iPad Apple Pencil 2 will magnetically attach to side of the iPad Pro 2018 and charge through a new magnet

[WilliamG]

no they don't. if you look at those stands they have no charging connectors to anything so they can't charge the pencils. just like they can't secure the pencils. my local store loses at least one on a weekday and up to 5 on the weekend. folks just snatch and walk out.
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if you're asking that question then for you the answer is no. but I love mine so I'll buy a new one when it comes out whether that's next month or in a year

I know they get stolen. You sure they're not charging there? Just because you can't see the cable doesn't mean there's not one under the table. Also, I thought it strange that the Pencils were all at 100% battery when I picked them up (I checked more than one for this reason).

Could be coincidental, but it was at around 3:30pm, so unlikely to be fully charged unless the cradles were doing the charging. Can't say for sure, of course, but you know...

 

[subjonas]

But people that do art work on a pro are going to have more than ONE pencil
people don't tend to take their home mouse to work.

Is this in response to the complaints about the way Apple Pencil charges and/or how it drains battery continually because it doesn’t have a handier off switch? Because buying multiple $100 devices is not a reasonable solution to bad design. And while some might buy multiple Pencils, it is not as necessary as having multiple mice. The Pencil takes up no space in a bag and always travels with the ipad.

 

[Falhófnir]

A welcome change, if true. The way the pen attaches to the surfaces is a neat storage solution, and if it can charge simultaneously thats an added benefit.

 

[charlituna]

I know they get stolen. You sure they're not charging there? Just because you can't see the cable doesn't mean there's not one under the table. Also, I thought it strange that the Pencils were all at 100% battery when I picked them up (I checked more than one for this reason).

Could be coincidental, but it was at around 3:30pm, so unlikely to be fully charged unless the cradles were doing the charging. Can't say for sure, of course, but you know...

There’s no way they would drill holes in the tables for a charging cable given how they love to rearrange things and those tables aren’t something easy to move around since they have cash drawers and printers in them so the IPs would have to be reprogrammed every time.
And they are probably 100% because the staff swaps them out during the day with freshly charged ones.

 

[Wildkraut]

lol, you have never used wacom pro pen 2 if you lie like this. there is no jitter and the cursor is supremely accurate, because it has a cursor. the ipad does not even use a cursor, so at certain angles there is a slight parallax due to the screen gap. Go try a samsung gallaxy book, its just as accurate as the pencil, has zero parallax, a cursor for best in class accuracy, better pressure levels and lower IAF, has tilt, and uses zero batteries. Plus the tablet runs more powerful desktop software, has more ram and a better screen.

dont get me wrong, the pencil is the second best stylus, if you dont take into account the stupid charging system, but EMR is still king. The feel is much better, accuracy is spot on and there are no batteries. Plus you cant even get a apple tablet bigger than 13" so its destined for the consumer market or light duty mobile drawing needs. no way i would want to work all day long on such a small drawing slate that cant run desktop software or do color critical workflows. Wacom soon will have a 32" drawing tablet.

Well, just my 27“ Cintiq, which jitters and has loud spinning fans making noice and running hot. In my opinion the only downside of the iPad regarding this, is like you said, you can’t run a full 3d desktop software like Zbrush or Mari to sculpt and texture paint, and of course the smaller display size. That’s the only reason why i still have my Wacom Cintiq. But i find the Pen technology of Apple much better. I don’t mind the battery, it charges very fast. Color critical workflow is overrated anyway, if not used for movies and presented also on a calibrated screens, or for print. I don’t do stuff for cinema, nor for print anymore.
Once i used to permanently calibrate my screen with a spider, till i noticed that people don’t care anyway. They are usually displayed on cold blueish Displays set to 6300k color anyway.

Wacom won’t disappearanytime soon, but doing 2D work on ipad pro is much more comfortable than on my Cintiq.

 

[WilliamG]

There’s no way they would drill holes in the tables for a charging cable given how they love to rearrange things and those tables aren’t something easy to move around since they have cash drawers and printers in them so the IPs would have to be reprogrammed every time.
And they are probably 100% because the staff swaps them out during the day with freshly charged ones.

Hm. I’ll take your word for it.

 

[alex00100]

Well, just my 27“ Cintiq, which jitters and has loud spinning fans making noice and running hot. In my opinion the only downside of the iPad regarding this, is like you said, you can’t run a full 3d desktop software like Zbrush or Mari to sculpt and texture paint, and of course the smaller display size. That’s the only reason why i still have my Wacom Cintiq. But i find the Pen technology of Apple much better. I don’t mind the battery, it charges very fast. Color critical workflow is overrated anyway, if not used for movies and presented also on a calibrated screens, or for print. I don’t do stuff for cinema, nor for print anymore.
Once i used to permanently calibrate my screen with a spider, till i noticed that people don’t care anyway. They are usually displayed on cold blueish Displays set to 6300k color anyway.

Wacom won’t disappearanytime soon, but doing 2D work on ipad pro is much more comfortable than on my Cintiq.

Except that you can't hold the Apple Pencil for 6 hours straight like you can with an ergonomic Cintiq pen and you don't get the side buttons either.

 

[Wildkraut]

Except that you can't hold the Apple Pencil for 6 hours straight like you can with an ergonomic Cintiq pen and you don't get the side buttons either.

