Thoughts on the aluminium tips? Does anyone use them? Is there a risk of damaging the screen? What’s the writing experience like?

  • donald_314@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I’ve switched to a Titanium nib (or so they claim). The writing is now more like a smooth fountain pen and it’s a little easier to get soft strokes. I don’t see any wear on the screen so overall I’m quite happy. I think it was like 20€ for two tips.

    In the end it is different but not better or worse for me so I prefer the smooth but not glass like feel of the Ti nib. The wear on the tips was never a problem for me and I was still using the ones that came in the box when I got it about three years ago.

  • kg4zow@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    This question comes up often enough that I wrote a web page which has my usual response, with a detailed explanation.

    TLDR: if the nib is harder than the screen, then over time the nib will slowly damage the screen, particularly the textured coating on top of the screen, so I choose not to take any chances. Plus I physically have over ten years’ worth of replacement nibs on hand, I doubt the tablets themselves are going to last that long.