Dell Active Pen (PN557W)

I had many questions before buying this pen, but I bought it anyway (on sale), and I can say that it does everything I needed it to do well!It works with Dell XPS 15" 9570! Even though the Dell brochure doesn't say it, I can use it perfectly fine on my Dell XPS 9570.There is no jitter at all when you are writing, as some people have experienced with some styluses. The traces are very accurate and precise.It takes a single replaceable AAAA battery for its main functionality, so you cannot charge it directly, but you can buy AAAA batteries that are rechargeable if you would like. It comes with a non-rechargable battery in the box.It also takes two coin cells for the Bluetooth button functionality, but you DON'T NEED the coin cells if you just want the writing functionality and don't need the Bluetooth button. Two coin cells come with the box.It seems like the tip is replaceable, but no replacement tips come with the box, only the one that is attached to the pen.I've had some of these questions but hopefully this review helps answer them for you!

I was gifted with a Dell 5300 2 in 1 and had used it with my finger on the screen for about three months before understanding that I can use a stylus on it. That was when I also found out that the Dell supported an active stylus. So I bought this one. It is battery powered, but the batteries appear to last more than a year, inculding the very small button cell in the cap. The pen/stylus is easy to set up and once you understand what drawing software it supports, away you go. I have been using Krita for my sketches, but the pen can be used with many other packages as well.

Product says "like new", but was missing both the instructions and one of the coin-cell batteries. had to find the instructions online and it says the batteries are MANDATORY or it will break the pen.Would have to have bought the batteries separately and they are a more unique type. Would have brought the price back up to a new pen if i chose to find and buy the specific battery.I have to assume no one checks the product to see if it is ok, so who knows how well the pen would actually work, if at all.

The hardware feels sturdy, made of quality materials, and has the perfect weight for my larger hands. Great value for the money, definitely pick up if youre looking for a solid Bluetooth pen.Reason I'm not giving 5 stars is it is not super beginner friendly to set up, but I can over look that. Also it is not compatible with the art program I like to use, paintdotnet. Otherwise solid product.

I received this pen before my laptop arrived (purchased separately.) This was a little confusing, as the instructions that come with the pen are useless. I watched the video on the Dell support site and was able to get clear instructions. The pen works great for my purposes, but that does not include much in the way of photoshop, artwork, or heavy use.

This is a nice pen with good palm press control, something I need most. My other pen was a little nice but double the price. For this price and this precision and accuracy, it's a great purchase! I would still buy this than the other pen simply because I don't care about the advanced features. I just want a nice, precise pen I can use on my touchscreen easily.

Unfortunately my stylus defected and incompatible with my laptop, but luckily I was able to find a solution, they were great in helping me figure out my next steps. But the packaging was great, and it came with everything I needed. They had generally great customer service!

In less than a year, the button at the top of the pen broke off, and sometimes, it failed to write on my screen. Needing batteries is a little bit of a hassle, especially because sometimes I can't find the right sizes at my local stores, so I would buy and keep batteries in my bag in case the pen died. Not terrible but I would appreciate more durability.