HOW TO RATE ANY STYLUS
INTRO
(It's "a long story")
KINDLY NOTE - it's imperative to understand how important the following is to the entire capacitance screen stylus industry. On-line reviews - are based 100% on “personal feelings” of the stylus reviewer - which in no way helps anyone as to that stylus being worthy for specifically each person. It would be far more beneficial - if the world employed a GLOBAL standard for determining the worthiness of a product (in this case - stylus) when being reviewed - and NEVER go by what others personally feel about a product.
Below - is that standard - due to the fact - all of the following characteristics consist of the very make-up of a great stylus. If ANY stylus being tested isn't capable of acquiring a high score via these characteristics - it is simply NOT a good stylus - and should NEVER receive a 4 or 5 star rating - (as the web is saturated with - establishing regrettable purchases for those believing in high star ratings). Truth is - how many other stylus have you purchased for your touch screen device - only to be unhappy with each? Five? Seven? Far too many and why? Because you were swayed by 4 or 5 star reviews based on the personal feelings of others - which again - is exactly why the following stylus rating system - must be implemented).
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If you're like....
......most of our customers – (either prior - or considering becoming one) – you already have an array of stylus – having been caught up in the buying & trying game – never happy with your purchase. And why is that? Why are you still looking? Quite simply due to the fact – no other stylus will receive more than a five (on a 1 - 10 scale) – when implementing the following stylus criteria list of what makes a great stylus. In fact – we ask that you get your capacitance device - (and any present stylus you’re using or any other you've already retired to a drawer) - and - as you read along – actually try each test - to see how your current stylus matches up. When you see it doesn’t – you'll have your answer as to why you're still looking.
Below - is a STYLUS REVIEW CRITERIA list - that should be used on any stylus being evaluated (and by every professional and non-professional stylus reviewer). By following the below criteria - eliminates all personal opinions established while reviewing a stylus - and filters in what actually makes a great stylus. In each category below – this criteria must be used on every entree in order to judge each stylus fairly and accurately. Depending on how poor one performs – acquirers a lower number on the almighty 1 to 10 scale - whereas – if it does well - it receives a number closer to the ten.
It's also imperative to understand – that in order to give each stylus a fair test – you must read and follow (to the letter) the instructions that accompanied each stylus – pushing aside that unethical belief of… “Hey? It’s a stylus. What else could it need but tap – tap - tap”. The only way any evaluation will be accurate or fair – is if we follow each company’s instructions. Don’t – on any product – and our results and/or longevity – will be poor.
STYLUS REVIEW CRITERIA LIST
1) NO PRESSURE ACTIVATION: To begin - hold the stylus in your (OPENED) hand - and - using the SIDE of the stylus tip – lower the tip little by little (extremely slow - so it would be difficult to actually see the tip being lowered) until the tip is just barely touching an icon/screen. This initial test - is to touch an icon as lightly as possible (using literally NO PRESSURE at all) - and - with as little of the tip ZERO pressure as you possibly can. When you finally touch the icon - did it open? A high scoring stylus - will activate with zero pressure.
In the same ballpark as that test - now hold the stylus in your OPENED hand and at an angle it won't fall out of your hand - yet you 're able to drag the tip over the screen - in a note taking or drawing app to see if it will draw a line (as you will see in the video below).
Please note - watching the full video below isn't necessary - though it would greatly assist in learning our stylus to see what a real - NO-PRESSURE-NEEDED stylus is all about. After doing so - try this test with your current stylus to see if it can do - what all SRU stylus can do - as seen in this video. If any stylus can't pass either test - that stylus will require a downward pressure to operate well - which branches off into a number of other negative areas - such as mis-activation and skipping when note-taking - drawing or other normal functions. If you watch the entire clip - pay close attention to how extremely light of a touch SRU stylus require when touching color changes - etc. - to activate anything touch. The slightest touch and it activates.
In the clip below - where the stylus is moving uncommonly fast - you'll notice a delay in the actual line being drawn. This is an inherent characteristic of the iPad (ONLY when drawing fast lines and nothing more) and doesn't happen in normal use. Try cloning what you see below - with any non SRU stylus to see if it works. If any stylus can't duplicate this action - you're in for "skipping" and a wealth of mis-activations.
INTRO
(It's "a long story")
KINDLY NOTE - it's imperative to understand how important the following is to the entire capacitance screen stylus industry. On-line reviews - are based 100% on “personal feelings” of the stylus reviewer - which in no way helps anyone as to that stylus being worthy for specifically each person. It would be far more beneficial - if the world employed a GLOBAL standard for determining the worthiness of a product (in this case - stylus) when being reviewed - and NEVER go by what others personally feel about a product.
Below - is that standard - due to the fact - all of the following characteristics consist of the very make-up of a great stylus. If ANY stylus being tested isn't capable of acquiring a high score via these characteristics - it is simply NOT a good stylus - and should NEVER receive a 4 or 5 star rating - (as the web is saturated with - establishing regrettable purchases for those believing in high star ratings). Truth is - how many other stylus have you purchased for your touch screen device - only to be unhappy with each? Five? Seven? Far too many and why? Because you were swayed by 4 or 5 star reviews based on the personal feelings of others - which again - is exactly why the following stylus rating system - must be implemented).
