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Accessories S-Pen colour

Simon_Gardner

Simon_Gardner

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[Color] So they fixed the clock. One of the ergonomic stupidities of the Note 8 is the black S-Pen. It is very easily lost because black.

I get the fashion or design reason but still.

With my last black note I bought a white S-Pen.

I now find you can get this "gold" S-Pen. It's marketed as OEM but I have no idea if it's fake but it works. Added bonus is the top is silver so when I blearily want a visual check whether my S-Pen is in place (yes I do this every time I pick the phone up to walk away with it) it works ergonomically very well.

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I ordered a replacement "OEM" S Pen off eBay. It was NOT "OEM", but a counterfeit. The S Pen button selected things, but never called up the Air Command. I sent it back and reported the item. Caveat Emptor
 
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The_Chief said:
I ordered a replacement 'OEM' S Pen off eBay. It was NOT 'OEM', but a counterfeit. The S Pen button selected things, but never called up the Actions. I sent it back and reported the item. Caveat Emptor
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Indeed. (This wasn't eBay.) I noticed today Amazon.com has loads of these but branded as different manufacturer. Some claim OEM.

Anyways, so far it works.
 

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The gold s-pen is beautiful. Such a shame Samsung has a love affair with black on black for the Note series. I agree that the pen is seriously hard to see when it is in its silo.
 
I suppose it would still work in my US note8 regardless of it's nationality. My Note8 isn't uppity at all and the s-pen probably wouldn't be either
 
I'm going to order the gold one from Amazon - though it sure would be nice to find a black S Pen with gold accents! I'll let you know how it works out...
 
I'd like to find a wood one or one that looks like wood. You know, like an old fashioned pencil but with the innards of an s-pen. It would look so good with my wood case.
 
kokiangel said:
I'd like to find a wood one or one that looks like wood. You know, like an old fashioned pencil but with the innards of an s-pen. It would look so good with my wood case.
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That would be awesome: it would be tricky, though, to carve a hardwood to get the Wacom innards inside and still look like a single piece of... well, stick. I'm thinking that's the reason it hasn't been done yet: it's prohibitively expensive...
 
I expect it would actually be some type of plastic as it would have to be somewhat flexible. Just made to look like wood. You know, like the panels on the sides of the old stationwagons years ago.
 
I ordered the gold S Pen on Amazon and got an estimated delivery date of late June. Heck, I won't need it at that point! Not if I decide to pick up the Note9 a month from then!

EDIT: Seller assured me that it would be here in 2-3 weeks. We'll see...
 
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So, Chief you are going to upgrade again? I am determined to see how long my Note8 will go. As much as phones cost these days I am determined to wear it out.
 
What if the put 3 waves of texture on the Stylii's button... Would color matter then? The dip helps you find it but a different texture on the clicker would be super cool.
 
kokiangel said:
I'd like to find a wood one or one that looks like wood. You know, like an old fashioned pencil but with the innards of an s-pen. It would look so good with my wood case.
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Cool

dontpanicbobby said:
I liked the original black s-pen with my Note 3. When I needed a replacement It couldn't be found. (a few years ago)

Colors are fashion.
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It's just a practical consideration for me. Got a couple of white ones for my Note 3. (Even tried flourescent orange paint at one point.)

Sure enough, I mislaid the black one for my Note 8 a few dozen times before I had had enough. Haven't lost this one once. Does the job.

Fashion can go hang when it comes to tech kit. Functionality is the thing (for me).

dontpanicbobby said:
What if the put 3 waves of texture on the Stylii's button... Would color matter then? The dip helps you find it but a different texture on the clicker would be super cool.
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Flourescent would be ideal for me. I put bright flourescent tape or short laces on all sorts of small tech stuff I use connected with photography. If it is small, I will invariably lose it in the field at some point.

But the wood idea does actually sound really cool.

The_Chief said:
I ordered the gold S Pen on Amazon and got an estimated delivery date of late June. Heck, I won't need it at that point! Not if I decide to pick up the Note9 a month from then!

EDIT: Seller assured me that it would be here in 2-3 weeks. We'll see...
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I didn't take a note but mine took about 10 days to get to Europe. No spare nibs or tweezers by the way.
 
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Now I'm jealous! I will definitely keep that in mind if mine plays out on me. And thank you both for letting me know I have options on this.
 
The_Chief said:
Okay, I got the gold S-pen from Amazon (very fast shipping from China!) and I can confirm that it works exactly like a stock S-pen would. It selects, swipes, writes screen notes (even screen-off notes), the button erases, and it will call up Air Command. I'm very pleased with this product for the price!

Relacement Touch Stylus S Pen For Galaxy Note 8 N950U N950W N950FD N950F Note8 All Versions (gold) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076XRZ89X/ref= cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r3zdBbGDTZPXJ
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Pretty sure this is OEM for some Asian market version of the Note 8.

Still very pleased with the visual check that the S-pen is 'in' and for the relative ease in spotting a mislaid one.

I had bought two.

The only thing I haven't checked is replacing the nib.
 
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