[Acer Iconia A500] phoenixbennu:
There are threads about this in order forums, but I could not find one specifically for the a500. So I wanted to share with everyone.

I recently purchased the dagi p504 from amazon, and promptly returned it. The plastic circle tip was not smooth and flat, the spring held the plastic tip on slightly crooked, and the metal that was inserted into the plastic circle at the tip was done so in a way that seemed like they had to melt the plastic and then resolidify it. The casing seemed ok, but just about as good or bad as any other styli I have used. I do not know if I had a defective one, but i can't find out with returning it and rebuying it (no exchange offered when I emailed them). So I went into best buy and bought the Bamboo stylus.

I recommend against it. Im not going to go into a bunch of tech info about who what when where why or how, but will just give you my impression of it.

I like the build quality. Thick enough and enough of a texture on the paint job and metal casing to make it feel comfortable. Probably one of the best build qualities I have felt in a stylus. However, one of the stylus's selling points if that the tip is 6mm, vs "Competition's 8mm", but the casing made it feel more like a high quality marker than a pen which made it feel bigger all over than competitors.

The main issue, though, is the tip. I have used a few different stylus options and the 'spongy' tips always were a bit of a pain. I could deal with a big slightly inaccurate tip if the tip only held somewhat firm. The Bamboo stylus is rather spongy, and you have to put pressure to push in the spongy tip before it will respond with any real effect. Meaning you can't simply touch the stylus to the tablet and move it around without having to actually drag the tip around, meaning this detracts from the smoothness and ability to transition directions. It also causes me great concern in the it seems like the tip will rip or tear very easily, meaning the 30 dollar stylus becomes nothing more than a 30.00 metal casing.

The whole point of a stylus is that it will be more accurate and responsive than a finger. At least thats my whole point. I want to be able to draw in the sketchbook pro application and need to do rather details things. However, my finger is significantly more beneficial to this task than the bamboo stylus or the dagi stylus.

and I really wanted to love this stylus. I used the bamboo pen and touch tablet for many things, and I wanted this to be its tablet accessory.

I have an AYL Stylus coming for my wife here in a week, and going to test it out and see if it will work for me too and maybe get myself one.

Im still on the quest for a decent stylus.

I just wanted to share my experience with the stylus devices so that others can be informed a little more.

Dagi P504

Build Quality 6/10

Expected longevity 5/10

Accuracy 5/10

Comfort of using 4/10

Responsiveness 4/10

http://www.amazon.com/DAGI-Capacitive-Stylus-iPhone-P504/dp/B005HYBGKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316657816&sr=1-1

Bamboo Stylus:

Build Quality 9/10

Expected longevity 4/10

Accuracy 6/10

Comfort of using 9/10

Responsiveness 7/10

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VM0SE6/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_g23_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=058WTHB3CE2KW30MQ5EE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

AYL Stylus (got it pink for the wife):

No review yet since still waiting to receive.

http://www.amazon.com/Newest-Generation-Capacitive-Stylus-Warranty/dp/B004WBA79W/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316657832&sr=1-4