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If you're like....
......most of our customers – (either prior - or considering becoming one) – you already have an array of stylus – having been caught up in the buying & trying game – never happy with your purchase. And why is that? Why are you still looking? Quite simply due to the fact – no other stylus will receive more than a five (on a 1 - 10 scale) – when implementing the following stylus criteria list of what makes a great stylus. In fact – we ask that you get your capacitance device - (and any present stylus you’re using or any other you've already retired to a drawer) - and - as you read along – actually try each test - to see how your current stylus matches up. When you see it doesn’t – you'll have your answer as to why you're still looking.
Below - is a STYLUS REVIEW CRITERIA list - that should be used on any stylus being evaluated (and by every professional and non-professional stylus reviewer). By following the below criteria - eliminates all personal opinions established while reviewing a stylus - and filters in what actually makes a great stylus. In each category below – this criteria must be used on every entree in order to judge each stylus fairly and accurately. Depending on how poor one performs – acquirers a lower number on the almighty 1 to 10 scale - whereas – if it does well - it receives a number closer to the ten.
It's also imperative to understand – that in order to give each stylus a fair test – you must read and follow (to the letter) the instructions that accompanied each stylus – pushing aside that unethical belief of… “Hey? It’s a stylus. What else could it need but tap – tap - tap”. The only way any evaluation will be accurate or fair – is if we follow each company’s instructions. Don’t – on any product – and our results and/or longevity – will be poor.
STYLUS REVIEW CRITERIA LIST
1) NO PRESSURE ACTIVATION: To begin - hold the stylus in your (OPENED) hand - and - using the SIDE of the stylus tip – lower the tip little by little (extremely slow - so it would be difficult to actually see the tip being lowered) until the tip is just barely touching an icon/screen. This initial test - is to touch an icon as lightly as possible (using literally NO PRESSURE at all) - and - with as little of the tip ZERO pressure as you possibly can. When you finally touch the icon - did it open? A high scoring stylus - will activate with zero pressure.
In the same ballpark as that test - now hold the stylus in your OPENED hand and at an angle it won't fall out of your hand - yet you 're able to drag the tip over the screen - in a note taking or drawing app to see if it will draw a line (as you will see in the video below).
Please note - watching the full video below isn't necessary - though it would greatly assist in learning our stylus to see what a real - NO-PRESSURE-NEEDED stylus is all about. After doing so - try this test with your current stylus to see if it can do - what all SRU stylus can do - as seen in this video. If any stylus can't pass either test - that stylus will require a downward pressure to operate well - which branches off into a number of other negative areas - such as mis-activation and skipping when note-taking - drawing or other normal functions. If you watch the entire clip - pay close attention to how extremely light of a touch SRU stylus require when touching color changes - etc. - to activate anything touch. The slightest touch and it activates.
In the clip below - where the stylus is moving uncommonly fast - you'll notice a delay in the actual line being drawn. This is an inherent characteristic of the iPad (ONLY when drawing fast lines and nothing more) and doesn't happen in normal use. Try cloning what you see below - with any non SRU stylus to see if it works. If any stylus can't duplicate this action - you're in for "skipping" and a wealth of mis-activations.
Is the above test saying - that dragging a capacitance stylus around on a screen is something we do with our device? Not at all. The purpose of this test - is to show the ease of SRU stylus activation - and the no SKIPPING characteristic that is the make up of a great stylus.
Opposed to - if while making these test a stylus DOES skip - means that subsequent strikes on icons - characters or anything else one wants to activate with the stylus in question - won't always be successful - or in other words - mis-activation: Times you've attempted to open or activate something - (icon / alphanumeric - etc) only to get nothing.
Whereas - any stylus that pass this test seen in the above video - it's highly unlikely you'll ever get a miss activation - due to - if a stylus activates with absolute zero pressure (as all SRU stylus do) - obviously - by holding one in your hand and applying even a bare minimum pressure - they will always activate (if passing this test).
This is a very important test for any stylus to pass - or all test to follow will suffer. Common sense should dictate - if a stylus can't even activate the screen by merely holding it in ones (OPENED) hand and dragging it around as seen in this clip - never closing the hand - and do so - without skipping - it means that subsequent strikes on icons or characters with the stylus in question - or anything else one wants to activate - won't always be successful - or in other words - mis-activation: Times you've attempted to open or activate something - (icon / alphanumeric - etc) only to get nothing.
Whereas - any stylus that pass this test seen in the above video - it's highly unlikely you'll ever get a miss activation - due to - if a stylus activates with absolute zero pressure (as all SRU stylus do) - obviously - by holding one in your hand and applying even a bare minimum pressure - they will always activate (if passing this test). This is a very important test for any stylus to pass - or all test to follow will suffer.
If pressure is required on any stylus you test – the score is drastically reduced (2-4) - depending on how much pressure you actually have to apply. The real problem with having to use pressure - it becomes too tiring for long term note-taking - or drawing - or any capacitance screen usage. It also means - that because your hand isn't going to naturally apply the same pressure each second of use - on occasion - you won't apply enough pressure - to activate whatever it is you're touching - thus acquiring a mis-activation. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category: zero pressure required to activate).
