Guest Chrismobile Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 I managed to lose my first stylus within 3 days of getting my Touch HD! :) It was my own fault - didn't put it away properly and it somehow jumped out of my pocket. Anyway, I slipped in the spare and went online to look for replacements. I was rather surprised to see the "official" ones cost £12 (UK). I ordered some off ebay: 3 for £6 from HK. They arrived yesterday (3 weeks to arrive) and I can imagine they must have cost 2 pence to produce! I dropped one when taking it out of the packaging, it hit the floor and the plastic tip snapped off :) :D They're lighter than the originals, less well-finished and not as magnetic. As a consequence of the last point, they don't stay in the phone as securely and one just fell out yesterday. So I guess it's a case of "you get what you pay for" - although for £12 I'd expect it to be gold-plated! Does anyone know a source of genuine styluses (or better imitations) for a more sensible cost? Thanks Chris p.s. Not all gloom and doom - I'm still loving the Touch HD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest matthew1471 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 I'm a clumsy fcuker, and lost one of mine already too :) There is a spare one in the box according to the manual though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigdish Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Get a pack of three genuine replacements for 14.32 from HTC delivered. http://www.htcaccessorystore.com/uk/p_htc_item.aspx?i=173044 r Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chrismobile Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Get a pack of three genuine replacements for 14.32 from HTC delivered. http://www.htcaccessorystore.com/uk/p_htc_item.aspx?i=173044 r Andrew Thanks - that's exactly what I'll do when I've lost/broken my cheapo ones. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chrismobile Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 ebay: 3 for £6 from HK. They arrived yesterday (3 weeks to arrive) and I can imagine they must have cost 2 pence to produce! I dropped one when taking it out of the packaging, it hit the floor and the plastic tip snapped off :) :D They're lighter than the originals, less well-finished and not as magnetic. Update: had my 2nd cheapo one snap. This time as I was putting it away into the HD. The plastic "head" of the stylus broke off at the point where it's attached to the steel. Problem was that the steel part was now snugly inserted in the slot on my HD! I spent a few mins wondering how the *%@k I was going to get it out, but it actually wasn't that difficult in the end. Removing the battery cover allowed access to a short section of the middle of the stylus. Since it was so weakly magnetised (!) , with a bit of poking it came out fairly easily. So, my advice: definitely avoid the cheapo ones from HK. Instead, bite the bullet and pay more for the real HTC ones. (Or better still - be more careful and don't lose the originall ones!!!) Chris (Who's off to the order the HTC ones now. Sheesh - that'll be £20 I've spent on styluses!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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