Important thing to note when buying a Stylus Pen for 2-in-1s and Tablets Glossy Screen = Hard Tip (less friction) Matte Screen = Soft Tip (more friction) Conclusion: unless these USI Pens support Removable Tips that can replace the factory one with a decent Soft Tip, get yourselves a Matte Screen Protector to be able to write comfortably.
It would be interesting if those are good enough for artists, i.e. having low initial activation force, good pressure curves (or configurable ones), and minimal line wobble when slowly drawing diagonal lines.
Thank you very much for always comprehensive articles and videos. This channel (and your web site) is the best starting point for anything Chromebook related. My bookmarks are full of various links related to the Chromebook subject, but this channel, and your web site, are definitely ones of the most useful. I am a software developer and I am using Chromebook since 2011, Samsung Series 3 was my first one. I always had either some kind of dual boot on them or Crouton or Gallium OS. Acer c720, I used as my main mobile development laptop for many years, since it was 4 gb ram, dedicated mem on video card (certain models have 128 mb dedicated video memory) and SSD was upgradable (i put 128 gb). Long battery life, very light. For web development, nobody needs anything better than Linux on a Chromebook. I was comfortable programming in java, even though it was Celeron processor. For years now, all my personal projects-development, especially when I am on-the-go or on-my-porch was done on a Chromebook by Google (Pixelbook), Intel I5, 8 GB ram and 128gb ssd. Chrome OS is getting better and better. I can see that Chromebook can become my main and only development machine in foreseeable future.
I have the Lenovo USI pen with my spin 713. And the magnets that are used to keep the lid closed are in a good position to let me attach the pen to the lid when the laptop is closed. When the laptop is open I can use the magnet to stick it either to the palm rest at the bottom or to the top bezel next to the camera
Love the Chromebook Duet with USI pen. Does anyone know of a "paperlike" cover to the Duet Tablet like the covers you can get to Ipad Pro? I think that will do a huge difference to the feeling when writing texts with the Pen.
I bought one for my duet a couple weeks ago. I can’t explain wky, but the writing experience was not good compare to my iPad. Maybe the screen capacities ? My « paperlike was one for iPad. I removed it quickly. Too bad .
How do you find the palm rejection? I’ve seen a lot of negative reviews in regards to the duet and palm rejection and it’s the only thing stopping me from buying one
@@lundengreen4438 I havn't experienced any issues or problems so far. Works fine on my Duet. And my pen is the Lenovo USI pen, but that shouldn't matter....
I hope this will be the standard moving forward for laptops, to have pen support. Also any pen works on any laptop similar to any mouse on any chromebook is how things should be.....thanks for sharing and it's because of this channel, I am interested in chromebooks. Keep up the good work.
I bought 2 EDIVIA USI Stylus on Amazon back in Jan. It worked well on my older chromebooks. Works well on my Google Slate chromebook tablet and Lenovo chromebook tablet. As well as all my Android phones and Samsung S4 and S5 Tablets.👍🙂
I've been subscribed to this channel for years. And watched almost every video. But I didn't own a Chromebook until this month. Saw the Lenovo Duet for an incredible price. And I had to pick it up. So, far I'm loving it. And the loving the Chrome OS more than I thought I would. But I was considering getting a stylus. This video was helpful. I only got around to writing this message today. But I watched this video when it first dropped. Anyway, keep up the great work!
Do these pens support Palm rejection? The way you are holding the pen makes me think that the Palm rejection is either not supported or it's really bad. Can you please clarify?
I recently switched from my Samsung Chromebook Pro to the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 and like the upgrade for the most part, but coming from battery-free EMR pens, the USI pens are noticeably less sensitive and I am not an artist and just use the pen to take notes or navigate the interface. At normal writing pressures there's not much difference, but the USI pens don't pick up the extremely gentle touches that EMR pens can pick up, and this also means I sometimes have to tap something when navigating the user interface two or three times where before I only had to tap once. The Acer is enough of an upgrade in other areas that I can overlook the inferior pen experience, but I do hope to either see improvements in USI pens, or EMR Chromebooks continue to be released alongside USI Chromebooks. Also, I refuse to start carrying around AAAA batteries so I really want to see more rechargeable USI pens. Right now I could only find the USB-C rechargeable HP pen (which feels very cheap and the USB-C cable doesn't even fit in the charging port on the one I got) and the VitalASC microUSB rechargeable pen (formerly made under the Broonel name) which is the one I'm keeping for now but hoping to upgrade as soon as more are available.