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2) HOLDING THE STYLUS: Does the stylus (tip) work well - when holding the stylus in a manner 90% of the world holds a pen or pencil (at an angle - 25 to 75 degrees?) Or does the stylus/tip require a straight down - 90 degree strike – with a jabbing or stabbing action?
The majority – [90% of the world] - holds a pen or pencil - at an angle between 25 and 75 degrees. This is the angle any good stylus must operate under – to receive a high score. But - as importantly – be ABLE to activate the screen - at any of these angles – WITHOUT using any pressure. If - while holding the stylus at an angle between 25 and 75 degrees – one has to push against the glass to get it to work – this is NOT good and should get no more than 1 – 3 points in this category. Whereas – any stylus held at these angles - that flawlessly writes with no pressure – gets a 10. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category) If - on the other hand - the stylus you have with a straight down jab (using pressure) it receives one point.
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3) ICON ACTIVATION by the perfect stylus – is a mere “touch - NEVER having to use ANY pressure in the form of a stab - jab or pound! A very slight touch – and the icon – alphanumeric character – or anything else touched – should active. If it doesn't - it receives a low score.
Though there are a number of people wanting to make themselves believe they just have to use a good deal of pressure to make a stylus work - or they don't feel comfortable - the majority are delighted with our no-pressure stylus usage - as most prefer the lightest touch possible. Why? It becomes too tiring and time consuming when taking lengthy notes - or spending long periods of time drawing – to have to push the tip against the screen.
One can write for hours - when using no pressure. It's EXACTLY like "power steering": without it - driving becomes a real task and one becomes tired quickly. What would be easier – you walking a mile carrying nothing – or carrying 50 pounds? Writing is exactly the same. No pressure required - makes a stylus dance around the screen - thus - any stylus that requires pressure when activating anything touched – gets a low score - whereas – any stylus that activates with no pressure at all – receives a 10.) (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
SUPER STAR JENNA
To over-stress the extreme ease of all SRU stylus activation - you may watch a mere minute of Jenna's video below - one of our favorite customers. Take note to the fact - her hand doesn't move - thus - no control over it or the stylus itself - yet watch how flawlessly she activates anything touched. If this helpless little girl can work our stylus so effortlessly and simply - just imagine the wonders you could do with our stylus - with full usage of your hand. Also note - there are NO MIS-ACTIVATIONS - even with her conditions. And for the record - no other stylus in existence - can do - what she is doing with our stylus. Super light touch activation - each and every time. This is what a stylus and a touch screen device - is all about.
Opposed to - if while making these test a stylus DOES skip - means that subsequent strikes on icons - characters or anything else one wants to activate with the stylus in question - won't always be successful - or in other words - mis-activation: Times you've attempted to open or activate something - (icon / alphanumeric - etc) only to get nothing.
Whereas - any stylus that pass this test seen in the above video - it's highly unlikely you'll ever get a miss activation - due to - if a stylus activates with absolute zero pressure (as all SRU stylus do) - obviously - by holding one in your hand and applying even a bare minimum pressure - they will always activate (if passing this test).
This is a very important test for any stylus to pass - or all test to follow will suffer. Common sense should dictate - if a stylus can't even activate the screen by merely holding it in ones (OPENED) hand and dragging it around as seen in this clip - never closing the hand - and do so - without skipping - it means that subsequent strikes on icons or characters with the stylus in question - or anything else one wants to activate - won't always be successful - or in other words - mis-activation: Times you've attempted to open or activate something - (icon / alphanumeric - etc) only to get nothing.
Whereas - any stylus that pass this test seen in the above video - it's highly unlikely you'll ever get a miss activation - due to - if a stylus activates with absolute zero pressure (as all SRU stylus do) - obviously - by holding one in your hand and applying even a bare minimum pressure - they will always activate (if passing this test). This is a very important test for any stylus to pass - or all test to follow will suffer.
If pressure is required on any stylus you test – the score is drastically reduced (2-4) - depending on how much pressure you actually have to apply. The real problem with having to use pressure - it becomes too tiring for long term note-taking - or drawing - or any capacitance screen usage. It also means - that because your hand isn't going to naturally apply the same pressure each second of use - on occasion - you won't apply enough pressure - to activate whatever it is you're touching - thus acquiring a mis-activation. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category: zero pressure required to activate).
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2) HOLDING THE STYLUS: Does the stylus (tip) work well - when holding the stylus in a manner 90% of the world holds a pen or pencil (at an angle - 25 to 75 degrees?) Or does the stylus/tip require a straight down - 90 degree strike – with a jabbing or stabbing action?
The majority – [90% of the world] - holds a pen or pencil - at an angle between 25 and 75 degrees. This is the angle any good stylus must operate under – to receive a high score. But - as importantly – be ABLE to activate the screen - at any of these angles – WITHOUT using any pressure. If - while holding the stylus at an angle between 25 and 75 degrees – one has to push against the glass to get it to work – this is NOT good and should get no more than 1 – 3 points in this category. Whereas – any stylus held at these angles - that flawlessly writes with no pressure – gets a 10. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category) If - on the other hand - the stylus you have with a straight down jab (using pressure) it receives one point.
