Reddit reviews Wacom Bamboo Feel Stylus for Microsoft Surface Pro 1 and 2 and tablets with Feel technology

Check out r/Surface. There's a lot of people over there who I'm sure would help you with your problems.

Wacom has released the driver for full support in Photoshop as of May 10th.

As far as sensitivity goes this guide really helped me out a lot. You may also look into getting a Bamboo FEEL, which has the circuit in the tip of the pen and has greater accuracy.

You may try bumping the power settings up to get a boost in power. You can actually manually go into each individual part of the machine and set it to High. I have a power setting specifically for when I'm doing intensive work or gaming on it. Of course this kills the battery, but it's worth it when you need that extra power. I have my Power Options pinned to the start screen so that I have easy access when switching between tasks.

I don't do a whole lot of typing, so the type keyboard is probably more than I need, but I was wary of the touch keyboard. I actually enjoy using the onscreen keyboard (because it's so big), but that's really just a personal preference.

EDIT: Corrected keyboard type.

While it doesn't have the magnetic connector nor the pocket clip, this pen functionally is better than the stock Microsoft Pen for the Pro 1 and Pro 2.

And much cheaper by Amazon price comparison.

http://www.amazon.com/Fujitsu-Digitizer-replacement-Stylus-T5000/dp/B00791UTH2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420777418&sr=8-1&keywords=lifebook+pen

There is also the Bamboo Feel Pen, that does have a protective cap and pocket clip. Also just as cheap. There isn't an eraser end and there is only one side button.

http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Microsoft-Surface-tablets-technology/dp/B00BVUQZZ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420777406&sr=8-3&keywords=microsoft+pen

The N-Trig won't work. But the Samsung and these three will:

Wacom Bamboo Feel Stylus for Microsoft Surface Pro 1 and 2 and tablets with Feel technology https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BVUQZZ2/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_o8yKub0T7FVYN

MOTION COMPUTING Additional Digitizer Pen for L-Series https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A3YEQI/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_z9yKub09GZHAP

Fujitsu Digitizer Pen (1 replacement Stylus) T5000 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00791UTH2/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_y-yKub0JTVMKF

I think you may have to go with the surface pro 1 (the RTs don't have stylus input, and the Del venue is too small imo). You can get refurbished surface pro 1's for around ~$400 on ebay I think.

Out of the box, however, the note taking experience won't be particularly great due to the not-so-great calibration of the pen and the pretty bad pen that's included.

I highly suggest buying the wacom feel pen (http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Microsoft-Surface-tablets-technology/dp/B00BVUQZZ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404214200&sr=8-1&keywords=wacom+feel), its $40 more, but it's rubber pen nib adds texture so it doesn't feel like you're writing on glass, and I find the cursor on the screen to track the wacom feel stylus better than the stylus included.

Next I would do the 273 point calibration, yes it's a lot, but it makes things oh so much better: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2171198
Also look though the wiki since it contains some really nice hidden gems (how to ad block on metro IE, DPI scaling, etc.)

If you're open to getting a compatible pen instead of the original one, both the Wacom Bamboo Feel and this Fujitsu one are popular options

Forgot to mention you will want to pick up a different stylus for the Chromebook for heavy usage. The portability is excellent with the provided stylus but it is designed as a "add on" for people doing quick notes rather than the professional artist. My hand does cramp due to the barrel size of the provided stylus. While the ones I linked aren't the only choices you need to make sure you get the ones designed for the older Surface tablets and/or Wacom compatible technology. I think there are a few subreddits posted about this in the Samsung Chromebook subs...
Some choices are:
https://www.amazon.com/Staedtler-Digital-Samsung-Technology-GP-U999ERIPAAB/dp/B072N31S7C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525439437&sr=8-4&keywords=chromebook+pro+stylus
https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Microsoft-Surface-tablets-technology/dp/B00BVUQZZ2/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1525439451&sr=8-17&keywords=wacom+surface+pen

Only recommendations would be getting a Wacom Bamboo Feel stylus. They are much heftier and have a much better pen feel than the regular stylus and a Freedom case. The freedom case makes up for all the angles you lose by not having a surface pro 3 while looking really nice and protecting the easy to scratch back of the surface. They both completed my surface pro experience and I can't recommend them enough.

So I found your review on Amazon. So this pen works with the SP2, right? So far I only have the Bamboo Feel Pen and the Fujitsu Pen. I prefer the Wacom pen for precision and accuracy, but it lacks a second button and an eraser. Have you had a Wacom Bamboo Feel pen before? If so how does it feel compared to the Wacom UP-911E-02A?

P.S.: Thanks for sharing btw. Gonna get this for my SP2 when I can.

I am using this, and it works well with my original Surface Pro.
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00BVUQZZ2

The charcoal version should be good as well.
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00BVUR07Y

Though untested, this one seems to be compatible with the Surface Pro and Pro 2:
http://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/stylus/bamboo-smart

Generally, most pens that work with Galaxy devices with stylus work with Surface Pro 1 and 2 since both uses similar Wacom's technology. However, I wouldn't always count on it. Note that Bamboo Feel styluses do not come with an eraser.

If you aren't sure, there's always the original Surface Pen that works well.
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00C8Q0176

You could get one of these instead: http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Microsoft-Surface-tablets-technology/dp/B00BVUQZZ2

It's this surface feel bamboo. Yeah I pretty much use it for one-note. Also once you get the pen, set the "tip feel" in pen and tablet properties to all the way firm and re-calibrate.

For the Freedom Case: www.freedomcase.com/watch and tonce you have it a lot of trying out. I got myself a Wacom Stylus and stretched the loop on the Case to with the Cap in so I can now easily remove the Pen and put it back on without worrying much about loosing it, other then that I can't give more tips to the Freedom case it always deepens on how you use your Surface.

Microsoft Office what do you want to know? What is your use case? If you are short on money get a outlook.com account and you can use the awesome web Apps that get you quiet far and are great for teamwork.

OneNote Desktop - for Free (legal) for Desktop Use for Heavy Pro users (IMO)+ OneNote Windows Store App for just taking basic notes and touch/ Stylus use. Let me know what your use case is and I may can tell you more about it. I recommend getting the App for your Phone as well (WP user by any chance?) its out for WP, iOS and Androide.
/r/OneNote - I just leave this here

I have heard mixed things about this one http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Microsoft-Surface-tablets-technology/dp/B00BVUQZZ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394559574&sr=8-1&keywords=wacom+feel

Supposed to be much better, but it lacks the eraser, and I dont think they can add more buttons on this variant of the wacom tech.