DellActive Pen PN556W (N1DNK)

I used the stylus for about a week and I loved every second of it. The metal body and the soft touch grip feels really good in the hands, and the weight lets you know this isn't just some flimsy pen. I've only used it on my HP Spectre x360, but I never expected it to be such a fun accessory to play around with. The responsiveness is great. I don't have to press hard on the screen to get it to register, and the touch sensitivity works amazing.I do wish you could customize the buttons more, but that is more of a software issue and unlikely to ever be addressed in Windows. Currently, one button is to use the erase tool and the other is select, which are pretty good tools and I actually use them frequently.I used it mostly for drawing, so I can't say how well it is for writing as I personally don't find writing on a screen enjoyable. Just remember this type of stylus is meant for quick sketches or notes. You aren't going to be creating professional pieces of art with this, you'll need something specifically designed and much more expensive. As long as you keep that in mind I don't think you'll be disappointing in this.

This is a MINUS 1 START, not even zero start!!! I bought this stylus 3 months and used it perhaps for 30 min when I got it to confirm that it was working as it was supposed to do. At that moment it did, but that's ALL. Today is not working, new batteries, followed tips online, tried multiple things and it is dead. It has been at home and I kept it without the battery... and I just measured the charge of the battery and it is full. I tested with other new batteries and this stylus is DEAD without been used. Do not buy this stylus and you are out of luck is something happens... Amazon policy is to call Dell and I did... Dell policy is to call Amazon because according to 2 different departments in Dell and one hour of dealing with representatives, if you don't have a DELL SERVICE TAG NUMBER, which you don't have! because you got it through Amazon, Dell cannot do anything about it. Because it has been more than 30 days I cannot return the product to Amazon. read the reviews and you will see that many people are having issues with this stylus and although some don't, keep in mind YOU ARE BUYING A PRODUCT WITHOUT WARRANTY, neither Dell nor Amazon want to be accountable here!!!!! I will update my review if Amazon or Dell do something about it.

Dell 7149 Venue 11 Pro tablet performance and features are disappointing, but this is the proper stylus at a good price. Kind of clunky shape, poor barrel button and no eraser function, but if your pen broke (like mine did), this is a cheap fix. If you are considering a used 7149 Venue 11 Pro tablet, I'd strongly suggest something better made and newer.

Just purchased the pen (PN556W) and a dell Inspiron 2 in 1 7568, pretty much exclusively for use with Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, & Illustrator. I've only had it a few hours, but so far, I'm very impressed. (will update if I have the problems with longevity a few others have mentioned)Pros:Accuracy: This is what I was really worried about. I wasn't sure if it would be accurate enough for producing quality art, but I'm really happy with it after one session of mostly testing/sketching. There is slight jitter when drawing straight lines slowly, but that's to be expected. Similar to the amount I've seen in video reviews of surface pro 4s. But in normal writing test, or drawing at typical speeds, the lines are smooth and consistent (my natural hand shake is more pronounced than the jitter from the stylus)Pressure sensitivity: This is fantastic, and totally blew away my expectations. Very similar feel/result to the wacom intuos on my desktop.Cons:Feel: My main complaint. The stylus feels a bit insubstantial in hand. I prefer the size & weight of the wacom stylus. I may try putting a rubber grip around the bottom of the barrel to fatten it up a bit. The rocker button is also not great. It's too flat, the ends are too close together. You have to actually stop a second and think about it to use the buttons. The standard intuos stylus' rocker is much easier to use on the fly. (I may try to mod this a bit as well)Software: The Dell drivers are terrible, and are very limited in terms of what they allow you to bind to the buttons Fortunately, you can just go to wacom and get the 'Wacom Feel' drivers, which allow you to program pretty much anything to the buttons.