Just buy a rubber expansion to pull over the pen to make its silhouette more curvy and the pen grippy, or DIY. Sorry, but a carbon pencil isn’t much more comfortable, and many artists use it all day long. Side buttons is not relevant, because most ipad apps maps side button like features to finger gestures, and that works unbelievable good.

 

[ericwn]

This is what the Smart Connector on the current iPad was supposed to be for as well but Apple couldn't get it to work in time.

Totally made up theory.

 

[DaniJoy]

The OP was asking why Wacom doesn’t make their own thin tablet. I think he/she meant Wacom branded with their full tech, as opposed to just partial tech licensed out to another company.



I didn’t say this battery-powered mobile Cintiq should be thin, although I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t want it to be, all things being equal. And battery-powered so that you have the option to draw on your existing laptop (especially if you use macOS which doesn’t natively come in tablet form) without being near a wall outlet.
The mobile studio pro is full on computer. That’s an expensive solution for this if you already have a laptop and just need the Cintiq screen, hence why I said I wanted them to make a battery-powered Cintiq Pro, which I was correct in saying Wacom does not make.



I’ve tried to go back to windows several times because Apple does not make a portable macOS tablet, and each time I ran into too many major bugs in windows in general or in the windows version of the software that I use. I really wish that wasn’t the case.

well everyone has a ideal combination, wacom cintiq is not focused on budget parts. thats what intuos line is for. And samsung EMR is still way better than apple pencil, even if its not pro pen 2 levels.

yes they dont have battery powered cintiqs, but as you well know there are cintiqs that are plenty portable.

I keep my mobile studio pro for the second screen. laptops are to under-powered for my work so i use MSP connected to mini workstation when im on the road. works great.

to bad you cant figure out how to run windows, it works great for me. I never had an issue going back and forth between the big two OS brands. I might run macOS someday if they ever make fast workstations again, but its pretty pointless now in my work industry (animation and VFX), apples gear is always a few gens behind. I need huge RAM and the best performance from my workstation.
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Well, just my 27“ Cintiq, which jitters and has loud spinning fans making noice and running hot. In my opinion the only downside of the iPad regarding this, is like you said, you can’t run a full 3d desktop software like Zbrush or Mari to sculpt and texture paint, and of course the smaller display size. That’s the only reason why i still have my Wacom Cintiq. But i find the Pen technology of Apple much better. I don’t mind the battery, it charges very fast. Color critical workflow is overrated anyway, if not used for movies and presented also on a calibrated screens, or for print. I don’t do stuff for cinema, nor for print anymore.
Once i used to permanently calibrate my screen with a spider, till i noticed that people don’t care anyway. They are usually displayed on cold blueish Displays set to 6300k color anyway.

Wacom won’t disappearanytime soon, but doing 2D work on ipad pro is much more comfortable than on my Cintiq.

lol there are no fans in a cintiq 27. and there are no jitters or noise. you are making things up or confusing it for 24" and 32" model (which are not released yet). mine runs cooler than my ipad pro. year round.

Glad you like the pencil but i dont think its nearly as good as my Wacom EMR. I can draw with both but i would much rather work with a pencil that does not ever need charging, its very annoying and i think the feel/accuracy is better for the EMR. especially the new 4k panels. they are amazing feeling. apple not nearly as premium.

color critical is not important? you like your art looking different than you intended? I make allot of money because i work in color critical workflows. No clients want bad color.

no way a tiny 13" screen is more comfortable than a 27" screen for me. I do 2d animation, painting, and VFX. Not much 3d these days.

 

[alex00100]

well everyone has a ideal combination, wacom cintiq is not focused on budget parts. thats what intuos line is for. And samsung EMR is still way better than apple pencil, even if its not pro pen 2 levels.

yes they dont have battery powered cintiqs, but as you well know there are cintiqs that are plenty portable.

I keep my mobile studio pro for the second screen. laptops are to under-powered for my work so i use MSP connected to mini workstation when im on the road. works great.

to bad you cant figure out how to run windows, it works great for me. I never had an issue going back and forth between the big two OS brands. I might run macOS someday if they ever make fast workstations again, but its pretty pointless now in my work industry (animation and VFX), apples gear is always a few gens behind. I need huge RAM and the best performance from my workstation.
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lol there are no fans in a cintiq 27. and there are no jitters or noise. you are making things up or confusing it for 24" and 32" model (which are not released yet). mine runs cooler than my ipad pro. year round.

Glad you like the pencil but i dont think its nearly as good as my Wacom EMR. I can draw with both but i would much rather work with a pencil that does not ever need charging, its very annoying and i think the feel/accuracy is better for the EMR. especially the new 4k panels. they are amazing feeling. apple not nearly as premium.

color critical is not important? you like your art looking different than you intended? I make allot of money because i work in color critical workflows. No clients want bad color.

no way a tiny 13" screen is more comfortable than a 27" screen for me. I do 2d animation, painting, and VFX. Not much 3d these days.

Not sure if 27” has a fan, but 16” ones have one definitely and the new 24” have that have already been out there since March have a very loud fan.
Color depends on what exactly you do. If you are animating or storyboarding or even designing it’s not that color critical.
Also keep in mind iPad is not supposed to be something that would replace the huge Cintiq but rather a portable device to work on the go.