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3) ICON ACTIVATION by the perfect stylus – is a mere “touch - NEVER having to use ANY pressure in the form of a stab - jab or pound! A very slight touch – and the icon – alphanumeric character – or anything else touched – should active. If it doesn't - it receives a low score.
Though there are a number of people wanting to make themselves believe they just have to use a good deal of pressure to make a stylus work - or they don't feel comfortable - the majority are delighted with our no-pressure stylus usage - as most prefer the lightest touch possible. Why? It becomes too tiring and time consuming when taking lengthy notes - or spending long periods of time drawing – to have to push the tip against the screen.
One can write for hours - when using no pressure. It's EXACTLY like "power steering": without it - driving becomes a real task and one becomes tired quickly. What would be easier – you walking a mile carrying nothing – or carrying 50 pounds? Writing is exactly the same. No pressure required - makes a stylus dance around the screen - thus - any stylus that requires pressure when activating anything touched – gets a low score - whereas – any stylus that activates with no pressure at all – receives a 10.) (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
SUPER STAR JENNA
To over-stress the extreme ease of all SRU stylus activation - you may watch a mere minute of Jenna's video below - one of our favorite customers. Take note to the fact - her hand doesn't move - thus - no control over it or the stylus itself - yet watch how flawlessly she activates anything touched. If this helpless little girl can work our stylus so effortlessly and simply - just imagine the wonders you could do with our stylus - with full usage of your hand. Also note - there are NO MIS-ACTIVATIONS - even with her conditions. And for the record - no other stylus in existence - can do - what she is doing with our stylus. Super light touch activation - each and every time. This is what a stylus and a touch screen device - is all about.
Every now and then we'll stumble into a review of our stylus - that complains we stress too much - the SRU "instructions" of proper usage - as if impossible to abide by. After watching that video - did it appear as though our instructions are an issue or problem? Obviously - any claims our stylus instructions are too complicated to follow - aren't justifiable. We prefer to think of our instructions as just something to get you - the new SRU stylus user - up to speed in a minute.
4) PAGE SLIDING: A large part of the touch screen device – requires sliding from screen to screen – or page to page when reading books - or just changing screens. The stylus that can simply touch the screen in the middle - and give it an abrupt push to the left or right (no dragging needed) sending the page dashing in the direction it was meant to – receives a ten. Opposed to…..
We all know - that when we slide the screen with the finger – it not only puts an unsightly long mark across the screen – but one can feel the dragging and resistance against the finger tip. The truth is - 75% of all other stylus – aren’t much better than the finger. They drag. They mark the screen – especially all rubber tipped stylus. Any stylus that requires its tip be placed on the edge of the screen - to slide it all the way across - to make it go from page to page or screen to screen – receives one point. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
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5) NOTE-TAKING. As many know – today’s note-taking on paperless devices - is becoming the norm. From doctors - to college students - to many people at one job or another – using the iPad to take notes - is becoming "the thing". In order for a stylus to receive a high score on NOTE-TAKING – requires two main characteristics. First: The stylus CAN'T skip. And the second important aspect of a great note taking stylus – is one that glides all over the screen - with absolute ZERO resistance - any dragging - or any kind of marks - like a feather tip would skate over a piece glass.
We’ve all experienced a ball point pen in its last seconds of life – skip – though we still try using it - hoping it’s not out of ink - and just ran across a greasy spot. No one cares for any writing utensil - that skips. Internet reviews are filled with stylus that skip – making them pretty much useless - or - at the very least - UNRELIABLE. Even if a stylus received a ten on all other test - but it skips - doesn't suddenly make it a great stylus. It's still useless! The second characteristic about a great note-taking stylus - is one that literally glides across the screen - with again – NO PRESSURE NEEDED – and no dragging or marks whatsoever. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
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6) ART WORK: The same applies to drawing. If the stylus can’t draw fine lines; if it skips; if it hasn't the ability to draw really incredible drawings – what good is it? A great stylus can't skip - requires no pressure - must draw fine lines and be a pleasure to draw with. If not – it receives a low score. If a stylus does well in the art category - it receives a high score. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
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7) REPLACEMENT TIPS & PARTS: If a stylus has parts that wear out and need to be replaced – seriously - is this the plan you want to be on? It’s costly – and any stylus requiring replacement tips or parts - could quit on you at a time - typically of importance? And - in the process of needing replacement parts – is there any danger of scratching your screen? We’ve read where a certain brand - does require replacement parts - and has scratched screens – prior to the part in question being replaced.
Any stylus to receive a high score – has nothing to be replaced – and has zero maintenance. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category).
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8) STYLUS TIP COMING APART OR BREAKING. Naturally – any stylus tip that comes apart or breaks – is worthless and costly. We’ve read countless reviews where all of the rubber tipped stylus - (unfortunately dominating the touch screen stylus industry) - break - after a short time of usage. Obviously – any stylus in this category - receives a one. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category - because they don't break or wear out if properly used).