I got my first Chromebook the Lenovo Duet Chromebook and I bought the penoval usi pen to go along with it I bought it to replace my surface go which died on me and I have been taking tons of notes and drawing Everyday on it so far love the device and the pen combo this is great channel for Chromebook and chrome os info I watch a ton of their videos before I made my purchase a d I'm really happy I did. Can't wait to see where chrome OS goes next and I'm subscribed to chrome unboxed because their the best place to get that information.
You missed one - the Elecom. It comes with a spare nib, a pocket clip, it's simple and elegant in a matt black, quite well balanced, and cheaper than the next cheapest one I can get (the Lenovo, which doesn't provide a spare nib).
I bought a penoval usi stylus that wouldn't work with my Lenovo chromebook duet, returned it and bought a Lenovo usi stylus for half the price and it just works...
I have the iPlume. It doesn't have buttons, but works perfectly with my Lenovo Flex 5. I'm using it now to write this comment using handwriting to text with no problem. The AAAA battery that came with mine died within a week but the Duracell I replaced it with is going strong.
Hello. I have read an article saying ASUS Flip C434 does not support USI pens. Does it? If in any chance it actually does, what USI pen will probably work? Thank youuu for your help.
QUESTION: Could someone tell me if Google Snapseed supports USI with its 4096 levels of pressure? Or am I still limited to say about 6 levels of exposure, dodge & burn, temperature and saturation when using the "Brush" tool?
Although mentioned in passing, why does Unboxed avoid talking about the Lenovo USI pen? Many comments here from people like me who use the Lenovo USI pen with the Duet.
I just want it garaged. It seems the USI standard has pushed a lot of manufactures to not include a pen and very few that have them garaged. I am glad to hear there are some on the horizon that will have the ability to store the pen. I hate the magnet solution.
Incredibly disappointed with the Lenovo. It starts interacting with the screen before it touches, so if you're writing, stray lines go everywhere, or if you're navigating, mis-touches happen all the time. I gave up and sent it back. Waiting on the Penoval to arrive.
Dear chrome unboxed I currently have an Ipad and kind of (really badly) regret my purchase 1 year ago. I therefore want to switch to a chromebook. What do you think of the asus cx5 (should release soon)? Or are there other chromebooks that you could recommend with a big screen (need minimum 14inch) ^^ Best, Marco
Sadly the compatibility... Isn't as expected. USI HP Wireless rechargeable pen is really just compatible with a specific device. It doesn't work on other Chromebooks.
Spoiler alert: The Asus CM3 works with the Penoval USI702, which boasts an eraser on the top. But, the CM3 does NOT work with the eraser -- only a very short list of chromebooks do. I would hope Penoval (or Chrome, or Asus) will someday release a little app or update that adds this functionality more broadly.
@@Therunningfree2113 unfortunately I removed that from both of mine but they just don't register on the Chromebook at all. Do you have to pair them or do anything else before they work?
@@pjay3028 mine auto paired as soon as that was removed, so if there is some pairing technique, i have no idea what it would be. Sorry you're still having trouble with them. I'd say check the batteries, but if you have two of them, I'm doubtful they both shipped with faulty batteries. What CB are you using?
On this subject I have a question. I work in substations and am trying to use my CB to take notes. The tables I use are not nice flat, clean tables like the ones in your video. Is there something sold to put on a desk in order to prevent scratches to the keyboard and track pad? I carry my CB inside my backpack so I don't have a sleeve I can use as a base when in tablet mode for note taking. Thanks in advance.
My Lenovo USI pen was working fine months ago.. now it works without me even touching the screen.i just hover over the screen... It's really annoying especially when I'm trying to draw 😠
anyone else notice recently using right click in tablet mode doesn't work any more? For me on both my Duet and my Acer Spin 13, with the stylus and my finger it just highlights the text and I have to copy paste to open in a new tab.
