Can I use a pen or stylus with Acer Spin 5?
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I intend to buy an Acer Spin 5, but I am not sure if I can use pen, atylus or a digitizer with it. As it is a new laptop, anybody knows?
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I can't believe I asked a question about an acer product and for 2 days there is no answer. more over I can't ask any one like live chat because there is NO "live chat" in Acer unless you OWN a product already. I ask in Dell about this? or maybe I forget about buying anything Acer, because even before I buy I know now about the service quality!!!
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Well, this is a community forum and likely none (or very few) of the members actually have a Spin 5 yet. I certainly don't.
Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.0 -
Thank you. It is a new device but I guess at least someone from Acer support will view it for help. Anyway I will keep searching for an answer and post it here.
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Just spoke with an Acer representative. Looks like the Spin 5 is not compatible with any type of stylus including the Acer Active Stylus.
Bummer.
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So supposedly, the representative didn't know what they were talking about. If you read the product description on the Acer page, it mentions that it is compatible with an Acer Active Stylus.
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I bought the spin 5 and it is a wonderful product for medium tasks, but it doesn't support stylus or pens. After I bought it did I get an answer from Acer support on amazon about this: "the SP513-51N which is not shipping in the US or Canada does support stylus but the SP513-51 which ships in N, America does not support stylus."
However: As "thuysoph" mentioned, an active stylus or a capacitive stylus can be an answer, but in my opinion I didn't need any with this spin laptop.
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I know this is an old post but if anyone could help I would appreciate it.
I recently purchased an Acer Spin SP513-51 notebook and was also wondering if any official acer or other brands stylus models work with this notebook. Has anyone made a stylus purchase and tested the waters yet? Or found some other source of information to confirm wether or not styluses work at all?
Thanks.
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I have not looked into the Acer Stylus, nor do I know the specs of the Spin. I am guessing it has a touch screen and the reason for the Question in the first place.......
A good rule to follow is research your Active Stylus with care, if it lists iOS or iPhone/iPad you can use that stylus.
I use an Adonit Jot Script Fine Tip Active Stylus with an Acer W3 ( Tablet), and Acer Jade Primo Phone. However there are many makers out there and many price ranges. Adonit also makes the Snap for around $40.
Take your time, find out what device a Stylus can work with and then see what is in your budget.0 -
Ok I had just placed an order for a top of the line Acer Spin Nitro. This is the Acer Active Stylus pen that will work
Model ASA630 or Acer part number NP.STY1A.009
https://store.acer.com/en-ca/accessories/keyboards-mice-styluses/acer-active-stylus-asa630
on the page above the pen is specified to be compatible with the following Acer notebooks
Compatible Models: SP111-31N, SP111-32N, SP513-52N, SP515-51, SW312-31, SW512-52, TMB118-RN
SP513-52N = Spin 5 13 with 8th gen Intel so not compatible with older gen Spin 5 models
SP515-51 = Spin 5 15.6" with 8th gen Intel so not compatible with older gen Spin 5 models
So it seems Acer added a digitizer on the latest Spin 5 models with 8th Gen Kaby-R equipped models.0 -
Just to reconfirm that I have received the pen and the Spin Nitro 5 mentioned above and they work great together.0
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Hi. I am the proud owner of the SPIN-5! What a great machine!
However i would like to know if i could use a bluetooth sylus like the official Microsoft one (the one used with any Surface) or the Wacom Bamboo Ink
http://www.wacom.com/fr-ca/products/stylus/bamboo-ink
This one is using either wacom protocol (proprietary) or the Microsoft MPP protocol (compatible with windows ink app etc)
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Just got off the chat line and was told the PEN ACTIVE STYLUS WALTOP ASA630 NC.23811.040 was the compatible model for the Spin 5. The model I have is the Acer Spin 5 NX.GR7AA.004. Not sure about other ones.0
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Well if you open Device Manager select "show hidden devices" under view, open Human Interface Devices there should be an entry for HID-compliant pen. If present the device should have a digitizer and you may be able to use the ID information under Events to find out which one.0
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frekoHormone, the only stylus I've found that is listed and tested to work with the 7th Gen, Acer Spin 5 (SP513-51N) is the Wacom Bamboo Ink (click this link https://www.wacom.com/en-us/comp, click Bamboo Ink, you'll see:
Made for Windows 10 devices
- Acer Spin 5 (SP513-51N, SP513-52N)
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So, anyone who solved this bamboo ink issue with sp513-51 ???
Bluetooth is perfectly paired, buttons working, but zero activity when touching the screen.
Please help.
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carlneves said:So, anyone who solved this bamboo ink issue with sp513-51 ???
Bluetooth is perfectly paired, buttons working, but zero activity when touching the screen.
Please help.
I'm having issues with my bamboo ink myself, it works, however the lines I draw are broken frequently, even when pressing the pen down quite firmly, my screen has just been cleaned before testing (to be sure no fingerprints are causing problems).
Laptop: Acer Spin 5 SP515-51GN-86ZZ
Stylus: wacom bamboo ink
Windows is completely up to date and the wacom site lists my laptop as compatible.0 -
My Acer Spin 5 came with Acer active stylus in the box. Works perfectly on the screen and connects via Bluetooth.0
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I bought an Acer Spin 5 SP513-53N, what stylus pen would you recommend to be compatible?0