I loaded Windows Ink workspace – the HP Pen worked, but the Wacom did not. This model uses a Wacom digitiser in the touch panel. On an HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 (that comes with a pen) it did work when tested in Paint.

On a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (that uses a stylus) it acted as a finger but would not draw on the screen as S Pen did. The frequency helps the touch device discriminate between a fat finger and a slim Wacom Tip. I suspect this changes the ‘frequency’ of the electrostatic tip that interacts with the screen. There is also a switch that changes it from iOS to Android. You will quickly know if it is not compatible – at best it will act as a “finger” (e.g. You don’t pair it – rather the capacitive pen is compatible with most recent iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. A rechargeable battery (micro-USB hidden on the end) lasts for 20 hours. It has an attractive blue anodised aluminium pen-like body with a slim replaceable tip. It is a 1.9mm fine-tip, capacitive stylus for quickly noting ideas – it’s not meant as a pro drawing tool. With the proliferation of Android smartphones and tablets, Wacom has released the jack of all styluses – the Bamboo Tip.

Wacom is famous for digitisers – things that allow artists, CAD, draftspersons, etc., to use a stylus and create ‘on glass’.

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