There are many, many styluses for the iPad out there. I know, because I’ve looked at a lot of them, putting together reviews (and drawings) for nearly three dozen pens and writing implements for tablets and handling even more.

But even the most extensive chart doesn’t always get to the heart of the question that tablet owners want to know: Which stylus is well-suited for what I want to do? To answer that question, we’re going to dive into specific tasks and how they’re handled by specific capacitative styluses. My goal: Bring you the three best tools for writing, sketching, painting, navigation, multifunction capabilities, music-making, and kid-friendliness. And when the first pressure-sensitive styluses come on the scene later this summer, we’ll do an extra-special round-up just for them.

So, without further ado, let’s get started with our very first challenge—writing.

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