A:Answer A Bamboo Ink stylus works just fine (I bought one with my laptop). With the new 7000 series, Dell went back to using a MPP (Microsoft Pen Protocol). So, the laptop works with MPP-based styluses. The Bamboo ink stylus is preset by default for the Wacom AES protocol, but pressing and holding both side buttons on the stylus for 2 seconds switches it to MPP.