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9) POINTED TIP STYLUS Vs NON-POINTED TIP: It’s only common sense – any time you tap or drag a pointed obstacle over a glass screen – there is always a chance of scratching or imprinting it - with a ‘dig” mark. Would you ever take a nail or screw - or even ball point pen in your hand – and jab or poke your glass screen – or attempt to activate an icon with it - even with a screen protector? Speak about seriously risking damaging your screen – that’s the worst thing you could do. Yet – we get emails all the time - looking for a “pointed tip” stylus. And why is that? Because we all grew up with ball point pens and pencils with super fine tips - and many believe they can’t depart from that type of writing instrument when taking notes or drawing on today’s pads and tablets.
FYI to future stylus buyers: If you care at all for your expensive device – you’ll refrain from ever buying a pointed tip stylus. Sales pitch? More in line with - it's only common sense – anything with a "pointed-tip" - would require it to be made partially of metal and other material - in order to conduct body capacitance. That being the case - it’s only a matter of time before you scratch the screen or leave tiny pits - from tapping icons and characters - (NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE REVIEWS PAINT THE PICTURE: AFTER ALL - 99% OF THESE REVIEWS ARE WRITTEN AFTER ONLY HAVING AND USING A STYLUS FOR AN HOUR). And this holds true - even if such a tip isn't made of mostly metal - but other - claimed to be a harmless material. Jabbing a pointed anything on glass - is never a wise thing to do.
Forgetting for the moment everything just read on pointed tips (though - in no way eliminating this damaging characteristic they possess) have you given any thought to what it would be like to use a pointed tip stylus (envision a ball point pen tip) on a touch screen device - for anything other than note taking or drawing? You actually have to (never optional) tap the glass - every time you want to open an icon - or type a character or number.
Try tapping a glass window with a ball point pen for several minutes and see how annoying the noise is. And where pressure is positively needed for this type of tip – it’s simple logic: Your screen will eventually be damaged from the constant jabbing of a pointed tip instrument on glass.
And page or screen sliding with a pointed tip stylus – is like dragging an ice pick across the screen - or chalk - over a chalk board - not o mention - pretty much useless. All in the family of - simple logic should dictate - anything pointed on a glass screen is not a grand idea.
An excellent test to show you exactly how much you would NOT care for a pointed tip stylus (if they all haven't been recalled yet) is to get a ball point pen and walk to a glass window. Now tap on the glass a few times to simulate tapping on icons. Then do likewise rapidly and redundantly as if you were tapping on characters to write an email or texting. Listen to the noise. Feel the danger of the probability of making pits - ESPECIALLY on a soft surface as a screen protector - or the hard surface of glass.
Try sliding the ball of the tip across the glass - as if you were sliding pages or screens. Not a nice feeling whatsoever. And try controlling the tip so that it doesn't wander on a hard surface - and going ONLY where you want it to go. Pointed tips and glass screens - go together like snow and summer. Fact!
Any stylus that has the typical half round ball shape tip (and not in the form of a ball point pen or in any way similar to one) – gets a ten – just as – any stylus that has a pointed tip - resembling a ball point pen or pencil – fails this test. (All SRU stylus receive a ten on this test)
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10) EMAILING & TEXTING: One of the great pleasures of our thin – light – instant on touch-screen pads & tablets – is the fact we can send and receive emails and text messages from anywhere. Multiplying this fun and convenience however – is a great stylus that has all of the above attributes – but accordingly – is fast when racing from character to character – WITHOUT MIS-ACTIVATION.
100% of all (other) stylus – mis-activating various keys and characters when touched. This too becomes tiring and annoying - and terribly slows any process at hand. To test any stylus in this category – one must open an on-screen keyboard and race around touching at least 100 characters – counting those missed. To be fair to the stylus – watch carefully where you hit on the key - to make sure you touched it squarely and not on the edge where many are less sensitive. Any stylus that gets 95 to 100 out of 100 - gets a ten. Any stylus that misses 15 or more – gets a one. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category – typically getting 100 of 100 - IF used as directed)
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11) SWYPE; Though SWYPE means nothing to those with Apple products – it is quite meaningful to most owner/operators of an ANDROID device. For those of you who don’t know what SWYPE is – it is a means of texting and emailing - that is faster than lifting a stylus off of the keyboard characters – and go from character to character.
With SWYPE – you can leave the stylus tip on the keyboard - and slide it from letter to letter as you write the word. Upon lifting the stylus tip off the last character of a word - to start another word – it automatically inserts a space. The problem is – using the finger for this - has multiple problems starting with – the finger is typically too large and touches other characters.
The next largest problem for SWYPE - used with a finger – is that the finger drags terribly – leaving a trail of finger marks where ever you’ve been. So not only is the screen a mess after using SWYPE – but try dragging your finger all over your screen for a minute or two - and see how much fun – it ISN’T.
Where STYLUS-R-US styli are NOT made of foam – and have absolute ZERO resistance – SWYPE is not only super fast using our stylus – but Dick Tracy or Columbo - couldn’t tell what letters you touched: Totally mark less. If you're a SWYPE lover – you may be certain - if you use ANY of our styli for this fast typing method – you’re going to have an entirely new affection for SRU stylus. No other stylus can match an SRU stylus on SWYPE - or anything else required of a touch screen. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category.)
