Hand Stylus 4mm Retractable Fine Tip Stylus for iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPhone, Android & Kindle Fire (Purple)

Great stylus. Exactly what I've been looking for to take hand written notes for classes. specifically math classes.Pros:It isn't too big to fit in the stylus loop on my tablet cover. almost all of the adonit models are too big.4mm tip is very precise with discrete touches. (see cons).Great for handwriting notes.Has some weight to it. Doesn't feel like it is going to break.Cost much less than super high end styluses that don't work as well.Replaceable tips.Retractable tip.. Since they are replaceable they are easily removed if you are trying to so this feature is nice so as not to loose them if it is bumped scraped or whatever. It also rotates the tip much like a ballpoint pen so it wears evenly.ConsIt was not good for swiping text with an onscreen keyboard, it was spotty and non continuous. It is possible it was just my tablet and not the stylus.I still use paper and pencil because I find that I can't make my handwriting on a tablet look as good as on paper with pencil. This is probably more my problem than anything. I let the woman that sits next to me in class borrow it and her notes look just fine.Worth buying for both those who want a good handwriting experience and those that just want a good stylus.

I used to have a bamboo stylus solos, whose tip I found very big, but I can manage to write with it. However, Hand Stylos is completely useless. @joema did a perfect comment, which I duplicated here:"However the main purpose of a stylus is to write. Capacitive styluses require a minimum tip diameter to work, typically around 5-6mm. In an effort to deliver the "world's smallest tip" (4mm), Hand used a very soft, deformable material which flexes on screen contact, increasing the surface area. Unfortunately this also causes lateral bending in the tip, which produces a laggy, imprecise writing feel, at odds with the purpose of a small tip. It feels somewhat like writing with a brush, where due to flexure it's always "writing behind" a little."But if you find yourself interested in hand stylus, consider to buy the hand stylus combo, at least you will get something to write.Instead of "world's smallest tip", it would be fair to say to "world biggest cheat".

I love this stylus! I also own the Jot Script Evernote edition bluetooth stylus... it is ok but it loses connection and more importantly it is so darn loud. I find I can not use it in business settings because I sound like a little bird pecking at a window as the hard tip clicks and clacks on my ipad. This stylus by Hand is fantastic. I was worried because some reviews said I would have to press hard... I don't find that to be the case at all. It has a good weight to it (feels like a nice artists's pen) and the tip is quite nice. It writes well and it is nearly silent when in use. I really like it. I am glad because I bought two, based on the recommendation of a friend. So thank goodness I like it. It really is one of the best styluses I have used.

I ordered this stylus as a student. My intention was to have a nice, pen-like stylus that I could take notes with. I had previously tried the Trent Acadia stylus, and while its microfelt tip worked well, it was a little large, while the stylus itself was a little small. I hoped to find a solution to both in the Hand. When it arrived, I did notice that it handled very well, writing easily and accurately, despite its soft feel. However, after two and a half weeks of moderate (2-3 hours a day) use, the tip started to wear out. Now, I have to press VERY hard to get it to register, and there is a tear in the side of the tip. When the manufacturer claimed that the rotating tip would help to wear the tip evenly, I was expecting a lifetime of 1-2 months at least. I have ordered replacement tips to see if this fixes the problem, but I am still very disappointed with the tip of this stylus.As far as the weight and construction go, this is one of the finest writing implements I've used in a long time. It feels solid and is comfortable to hold. If the makers of this stylus put out a more durable (or microfelt) tip, this would have gotten 5 stars. As is, I cannot justify more than three, since the tip wore out so fast.