these EMR pens do not use charge for writing and erasing. Is this true? If yes, it would be a big plus for me.

Thanks in advance

Quoth · 08-14-2024, 03:20 PM

EMR is a Wacom protocol. The power comes from the tablet by induction.

I've never had a Wacom tip wear out, nor needed screen protector on any of the eight devices that I've had that used a pen or stylus. Three used Wacom.

Screen protectors add glare/reflection and thus increase eye strain. Practically a scam.

foreverconfused · 08-14-2024, 06:00 PM

What i meant was that, they do not necessarily wear out like some soft material progressively with use, right? Bigme store said that 5 tips should last a year, which seems a little excessive?

And writing and erasing should NOT draw power from the battery and I can get by without using a battery? I don't care about its laser pointer.

The protector I am buying is supposed to be anti-glare. In any case, I'll be reading mostly indoors anyway. I just hate having unexplainable scratches on the screen.

Quoth · 08-15-2024, 06:12 AM

I've never in 20 years had scratches from a stylus or pen.

A built in laser pointer? That seems a waste. Certainly that's what the battery is for if it's really EMR.

Most screen protectors claim to be anti-glare and are not. Reflections from lamps and windows are a headache inducing issue indoors with any shiny screen.

foreverconfused · 08-16-2024, 03:25 AM

I understand. And regarding the nibs, they do not wear out consistently like actual pencils, right? I am guessing that it would take a long time to actually see a need to replace them.

08-14-2024, 02:49 PM	#1
foreverconfused Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Bigme Inknote Color Lite	Bigme Inknote Color Lite and pen replacement So, I just ordered Bigme Inknote Color Lite. I am planning to use its pen to write regularly, so I would like to clarify a few points. If it helps, I will use a glass screen protector on my screen. 1. I get really conflicting information about the replacement of pen nibs. Do I need to replace them regularly or do they wear out after a really long time? I have owned a HP Synaptic Active pen which had a plastic nib which pretty much never wore out. Is this pen the same. 2. In their store, there are 2 pens: BIGME EMR Stylus Pen and Bigme Pen for the Galy and Inknote Color+. Should both of them be compatible with my device? 3. I have read that ANY EMR pen, including the ones I mentioned above should be compatible with this device. Also, these EMR pens do not use charge for writing and erasing. Is this true? If yes, it would be a big plus for me. Thanks in advance

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08-14-2024, 03:20 PM	#2
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 12,248 Karma: 89531599 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	EMR is a Wacom protocol. The power comes from the tablet by induction. I've never had a Wacom tip wear out, nor needed screen protector on any of the eight devices that I've had that used a pen or stylus. Three used Wacom. Screen protectors add glare/reflection and thus increase eye strain. Practically a scam.

08-14-2024, 06:00 PM	#3
foreverconfused Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Bigme Inknote Color Lite	What i meant was that, they do not necessarily wear out like some soft material progressively with use, right? Bigme store said that 5 tips should last a year, which seems a little excessive? And writing and erasing should NOT draw power from the battery and I can get by without using a battery? I don't care about its laser pointer. The protector I am buying is supposed to be anti-glare. In any case, I'll be reading mostly indoors anyway. I just hate having unexplainable scratches on the screen.

08-15-2024, 06:12 AM	#4
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 12,248 Karma: 89531599 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	I've never in 20 years had scratches from a stylus or pen. A built in laser pointer? That seems a waste. Certainly that's what the battery is for if it's really EMR. Most screen protectors claim to be anti-glare and are not. Reflections from lamps and windows are a headache inducing issue indoors with any shiny screen.

08-16-2024, 03:25 AM	#5
foreverconfused Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Bigme Inknote Color Lite	I understand. And regarding the nibs, they do not wear out consistently like actual pencils, right? I am guessing that it would take a long time to actually see a need to replace them.