I just bought this Autopointe Stylus+ and am very happy with it.  In looking
for a better stylus, I wanted one hand operation, light weight, and at
minimum, a pen/stylus combo.  The Stylus+ delivers on these counts.  At
first, it seemed a little quirky, but then I noticed that the device selects
the desired instrument by gravity.  There is a built in assumption that the
user will tilt the top end of the pen away from himself when selecting an
instrument on the barrel.  If one were to hold the pen exactly straight up
and down, there is no reliable way to tell which instrument will be selected.
 Play with it by tilting it in different directions with different
instruments selected and you'll see what I mean.  Once I made the connection
between the tilt and instrument selection, the Stylus+ and me got along
great.  One final note, the pen seems a bit pricey at $30 given it's build
quality and it's ink pen, but the $15 Office Max price seems about right.  I
would recommend it at $15-20.

I just bought this pen @ OfficeMax.  I like it.  Both the pen & pencil
seem to write smoothly and the stylus is okay too.  I chose this pen
because it was the only combo stylus/pen/pencil I could find in any
local retail outlet.  I don't like waiting for mail order or the cost of
shipping and handling for such an inexpesive item.  However, If I where
more patient, I may have tried to find someplace that sold replacement
stylus tips.  In my search I found some interesting items.  First,
OfficeMax sells a cheap plastic three tip version of the rotring quattro
called the trio, which seems to operate in the same way as the panache
trio and the stylus +.  Only problem was it didn't have the style tip,
it had a red ink tip.  But for the same price as the stylus +.  The only
difference between the rotring trio and the stylus + was a few cosmetic
details.  i.e. the finger grip had grooves rather than ridges.  Next
door @ Target, they had the exact same pen, also with no stylus, but
under the brand name of Rose Art.  It sold for only $5.99.  And as
another commenter mentioned, OfficeMax sells the non-stylus version of
the Rotring Quattro for $29.99.  They also sell a non-stylus metal
casing version of the Trio for only $26.99.  The only thing they don't
sell are replacement stylus tips.  So, all these pens seem to be the
same except some have nicer metal casings and different tips.  Are
different company's and factories making the exact same pen and who
comes up with the pricing.  Why is the Stylus + $30 and $15?  Why is the
Rotring/Rose Art Trio $15 and $6?  Why is the Quatro $60 and $30?  The
most inexpensive solution I guess would be the Rose Art Pen and a
replacement stylus tip for a total of $8.  That's if you can find a
replacement tip and they don't charge you $6 for shipping and handling.

I really like this pen.  Solved the rattle problem with a little folded up
paper (still rattles, but does it quietly.  Solved the black stylus problem
with an orange  replacement from Daytimer for <$2.

Jay Dunham

I love mine. I carry a pen anyway, and now I can carry a pencil and stylus too. It feels nice to write with, and I have found it improves grafitti recognition (compared to the Pilot or PIII stylus) It would be nice if it were heavier, but you can't complain at the Office Max price. Sure, the Roting Quattro is nicer, but at $15 the stylus plus beats it in price. I've lost the plus once already, and replacing a $15 stylus at the store down the street is much less painful than replacing a $50 mail order stylus.

Reed Kennedy