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DRIVING HOME A POINT
Hopefully we've made it clear - the purpose of the above criteria – is to remove the reviewers PERSONAL PREFERENCE. An ingredient found in 100% of all on-line forum reviews - authored by individuals who believe they're helping others. Unfortunately - little to no reliance should be placed on this type of review. Does it matter what stylus Johnny Jones likes – when Suzzi Martin - Sally Herkama - and Shakira - dislike the same stylus?? How could that type of review - help anyone?
A response of ..."How could reviews be wrong - when the majority are 4 & 5 stars on a product?" Another line that sounds good on paper - though reflectively means nothing - due to the fact - all stylus tested - were rated via personal feelings - none of which has any bearing on the characteristics that need to be filtered into an accurate stylus review. To believe otherwise - is then saying - you automatically like everything - everyone else likes.
When someone gives a stylus a 4 or 5 star rating - exactly what other stylus or standard - are they comparing it to? Answer. Nothing. And even if they do mention one or two other stylus - all prior stylus reviews - as stated - were ALSO judged by personal preference. Personal feelings! What they felt was good. Not - a set standard that critiques stylus. How does that type of review - have any bearing on what you personally like or prefer???
As well - if you're one to believe majority rules - why are you so effected by merely one bad review on a product? Why do you even read a low-star - bad review - if the majority of the stylus you're considering - has a majority of 4 & 5 stars - and that is what you go by? Said differently - why do you look at a bad review - and think - "Hmm...this is not good." The reason is simple: Majority does rule in many things. On-line reviews - isn't one of them - because if one or two bad reviews created an "unsure" feeling in you - so much for majority meaning anything.
How many times have you heard a song on the radio - you didn't care for - yet they keep playing it and playing it. Why? Because obviously - many others like it. Seriously - Stop and think about this: If a song had a rating system of stars - (as most everything currently has these days) - and a song you didn't care for received 4 & 5 stars - what - based on the 4 or 5 star rating - you're suddenly going to like the song??? Hopefully not!
Then - if seeing a high rating on a song you're not thrilled with - doesn't suddenly turn a song into a treasured work of art for you - what makes anyone think a 4 & 5 star rating on a stylus you're reading about - is any different? Do you always like - what others like? Are you that easily influenced by high star ratings? Or is formulating your own opinion - based on a standard of testing - more realistic to you?
And how many reviews on stylus have you read - where - after someone read several 5 star reviews on a particular stylus - they made the purchase - only to later write their own review - telling how it was a big mistake - and the high star rating of the stylus they believed to be good - wasn't at all like they hoped it would be? The web is filled with these reviews as well.
Have you ever asked yourself - "Am I reading reviews - to review what each stylus user likes? Or isn't the purpose of reading a review - to find out how a stylus will match up - with other stylus as to how they accomplish various touch-screen demands?" Every professional testing and examination of every worthwhile product - has a well define and established global criteria - set up by those who really know what makes a great product - and for good reason: to keep all personal feelings out of the review! If everything were judged - was based on personal feelings - many of us are going to be disappointed after we get the product in question home - only to learn - just because someone else liked it - actuality didn't mean - we did too.
This is not at all saying - we don't each have various characteristics about a stylus (or product) we like. Of course we do. But - the personal likes and dislikes of others - again - can't be the standard a product is evaluated by. There has to be a standard to go by something (NOT SOMEONE) we're comparing a product to - in which we then decide what is best for us. Reviews today - are reviewing one thing and one thing only: The author of the review's preferences. Not - as to whether a stylus will do this - or that - or the other thing well. Just what someone else likes.
By honestly and fairly using the above criteria – eliminates ones personal feelings - and is the only way to acquire an accurate evaluation on a stylus. Ground rules: Specifics to test each stylus the same way – is the only way to achieve an accurate evaluation. And never forget - just because a stylus has one great characteristic - but is poor at others - in no way makes it a good stylus - or something one should be happy with - when you can have a stylus that is great in all areas.
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We all know - that when we slide the screen with the finger – it not only puts an unsightly long mark across the screen – but one can feel the dragging and resistance against the finger tip. The truth is - 75% of all other stylus – aren’t much better than the finger. They drag. They mark the screen – especially all rubber tipped stylus. Any stylus that requires its tip be placed on the edge of the screen - to slide it all the way across - to make it go from page to page or screen to screen – receives one point. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
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5) NOTE-TAKING. As many know – today’s note-taking on paperless devices - is becoming the norm. From doctors - to college students - to many people at one job or another – using the iPad to take notes - is becoming "the thing". In order for a stylus to receive a high score on NOTE-TAKING – requires two main characteristics. First: The stylus CAN'T skip. And the second important aspect of a great note taking stylus – is one that glides all over the screen - with absolute ZERO resistance - any dragging - or any kind of marks - like a feather tip would skate over a piece glass.
