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Microsoft has scooped up Surface Pro 3 pen maker N-trig, after partnering with the outfit for several years. Rumours that Redmond had bought the PC and tab digi pen vendor first, er, surfaced in February. On Friday, Microsoft finally confirmed the buyout of N-trig, which makes the pen tech for the software giant's Surface Pro …

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  1. DryBones
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    The Wheel Turns

    It's amusing how technology keeps moving from there being a pen, to not being a pen, to a pen again.

    Whoops, where'd it go now?

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  2. Anonymous Prime

    How does N-trig compare to Wacom?

    I snatched up a Surface Pro (v1) on clearance when the SP2's came out. It replaced an old Toshiba Tablet PC I used for drawing in Photoshop. In both cases, the Wacom-based pen is mostly okay but a little off around the corners and edges.

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    1. dogged
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      Re: How does N-trig compare to Wacom?

      According to Gabe from Penny Arcade, it's exactly the same without the blurred edges. The NTrig pen requires a battery, though.

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      1. dogged
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        Re: How does N-trig compare to Wacom?

        fuck you, downvoter.

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