I dont mean to sound rude but they do provide a tether to secure the stylus to the tablet so you don't lose it.
Yes, it is frustrating that they do not have replacements yet as it is relatively new but you have some responsibility on your part to care for your purchase. Its a testament to good customer support that they went above and beyond and shipped you a new tablet pc just to replace the stylus.

As far as having the same problem, yes, I did too but was lucky enough to find mine in the bottom of my book bag. I have also had an express card pop out the same way.
Now, I put my tablet in my backpack with the stylus end sticking up rather than down.
It is a bit different in design from other tablets that I have used as the stylus does stick out a bit and since it is spring loaded, will pop out

David

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waughla said: Shortly after receiving my tx2z, the tip of the stylus fell out and disappeared.  Much to my surprise, the stylus has been unavailable as a replacement item, and HP claims to have no idea when they will receive inventory. ... Has anyone else had this or any other problem with their stylus?

Sorry...didn't see where it said "tip" thats why I gave you the answer I did.    My mistake.  You got even better service if they sent you a whole new tablet just for that.

Being that the digitizer is n-trig and not wacom, I can't suggest the wacom stylus tips because I'm not sure they will work.  They're readily available and quite cheap.  Unfortunately I'm not sure they will work.

If you know anyone who had a wacom tablet, try swapping tips or comparing them.  If you live in the US, I'll mail you one of my slightly worn ones just to see if it fits/works.  Mines from a WACOM but all it does is transmit the signal from the crystal in the pen.  Worth a try as it will only cost me the postage.  PM me you address if you are interested.

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the pen on dells site should work its for an ntrig system its pricey but it does come with extra tips too

The Dell XT pens do work on the tx2, I couldn't find my pen for weeks so finally my friend loaned me his spare for his XT and it worked fine, though every time you restart the computer, you have to recalibrate :/

any word on a stylus with an eraser for the tx2? I wasn't able to find one online so I sent a message directly to HP to see if they could further help. :-\

I have just tried to order the part via HP shopping and via customer service as well as their parts service and they told me that they do not have the part.  they told me to contact Impact solutions at 800.797.7164.  Impact told me the part sells for 89 dollars.  This bites and I cant believe that HP does not stock this item.  this is a consumable and I bought the computer to function as a tablet.  I have the pen but the plastic nib is missing and nowhere to be found. 

this is not what i expected for support from HP!

waughla said: On a somewhat related note, I made the mistake of trying to use the online chat technical support because my HP Updates application refuses to see the new software updates for my device. The resolution I got was, "I would just uninstall it. Anything else I can help you with?"

Vince
The TX2500 series is a bit different than the TX2 series that is being discussed in this thread but the procedure is the same for turning off the "touch". I too was having a similar problem on my tablet (TX2500z). Whenever I write, I lay my palm down first then the pen tip. My palm ended up being the input device rather than the pen. The pen tip is supposed to momentarily disable the touch when it comes within an inch or so of the screen - I think it is more like 1/2".

Anyway, to disable touch click start > control panel > pen and input devices and then click on the "touch" tab. Uncheck the box marked Use finger as an input device then click apply. This will turn off touch and allow you to use only your pen.

To enable touch just repeat the above instructions.

Since I use pen more than finger, I leave mine disabled but if I'm going to surf or do other finger dependent things, I just re-enable touch.

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Dave,

Doing that (disabling the touch) won't help either. The problem wasn't the touch. My problem was that whenever i try to write using my stylus, it starts "clicking" when it's still an inch above the screen. That's the annoyance. Because in reality, a pen writes when it's already touching the paper, not an inch above it. This makes it so inconvenient to use the stylus, or the tablet mode for that matter. Hence, making the special feature almost absolutely useless.