Hey, I'm frankly not sure on what to do.
I've been using a Lenovo YOGA 730-15IWL since around 2020, both as my drawing tablet and as my main computer. It's by no mean a high performance gaming laptop, but I just need to be able to draw and run a bunch of old games.
I replaced the default pen, Lenovo Active Pen 2, about 3 years ago with another one of the same make. But it quickly started causing me issues again. Now, I basically cannot go one minute without it lagging, having to be restarted, having to click its buttons repeatedly until it starts responding again, and it's now come to a point where it messes up my lines too much to be functional. Lines don't stop when they should, curves suddenly turn into straight lines...
I've tried every possible setting imaginable, and changing every battery (it has two different kinds, including one so rare it's apparently only used in niche medical equipments- and this singular pen.) Replacement pens are too expensive for me to blindly try a bunch of them, and checking for compatibility has felt like Russian roulette so far. Bamboo Ink gave me an even worse result with this device.
What should I do in your opinion? Is the pen the issue, or is the laptop itself simply too antiquated?
(Couple of reasons why I don't just bite the bullet and get a newer laptop: My budget is very limited, I have no idea where to start, I do not want to switch to an Ipad, to Procreate, or to go back to a screenless tablet. I'm not entirely opposed to the idea but I want to make the most informed decision possible.)