[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] apple85:
From what I can gather there is 3 sort of capacitive stylus's availiable to buy:

- The bog standard rounded end stylus made out of rubber/foam (such as boxwave, griffin, targus, etc....) - good for general tablet navigating (these come in normal 9mm? nib ends or the 'slimline' versions with about a 6mm end)

- The 'precision plastics' (the adonit jots and Dagi) - probably the best sort for precision/detail work such as handwriting and perhaps sketching but perhaps not so great for general navigation things

- The conductive fiber cloth stylus (Aponyo and Kosella (don't know if these are the same people but their are 2 different websites!) - these look similar to the bog standard stylus's just they use conductive fiber in their nibs instead of rubber. On the downside the nib looks softer/easier to press into itself which may annoy some people. Plus side though their seems like there would be less friction with the screen with the fiber tip than with a rubber tip and less likely to scratch. It looks like it be good for doing artwork/mimicking a paintbrush

I don't think after all i've read that there is (currently) a stylus type out there that can tick all the job boxes (unless you only need one box ticked like just using the tablet to take notes or surf the web)

Any (or at least the majority) of artists out there would need more than 1 type of pencil or one type/size of brush and perhaps that is the way that stylus's should be looked at for the time being at least.

I'm thinking that it may be a good idea to try out one of all 3 and hopefully at least one will suit. At the moment i'm leaning towards:

- Griffin for the bog standard stylus (cheap and very good reviews) - I just can't decide between the normal or slimline sizes

- Adonit Jot for the precision/handwriting stuff (I take what everyone has said on this - pos and neg stuff alike but if it works as it should it it would tick a few of those boxes the griffin can't (or at least as well) and I've managed to contact a couple of UK retailers that have excellent customer service (and direct links to adonit themselves) - i still wants to double check a few things but all in all it looks promising)

- At time of writing i'm contacting Aponyo and Kosella to find out more about the stylus's and see if they sell/have retailers in the uk. However there is a seller on ebay selling a mock or oem/factory direct of the Kosella stylus's (looks exactly the same apart from lack of logo) - the price is good and sometimes the fake's/oem's can be just as well made as the official ones without the price tag - I'm interested in comparing it to the rubber nib stylus.

I'm still not sure whether I'll get a screen protector or not - I've always been a 'better safe than sorry' person and if the protector doesn't affect the stylus much then it's worth having in my book.

I have a couple of spare screen protectors for my dsi xl around the house (and I believe screen protectors of any gadget are designed not to leave a mark when taken off) - I was thinking about putting one of those on and compare the stylus's functionality with and without a screen protector side by side before deciding whether to purchase a screen protector or not..................well I thought it was a neat idea :D

Anyway keep the opinions coming and I hope the above post may of helped some other :)