Metal Stylus for Palm Centro 685 / 690

by eforcity

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• ASIN: B001AJOJMA
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seems great based on quick testing, February 8, 2009

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Dan Harkless (Irvine, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Metal Stylus for Palm Centro 685 / 690 (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Unlike the (non-pen) Boxwave replacement stylus for the Centro, isn't shipped in a rigid plastic container inside the bubble envelope, but mine sustained no damage in shipping. Anyhow, the fact that you're not paying for extra packaging helps make this one so much cheaper.

The two replacement styli seem about equivalent to me based on my brief testing so far. This one is perhaps slightly more comfortable in the hand than the Boxwave one, but it's an extremely minor difference. The reviewer who claimed that this one is about as flexible as the original plastic stylus is either crazy or got the wrong item (or maybe an early iteration of this product); the metal is appropriately rigid. There are also no issues with the tip being of the wrong shape or being of potentially screen-scratching material on either stylus.

This Boxwave stylus fits in the Centro slightly more snugly, and I have had issues with replacement styli for previous Treos becoming too loose over time and falling out, so hopefully that won't happen with this one.

The real question for either of these is whether their glue at the points the metal is joined to the plastic will fail, which it has for some prior reviewers. I'll post a followup if that occurs. There was a bit of glue residue along one of the seams on this stylus, which doesn't give one great confidence in the QA for these, but may at least indicate that they used plenty of glue there.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor packaging, August 4, 2008

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S. Penny - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Metal Stylus for Palm Centro 685 / 690 (Wireless Phone Accessory)

The company sent the product in a bubble wrap envelope, which caused the tip of the stylus to be broken before I received it. I emailed the company, but received no reply. I guess since it was under three dollars, it wasn't worth their time.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not too different from stock stylus in Centro, August 26, 2008

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A. Hopson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Metal Stylus for Palm Centro 685 / 690 (Wireless Phone Accessory)

If you are looking for something to replace the stylus that comes with the Palm Centro you should save your money. This one is the same weight and still about as flexible as the plastic one that comes with the Centro.