Where are you attaching your pen tab to your Surface Pro 3?

Anonymous
2014-06-25T15:32:58+00:00

The pen tab is designed to be attached to the keyboard. But when I detach the Pro3 from the keyboard I no longer have access to the pen. On my Surface Pro 1 I attached a loop to the right side which worked except when I put it in the docking station.

What are you doing to store your pen?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-04-27T12:27:02+00:00

    Yeah, I've been careful with my loop, the original one, I mean, but it does snag quite a bit.

    This is a picture of the 1917 loop, which I find I'm using more.  

    In fact I want to remove the original one from my keyboard, but the adhesive seems to be pulling up the type cover's felt-ish material along with it, so for now I'll leave it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-27T13:34:01+00:00

    I have two loops. One attached to the keyboard and one attached very small 64GB USB stick which I got from PK Paris, through Amazon. It sticks out less than a centimeter.

    So when I am not using the keyboard, I plug the little device in and I have extra storage and a pen holder.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-04-27T17:52:09+00:00

    Are you experiencing any problems since this seems to block the heat dissipating area?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-04-28T01:18:18+00:00

    Doesn't seem to be getting any hotter than when I didn't have that pen loop there.  The loop itself only covers a couple of the vents, but it's not stuck to them or anything so I imagine heat can still escape.  When the pen is in the loop, there's still a bit of a gap between the vents and the pen body, so again, heat should be able to escape.  And the pen itself isn't hot when I pull it from the loop.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-05-19T17:24:01+00:00

    Have you had any issue with it falling off?  I thought about doing the exact same thing, because this seems the natural place for the pen to go.

    Thanks!

    No problems yet, I'm kind of surprised at how well it holds.  I think the kickstand helps a lot when its closed.  If I do it again, I will cut less off so it sticks out a bit more.  That way it wouldn't be so tight in the dock with the pen attached.

    So. If I dont have the dock, I could cut a little more to be a little closer to the surface and doesn't move like it does on the keyboard, right?

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