My low score is due to the fact that the top of these styluses break easily. In fact if you go to the Palm web store you will see this complaint from most of the reviews. The reason they break so easily, I believe, is that they do not fit as snug as the original all metal ones. I've noticed that the stylus very often will slide out by about the length of the black top. I have gone through two of these in less than a year. The original metal stylus never slid like these do. If it is out part way and the phone falls or drops even small distance on anything (carpet, etc.) your stylus top will most likely break off making it unusable. (Once it slipped out of my coat pocket and landed on the carpeted floor-- it wasn't a hard hit but that was all it needed.) If the top is sticking part way out while you're holding your phone and the top gets bumped while in your hand, the chances are very high the top will break.Conceptually these are a great idea. I was glad to have an emergency pen, which of course would be the ONLY reason to get these over the original all metal ones. But if you do buy them, get a pack or two. I've been caught many more times without a stylus (because it was broken) than I have been without access to a pen. The first one broke and I'm not sure how. The top must have caught on something. I thought I forgot to put the stylus away until I noticed it was down in there and the little black piece was on the desk not far away. I see the now have styluses where the pen is on the top. That should provide better strength for it and I may give it a try or just stick with the good old all metal ones.Hope this is helpful. Owner of a Palm Treo 700wx