I watched this video and thought USI pens worked on all chromebooks with touchscreen, so I bought a Lenovo USI-pen, and no it does not work with my Acer :/
Google Pixelbook has its own USI Stylus Pen. But the colour of the Pixelbook and Stylus Pen need to be more attractive and need to have more colour options to choose from!
Does USI really improve on other technology as far as performance and reactivity? I have a Lenovo 500e 2nd gen that use Wacom EMR technology, and it gave me a bad taste for stylus on Chromebooks, the experience is atrocious! But I know that it's not because of EMR, I had two Windows convertibles and two Galaxy Note and they performed perfectly.
So far I'm not impressed by USI pens. Dedicated wacom pen just seems to work better on my Asus chromebook than a USI pen on my USI chromebook. That lenovo stowaway pen is especially ugly with exposed connectors. Tiny stylus in my Note 20 has wireless charging, yet Lenovo couldn't do it on a big ass laptop.
@@SimonBauer7 well, the whole thing about "it just works" should not make this an issue. I bought a high spec HP 2 in 1 Chromebook and the wireless rechargable USI pen does not work. So USI is not really a standard until "it works".
ive got a chromebook and chrome unboxed is the best youtube I can find with tips and other stuff for it
Important thing to note when buying a Stylus Pen for 2-in-1s and Tablets
Glossy Screen = Hard Tip (less friction)
Matte Screen = Soft Tip (more friction)
Conclusion: unless these USI Pens support Removable Tips that can replace the factory one with a decent Soft Tip, get yourselves a Matte Screen Protector to be able to write comfortably.
Also, sometimes a Matte Screen Protector helps cut down glare on the screen. As a bonus, it can help protect your screen from scratches.
This is the video i have been waiting for. Thank you!
I have the USI pen from Lenovo and I love it.
It would be interesting if those are good enough for artists, i.e. having low initial activation force, good pressure curves (or configurable ones), and minimal line wobble when slowly drawing diagonal lines.
Thank you very much for always comprehensive articles and videos. This channel (and your web site) is the best starting point for anything Chromebook related. My bookmarks are full of various links related to the Chromebook subject, but this channel, and your web site, are definitely ones of the most useful. I am a software developer and I am using Chromebook since 2011, Samsung Series 3 was my first one. I always had either some kind of dual boot on them or Crouton or Gallium OS. Acer c720, I used as my main mobile development laptop for many years, since it was 4 gb ram, dedicated mem on video card (certain models have 128 mb dedicated video memory) and SSD was upgradable (i put 128 gb). Long battery life, very light. For web development, nobody needs anything better than Linux on a Chromebook. I was comfortable programming in java, even though it was Celeron processor. For years now, all my personal projects-development, especially when I am on-the-go or on-my-porch was done on a Chromebook by Google (Pixelbook), Intel I5, 8 GB ram and 128gb ssd. Chrome OS is getting better and better. I can see that Chromebook can become my main and only development machine in foreseeable future.
🤔 Wouldn't it be interesting to have USI support on phones? I think it would be nice to have it on Pixel 6 🙏
@@zana6327 ii
Would be nice, but nobody needs it, so it probably won't happen. Who uses a stylus on a phone?
@@sanoj9557 like every S-Pen user on a Galaxy Note/Ultra/Fold?
I have the Lenovo USI pen with my spin 713. And the magnets that are used to keep the lid closed are in a good position to let me attach the pen to the lid when the laptop is closed. When the laptop is open I can use the magnet to stick it either to the palm rest at the bottom or to the top bezel next to the camera
Love the Chromebook Duet with USI pen. Does anyone know of a "paperlike" cover to the Duet Tablet like the covers you can get to Ipad Pro? I think that will do a huge difference to the feeling when writing texts with the Pen.
I bought one for my duet a couple weeks ago. I can’t explain wky, but the writing experience was not good compare to my iPad. Maybe the screen capacities ? My « paperlike was one for iPad. I removed it quickly. Too bad .
