I ordered a stylus for my VP8 a few months ago (December, I think) and it never really worked very well - I got the typical ghostwriting and jumpiness that's been endemic among the VP8s. I ended up just using it for whatever and bought an SP2 for writing.
Today, FedEx pounded on the door with a package from Dell, including a new stylus and a note that 'my stylus was of a version with known problems' yadda yadda.
I tried it out, and it works great compared to the old one. It's not SP2 good, but it's certainly more than enough for daily use. So if you bought a VP8/VP11 and a stylus sometime in the past few months (and didn't replace it), keep an eye out - Dell said they're sending them out to those affected, to the same shipping address where the stylus was originally sent.
Today, FedEx pounded on the door with a package from Dell, including a new stylus and a note that 'my stylus was of a version with known problems' yadda yadda.
I tried it out, and it works great compared to the old one. It's not SP2 good, but it's certainly more than enough for daily use. So if you bought a VP8/VP11 and a stylus sometime in the past few months (and didn't replace it), keep an eye out - Dell said they're sending them out to those affected, to the same shipping address where the stylus was originally sent.