We’ve all experienced a ball point pen in its last seconds of life – skip – though we still try using it - hoping it’s not out of ink - and just ran across a greasy spot. No one cares for any writing utensil - that skips. Internet reviews are filled with stylus that skip – making them pretty much useless - or - at the very least - UNRELIABLE. Even if a stylus received a ten on all other test - but it skips - doesn't suddenly make it a great stylus. It's still useless! The second characteristic about a great note-taking stylus - is one that literally glides across the screen - with again – NO PRESSURE NEEDED – and no dragging or marks whatsoever. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
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6) ART WORK: The same applies to drawing. If the stylus can’t draw fine lines; if it skips; if it hasn't the ability to draw really incredible drawings – what good is it? A great stylus can't skip - requires no pressure - must draw fine lines and be a pleasure to draw with. If not – it receives a low score. If a stylus does well in the art category - it receives a high score. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category)
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7) REPLACEMENT TIPS & PARTS: If a stylus has parts that wear out and need to be replaced – seriously - is this the plan you want to be on? It’s costly – and any stylus requiring replacement tips or parts - could quit on you at a time - typically of importance? And - in the process of needing replacement parts – is there any danger of scratching your screen? We’ve read where a certain brand - does require replacement parts - and has scratched screens – prior to the part in question being replaced.
Any stylus to receive a high score – has nothing to be replaced – and has zero maintenance. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category).
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8) STYLUS TIP COMING APART OR BREAKING. Naturally – any stylus tip that comes apart or breaks – is worthless and costly. We’ve read countless reviews where all of the rubber tipped stylus - (unfortunately dominating the touch screen stylus industry) - break - after a short time of usage. Obviously – any stylus in this category - receives a one. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category - because they don't break or wear out if properly used).
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9) POINTED TIP STYLUS Vs NON-POINTED TIP: It’s only common sense – any time you tap or drag a pointed obstacle over a glass screen – there is always a chance of scratching or imprinting it - with a ‘dig” mark. Would you ever take a nail or screw - or even ball point pen in your hand – and jab or poke your glass screen – or attempt to activate an icon with it - even with a screen protector? Speak about seriously risking damaging your screen – that’s the worst thing you could do. Yet – we get emails all the time - looking for a “pointed tip” stylus. And why is that? Because we all grew up with ball point pens and pencils with super fine tips - and many believe they can’t depart from that type of writing instrument when taking notes or drawing on today’s pads and tablets.
FYI to future stylus buyers: If you care at all for your expensive device – you’ll refrain from ever buying a pointed tip stylus. Sales pitch? More in line with - it's only common sense – anything with a "pointed-tip" - would require it to be made partially of metal and other material - in order to conduct body capacitance. That being the case - it’s only a matter of time before you scratch the screen or leave tiny pits - from tapping icons and characters - (NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE REVIEWS PAINT THE PICTURE: AFTER ALL - 99% OF THESE REVIEWS ARE WRITTEN AFTER ONLY HAVING AND USING A STYLUS FOR AN HOUR). And this holds true - even if such a tip isn't made of mostly metal - but other - claimed to be a harmless material. Jabbing a pointed anything on glass - is never a wise thing to do.
Forgetting for the moment everything just read on pointed tips (though - in no way eliminating this damaging characteristic they possess) have you given any thought to what it would be like to use a pointed tip stylus (envision a ball point pen tip) on a touch screen device - for anything other than note taking or drawing? You actually have to (never optional) tap the glass - every time you want to open an icon - or type a character or number.
Try tapping a glass window with a ball point pen for several minutes and see how annoying the noise is. And where pressure is positively needed for this type of tip – it’s simple logic: Your screen will eventually be damaged from the constant jabbing of a pointed tip instrument on glass.
And page or screen sliding with a pointed tip stylus – is like dragging an ice pick across the screen - or chalk - over a chalk board - not o mention - pretty much useless. All in the family of - simple logic should dictate - anything pointed on a glass screen is not a grand idea.
An excellent test to show you exactly how much you would NOT care for a pointed tip stylus (if they all haven't been recalled yet) is to get a ball point pen and walk to a glass window. Now tap on the glass a few times to simulate tapping on icons. Then do likewise rapidly and redundantly as if you were tapping on characters to write an email or texting. Listen to the noise. Feel the danger of the probability of making pits - ESPECIALLY on a soft surface as a screen protector - or the hard surface of glass.
Try sliding the ball of the tip across the glass - as if you were sliding pages or screens. Not a nice feeling whatsoever. And try controlling the tip so that it doesn't wander on a hard surface - and going ONLY where you want it to go. Pointed tips and glass screens - go together like snow and summer. Fact!
Any stylus that has the typical half round ball shape tip (and not in the form of a ball point pen or in any way similar to one) – gets a ten – just as – any stylus that has a pointed tip - resembling a ball point pen or pencil – fails this test. (All SRU stylus receive a ten on this test)
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10) EMAILING & TEXTING: One of the great pleasures of our thin – light – instant on touch-screen pads & tablets – is the fact we can send and receive emails and text messages from anywhere. Multiplying this fun and convenience however – is a great stylus that has all of the above attributes – but accordingly – is fast when racing from character to character – WITHOUT MIS-ACTIVATION.
100% of all (other) stylus – mis-activating various keys and characters when touched. This too becomes tiring and annoying - and terribly slows any process at hand. To test any stylus in this category – one must open an on-screen keyboard and race around touching at least 100 characters – counting those missed. To be fair to the stylus – watch carefully where you hit on the key - to make sure you touched it squarely and not on the edge where many are less sensitive. Any stylus that gets 95 to 100 out of 100 - gets a ten. Any stylus that misses 15 or more – gets a one. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category – typically getting 100 of 100 - IF used as directed)
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11) SWYPE; Though SWYPE means nothing to those with Apple products – it is quite meaningful to most owner/operators of an ANDROID device. For those of you who don’t know what SWYPE is – it is a means of texting and emailing - that is faster than lifting a stylus off of the keyboard characters – and go from character to character.