Screens capacities or USI pens capacities ??? I tried with lenovo and hp USI stylus. Both didn’t work
How do you find the palm rejection? I’ve seen a lot of negative reviews in regards to the duet and palm rejection and it’s the only thing stopping me from buying one
@@lundengreen4438 I havn't experienced any issues or problems so far. Works fine on my Duet. And my pen is the Lenovo USI pen, but that shouldn't matter....
Love your channel Robert. You've got the best tips for Chrome OS and Chromebooks.
I hope this will be the standard moving forward for laptops, to have pen support. Also any pen works on any laptop similar to any mouse on any chromebook is how things should be.....thanks for sharing and it's because of this channel, I am interested in chromebooks. Keep up the good work.
I bought 2 EDIVIA USI Stylus on Amazon back in Jan. It worked well on my older chromebooks. Works well on my Google Slate chromebook tablet and Lenovo chromebook tablet. As well as all my Android phones and Samsung S4 and S5 Tablets.👍🙂
I've been subscribed to this channel for years. And watched almost every video. But I didn't own a Chromebook until this month. Saw the Lenovo Duet for an incredible price. And I had to pick it up. So, far I'm loving it. And the loving the Chrome OS more than I thought I would. But I was considering getting a stylus. This video was helpful. I only got around to writing this message today. But I watched this video when it first dropped. Anyway, keep up the great work!
Did you pick up a pen for the Duet? If so which one and do you like it? Thanks
Do these pens support Palm rejection? The way you are holding the pen makes me think that the Palm rejection is either not supported or it's really bad. Can you please clarify?
I have a Chromebook with an USI pen and it does support palm rejection.
I believe palm rejection is a matter for the chromebook and not the pen
I recently switched from my Samsung Chromebook Pro to the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 and like the upgrade for the most part, but coming from battery-free EMR pens, the USI pens are noticeably less sensitive and I am not an artist and just use the pen to take notes or navigate the interface. At normal writing pressures there's not much difference, but the USI pens don't pick up the extremely gentle touches that EMR pens can pick up, and this also means I sometimes have to tap something when navigating the user interface two or three times where before I only had to tap once. The Acer is enough of an upgrade in other areas that I can overlook the inferior pen experience, but I do hope to either see improvements in USI pens, or EMR Chromebooks continue to be released alongside USI Chromebooks. Also, I refuse to start carrying around AAAA batteries so I really want to see more rechargeable USI pens. Right now I could only find the USB-C rechargeable HP pen (which feels very cheap and the USB-C cable doesn't even fit in the charging port on the one I got) and the VitalASC microUSB rechargeable pen (formerly made under the Broonel name) which is the one I'm keeping for now but hoping to upgrade as soon as more are available.
I got my first Chromebook the Lenovo Duet Chromebook and I bought the penoval usi pen to go along with it I bought it to replace my surface go which died on me and I have been taking tons of notes and drawing Everyday on it so far love the device and the pen combo this is great channel for Chromebook and chrome os info I watch a ton of their videos before I made my purchase a d I'm really happy I did. Can't wait to see where chrome OS goes next and I'm subscribed to chrome unboxed because their the best place to get that information.
Glad to finally be able to see this video. Great work!
which pen has the scanner that captures the color? and is the name of that one usi pen waltop?
I have a problem with pam rejection. I literally can't use these pens...
I really hope USI makes it to smartphones and Windows 2in1s!
Can't wait to get a Chromebook!
Nicely Rocket book placement. They are fantastic, and I use both of mine with my Chromebook all the time.
You missed one - the Elecom. It comes with a spare nib, a pocket clip, it's simple and elegant in a matt black, quite well balanced, and cheaper than the next cheapest one I can get (the Lenovo, which doesn't provide a spare nib).
I bought a penoval usi stylus that wouldn't work with my Lenovo chromebook duet, returned it and bought a Lenovo usi stylus for half the price and it just works...
I have the iPlume. It doesn't have buttons, but works perfectly with my Lenovo Flex 5. I'm using it now to write this comment using handwriting to text with no problem. The AAAA battery that came with mine died within a week but the Duracell I replaced it with is going strong.
