Where can i get a replacement pen for the aiptek 12000u tablet?

Pen - http://4fidelity.com/shop/article_00-ZAC-PEN-1S/Pen-for-HyperPen-12000U_8000U.html?shop_param=cid%3D31%26aid%3D00-ZAC-PEN-1S%26

Yes, but you may have to get creative- They do sell it on ebay but it ships from the UK - so including shipping they are about 27- 30 bucks. However - if you search for the adesso cybertablet 12000 replacement they are the same. This tablet has been sold under at least 5 or 6 different brand names, but they are all the same oem product and you may have luck finding a pen under a different brand depending on where you live. See this thread here for additional AKA's alias of this tablet:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=11693

The tablet will work with the Aiptek mouse if you have one but if not I do have several Aiptek Pens that are compatible with several models of the Aiptek drivers. If you are interested maybe we can work something out. I also have the Aiptek 12000U Tablet and the pens work perfectly with it. Only difference is they are white pens not silver. Just email me at [email protected] and make sure to put Aiptek Tablet/Pen in the subject line so I will know it is not a spam email and I will get back to you. Thanks in advance and good luck!

Yes, but you may have to get creative- They do sell it on ebay but it ships from the UK - so including shipping they are about 27- 30 bucks.  However - if you search for the adesso cybertablet 12000 replacement they are the same. This tablet has been sold under at least 5 or 6 different brand names, but they are all the same oem product  and you may have luck finding a pen under a different brand depending on where you live.  See this  thread here for additional AKA's alias of this tablet:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=11693

This needs a driver for Windows XP, which can be downloaded from Aipteks site. As I recall, you install the driver before the tablet and let XP "find" the hardware and install it.

Please clarify which OS you are using

It is pretty easy to remove the tip. I have a tip remover but you can just use a pair of tweezers or needle nose pliers. Just attach the tool to the tip and pull it out. You do not have to open the pen or anything else. It seems a little hard to pull it but that is the only way to remove it to change tips. I hope this helps.

Same problem here. Back in XP we found we could use another manufacturer's drivers (they apparently share some/all of the same internal hardware), but I haven't found any working alternatives yet (I have not tried them all). In 2006 someone posted: "YES! Adesso, Aiptek, Trust, Medion and another company are all distributing the same graphics tablet, just rebranded! So far, Adesso seems to have the most recent driver developments (version 3.09 vs. aiptek's version 3.08), so I used Adesso's (right from their website)."

If you find a solution, please let me know.

I'm also having a big issue with the pen's cursor flickering between two places (vertically-offset from each other, closer and closer together if I move it towards the upper left side of the screen). It doesn't do this in relative mode. Switching back to absolute caused it again, then I repeated the process and now it works, but the pen-area is not set properly, so I'm looking for the extra tabs which let me/us set the rectangle area for absolute mode.

You must open it as a traditional pen.

Take a pair of needle nose pliers and grab what is left of the tip and pull it out. That is the only way to remove them. If needle nose pliers do not work try some tweezers. Good luck!

Omg... I just found out how to get around this problem, so see if it works for you. I found that I could download a special driver that would cause the 12000u aiptek tablet to work. Here's what it is called:

hp12000u_vista_driver_beta

Download the driver, restart your computer, and there ya go! Saved me from having to spend even more money on a new pen tablet.

I found it simply by searching for "aiptek 12000u vista downloads" or whatever. Hope this helps!