With SWYPE – you can leave the stylus tip on the keyboard - and slide it from letter to letter as you write the word. Upon lifting the stylus tip off the last character of a word - to start another word – it automatically inserts a space. The problem is – using the finger for this - has multiple problems starting with – the finger is typically too large and touches other characters.
The next largest problem for SWYPE - used with a finger – is that the finger drags terribly – leaving a trail of finger marks where ever you’ve been. So not only is the screen a mess after using SWYPE – but try dragging your finger all over your screen for a minute or two - and see how much fun – it ISN’T.
Where STYLUS-R-US styli are NOT made of foam – and have absolute ZERO resistance – SWYPE is not only super fast using our stylus – but Dick Tracy or Columbo - couldn’t tell what letters you touched: Totally mark less. If you're a SWYPE lover – you may be certain - if you use ANY of our styli for this fast typing method – you’re going to have an entirely new affection for SRU stylus. No other stylus can match an SRU stylus on SWYPE - or anything else required of a touch screen. (All SRU stylus receive a 10 in this category.)
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DRIVING HOME A POINT
Hopefully we've made it clear - the purpose of the above criteria – is to remove the reviewers PERSONAL PREFERENCE. An ingredient found in 100% of all on-line forum reviews - authored by individuals who believe they're helping others. Unfortunately - little to no reliance should be placed on this type of review. Does it matter what stylus Johnny Jones likes – when Suzzi Martin - Sally Herkama - and Shakira - dislike the same stylus?? How could that type of review - help anyone?
A response of ..."How could reviews be wrong - when the majority are 4 & 5 stars on a product?" Another line that sounds good on paper - though reflectively means nothing - due to the fact - all stylus tested - were rated via personal feelings - none of which has any bearing on the characteristics that need to be filtered into an accurate stylus review. To believe otherwise - is then saying - you automatically like everything - everyone else likes.
When someone gives a stylus a 4 or 5 star rating - exactly what other stylus or standard - are they comparing it to? Answer. Nothing. And even if they do mention one or two other stylus - all prior stylus reviews - as stated - were ALSO judged by personal preference. Personal feelings! What they felt was good. Not - a set standard that critiques stylus. How does that type of review - have any bearing on what you personally like or prefer???
As well - if you're one to believe majority rules - why are you so effected by merely one bad review on a product? Why do you even read a low-star - bad review - if the majority of the stylus you're considering - has a majority of 4 & 5 stars - and that is what you go by? Said differently - why do you look at a bad review - and think - "Hmm...this is not good." The reason is simple: Majority does rule in many things. On-line reviews - isn't one of them - because if one or two bad reviews created an "unsure" feeling in you - so much for majority meaning anything.
How many times have you heard a song on the radio - you didn't care for - yet they keep playing it and playing it. Why? Because obviously - many others like it. Seriously - Stop and think about this: If a song had a rating system of stars - (as most everything currently has these days) - and a song you didn't care for received 4 & 5 stars - what - based on the 4 or 5 star rating - you're suddenly going to like the song??? Hopefully not!
Then - if seeing a high rating on a song you're not thrilled with - doesn't suddenly turn a song into a treasured work of art for you - what makes anyone think a 4 & 5 star rating on a stylus you're reading about - is any different? Do you always like - what others like? Are you that easily influenced by high star ratings? Or is formulating your own opinion - based on a standard of testing - more realistic to you?
And how many reviews on stylus have you read - where - after someone read several 5 star reviews on a particular stylus - they made the purchase - only to later write their own review - telling how it was a big mistake - and the high star rating of the stylus they believed to be good - wasn't at all like they hoped it would be? The web is filled with these reviews as well.
Have you ever asked yourself - "Am I reading reviews - to review what each stylus user likes? Or isn't the purpose of reading a review - to find out how a stylus will match up - with other stylus as to how they accomplish various touch-screen demands?" Every professional testing and examination of every worthwhile product - has a well define and established global criteria - set up by those who really know what makes a great product - and for good reason: to keep all personal feelings out of the review! If everything were judged - was based on personal feelings - many of us are going to be disappointed after we get the product in question home - only to learn - just because someone else liked it - actuality didn't mean - we did too.
This is not at all saying - we don't each have various characteristics about a stylus (or product) we like. Of course we do. But - the personal likes and dislikes of others - again - can't be the standard a product is evaluated by. There has to be a standard to go by something (NOT SOMEONE) we're comparing a product to - in which we then decide what is best for us. Reviews today - are reviewing one thing and one thing only: The author of the review's preferences. Not - as to whether a stylus will do this - or that - or the other thing well. Just what someone else likes.
By honestly and fairly using the above criteria – eliminates ones personal feelings - and is the only way to acquire an accurate evaluation on a stylus. Ground rules: Specifics to test each stylus the same way – is the only way to achieve an accurate evaluation. And never forget - just because a stylus has one great characteristic - but is poor at others - in no way makes it a good stylus - or something one should be happy with - when you can have a stylus that is great in all areas.
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