Hello. I have read an article saying ASUS Flip C434 does not support USI pens. Does it? If in any chance it actually does, what USI pen will probably work? Thank youuu for your help.
QUESTION: Could someone tell me if Google Snapseed supports USI with its 4096 levels of pressure? Or am I still limited to say about 6 levels of exposure, dodge & burn, temperature and saturation when using the "Brush" tool?
Although mentioned in passing, why does Unboxed avoid talking about the Lenovo USI pen? Many comments here from people like me who use the Lenovo USI pen with the Duet.
I just want it garaged. It seems the USI standard has pushed a lot of manufactures to not include a pen and very few that have them garaged. I am glad to hear there are some on the horizon that will have the ability to store the pen. I hate the magnet solution.
Great video thanks! Deciding between Penoval, iPlume and Lenovo USI pens.
Incredibly disappointed with the Lenovo. It starts interacting with the screen before it touches, so if you're writing, stray lines go everywhere, or if you're navigating, mis-touches happen all the time. I gave up and sent it back. Waiting on the Penoval to arrive.
@@mjweber07 Have the same issue, is it better now with the penoval?
i was just looking for a video on USI STYLUSES. LOL
What's the magic color scanner trick happening on 5:48?
Dear chrome unboxed
I currently have an Ipad and kind of (really badly) regret my purchase 1 year ago. I therefore want to switch to a chromebook. What do you think of the asus cx5 (should release soon)? Or are there other chromebooks that you could recommend with a big screen (need minimum 14inch) ^^
Best, Marco
Sadly the compatibility... Isn't as expected. USI HP Wireless rechargeable pen is really just compatible with a specific device. It doesn't work on other Chromebooks.
Spoiler alert: The Asus CM3 works with the Penoval USI702, which boasts an eraser on the top. But, the CM3 does NOT work with the eraser -- only a very short list of chromebooks do. I would hope Penoval (or Chrome, or Asus) will someday release a little app or update that adds this functionality more broadly.
I've got 2 Lenovo USI pens and I cannot get either of them to work! I just don't know what to do or if they are just broken.
I thought mine wasn't working either until I removed the black dot seperating the battery from one of the terminals in the pen.
@@Therunningfree2113 unfortunately I removed that from both of mine but they just don't register on the Chromebook at all. Do you have to pair them or do anything else before they work?
@@pjay3028 mine auto paired as soon as that was removed, so if there is some pairing technique, i have no idea what it would be. Sorry you're still having trouble with them. I'd say check the batteries, but if you have two of them, I'm doubtful they both shipped with faulty batteries. What CB are you using?
@@Therunningfree2113 thanks for the reply. It's a Lenovo Duet, which, apart from the pen, I'm really pleased with.
@@pjay3028 that's so strange. I have a Lenovo flex and it immediately synched. I'll try to look into it and see if i can't find anything.
Do you know if the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 CP713-2W-5874 model works with the USI pen standard?
On this subject I have a question. I work in substations and am trying to use my CB to take notes. The tables I use are not nice flat, clean tables like the ones in your video. Is there something sold to put on a desk in order to prevent scratches to the keyboard and track pad? I carry my CB inside my backpack so I don't have a sleeve I can use as a base when in tablet mode for note taking. Thanks in advance.
How do I know if my Chromebook works with USI pens?
Very instructive, thank you
Does anyone know where replacement nibs can be purchased for the Wacom/iPlume USI pens? I've searched everywhere I can think of - can't find them.
My Lenovo USI pen was working fine months ago.. now it works without me even touching the screen.i just hover over the screen... It's really annoying especially when I'm trying to draw 😠
I have the Acer Chromebook R13 HDMI, Full HD 1080, which pen do you recommend, I'm from the uk.
Will Chromebooks replace windows laptopa in future.??
where do you get replacement tips for the penoval chromebook stylus
Can you advise me for the Asus C436. I bought one pen from Amazon for 7 boxes it does not work. Thank you
You long press for right click? Its quicker to two finger tap the track pad.
Can you use any type of stylus on the asus Chromebook flip c433
anyone else notice recently using right click in tablet mode doesn't work any more? For me on both my Duet and my Acer Spin 13, with the stylus and my finger it just highlights the text and I have to copy paste to open in a new tab.
Update please 🙂 also with current apps to write
I watched this video and thought USI pens worked on all chromebooks with touchscreen, so I bought a Lenovo USI-pen, and no it does not work with my Acer :/
Does the Google pixelbook support the USI pen standard ?
Do any of them support angled strokes? Can USI support that?
Would like to see a tutorial of how to install Smooth Video Project on Linux, that would be great.
does the hp chromebook x360 14a have usi compatability?
are there some good pens for ho chromebook x360 14a to draw?
I wonder if my galaxy Tab s7 stylus will work with chromebook
Just wondering, are USI pens only for touchscreen chromebooks or some non-touch-screen aswell?
From my understanding for it to work it has to be a touchscreen Chromebook!
Do they work with Samsung tabs?
Can't find any on Aliexpress
DOES THIS WORK ON ACER SPIN 713?
Google Pixelbook has its own USI Stylus Pen. But the colour of the Pixelbook and Stylus Pen need to be more attractive and need to have more colour options to choose from!
Pixelbook Stylus and the Pixelbook itself isn't USI. It's Wacom AES.
We never got the hp 12b review 😒
I need to buy a device to add more ports to my Levonia 3 Chromebook
Anyone has a recommendation??
What about the Samsung SPen that comes with the Galaxy Chromebook? Is it also USI?
Nope
Does USI support tilt?
Lol I got told by a Lenovo rep yesterday that no pens work with the duet 🤷🏻♂️
Why Chromebooks aren't over powered or high end specs😞😟
Not meant for high end gaming and use cloud through Chrome
Exciting times for ChromeOS
I look almost daily for a selection of USI Pens available in Canada for me to buy. I can never find any. Not sure why this is so hard to buy.
Amazon Canada shows lot of search result with the keyword "USI Stylus Pen for Chromebook". It could be handy in doing the analysis and choosing one!
@@arunarjun5374 you'll find almost all those are not usi ones but regular stylus pens etc
The pixelbook can use that kind of pen?
No. It's Wacom AES.
Still waiting for the Asus C5 to drop!
Where can you get that waltop usi stylus?
Currently Sold Out. That's why I'm here lol
Does this work with a older chromebook
It depends on how old it is. I believe that the only chromebooks with USI support are those manufactured from 2020 and after.
Do you recommend a protective film on the flip and detachable screens?
I tried putting a matte screen protector on mine but it reduced pen sensitivity so I took it off.
Awesome 👍
Does USI really improve on other technology as far as performance and reactivity?
I have a Lenovo 500e 2nd gen that use Wacom EMR technology, and it gave me a bad taste for stylus on Chromebooks, the experience is atrocious! But I know that it's not because of EMR, I had two Windows convertibles and two Galaxy Note and they performed perfectly.
So far I'm not impressed by USI pens. Dedicated wacom pen just seems to work better on my Asus chromebook than a USI pen on my USI chromebook. That lenovo stowaway pen is especially ugly with exposed connectors. Tiny stylus in my Note 20 has wireless charging, yet Lenovo couldn't do it on a big ass laptop.
I've gotten two of these freaking USI pens for my hp Chromebook and neither work ! Wtf this is a lie
maybe your device isnt compatible to a USI pen?
@@SimonBauer7 well, the whole thing about "it just works" should not make this an issue. I bought a high spec HP 2 in 1 Chromebook and the wireless rechargable USI pen does not work. So USI is not really a standard until "it works".
Good luck getting Apple and Samsung on board.
3rd
I need a pen with left click button.
Which USI Stylus Pen that are compatible with Dell, Lenovo, HP Chromebooks? Do they have it in their own brand?
Re-watch the opening. Robbie fully explains the answer to your question. Also re-answers your question in the last 45 seconds of the video.
The point of USI pens are they are universal. If your device supports USI pens then you can buy any brand USI pen and it will work with your device.
@@trudgyhd well, no. Some USI pens are just compatible with some devices. Sadly.
@@KristoVaher can you give me an example.
FIRST
I'm not like you.
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