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Apple Pencil Buyer's Guide: Which Model Should You Choose?
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Well not every technology feature is (nor should be) included with every product just because it has existed for a long time. It will still add to cost to include it, so the decision has to be based on the targeted price of the product and whether the feature is necessary. I’m guessing for a lot of people who use their Pencil just for scrolling, signature, and occasional markups, pressure sensitivity is not necessary, so they’re happy to have a cheaper first party option.
Whether it’s cheap enough remains to be seen.
Yes. The many people who don't need pressure sensitivity will only spend $79 instead of $99, roughly a 20% discount and savings.
If you need pressure sensitivity, simply purchase either of the two other models. It's not that difficult.
So many people here *assume* everyone needs the most feature laden and expensive model in an Apple product category.
That's a rather short-sighted perspective, believing everyone must be just like them with respect to needed features/performance/options.
If you’re in the EU, buy the USB-C pencil. It’ll probably be the only one offered.
If you’re not, buy the non-USB-C one that works with your iPad…
UNLESS you have an old school iPad, plan to upgrade soon, and really really don’t want to buy a new pencil when you do. Then get USB-C.
If you’re not, buy the non-USB-C one that works with your iPad…
UNLESS you have an old school iPad, plan to upgrade soon, and really really don’t want to buy a new pencil when you do. Then get USB-C.
Choosing is actually quite easy.
If you have your iPad hindered in a keyboard case, you choose the this newest Pencil because you hardly use the Pencil; it is just for show.
If you use the iPad properly without the boring keyboard case, get the expensive Pencil.
It is probably safe to say a new Pencil Pro will soon be released to replace the current most expensive Pencil.
If you have your iPad hindered in a keyboard case, you choose the this newest Pencil because you hardly use the Pencil; it is just for show.
If you use the iPad properly without the boring keyboard case, get the expensive Pencil.
It is probably safe to say a new Pencil Pro will soon be released to replace the current most expensive Pencil.
My partner is going through this. We’ve resorted to looking them up by model number because it’s so unbelievably convoluted.
Even simpler: Buy the 2nd gen pencil unless you own an ipad 10th gen. All other ipads with usb-c are compatible with the 2nd gen pencil. If you buy from apple, that is, because clearly we can get the exact same product for much less elsewhere just as long as it has no apple logo on it.
Its not 3 Pencils for all iPads; it's 2 for USB-C iPads, 1 for Lightning iPads
It's even worse... None are actually made for the iPhone, only the iPad!
Yeah I don't know why people are acting like this is confusing.
Buy the Pencil-1 if you have a Lightning iPad.
Buy the base Pencil if you have an iPad10 or you want to save $40
Otherwise, buy the Pencil-2.
Dissed for the iPhone.
"Why?"
Because an iPad is not an iPhone. Many people into illustration and graphic design using an iPad are not able to use fingers and thumb with sufficient precision. Thus a stylus for the iPad.
There is a difference between knowing something and understanding it.
Knowing: Steve Jobs was against a stylus.
Understanding: Steve Jobs was against them as the primary method of controlling the OS.
Steve Jobs loved art and calligraphy so there is no way he would be against the Apple Pencil as a creative tool.
My why wasn’t referring to this… my why was referring to the mess of Apple pencils they created for themselves.
I think you misunderstood my post… I was comparing the fact that at one point in time that Apple didn’t see the need for a stylus and there was none available, and then when there was with advent of iPad... there was an abundance of them. But the way in which they have done this is at odds with Apples attention to detail and making things that just work.
Apple didn't want a stylus as the primary method of controlling the phone, but I agree that Apple could have planned the Pencils better.
Different features at different price points. And introduced at different points in time. Consult the Pencil chart MR created if you're having difficulty understanding the differences.
I’m having real problems understanding the range of pencils they have released. Please help me I’m stupid
What you fail to realize is that this MR post isn’t available in Apple stores or other places where people will buy.
It’s genuinely a bad situation regarding the Apple Pencil. A mess of their own making and it didn’t have to be this way.
They clearly have the money and people to get this right.. but look at it… it’s a hot mess.
This is what I did and this is the correct answer lol. Have a nice blue and white one that goes with my blue iPad air. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C2VLJ8J9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
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I cannot believe what a mess this is. First the 10th-generation iPad that is a bizarre mix of features and limitations, and now they introduce a THIRD pencil that adds USB-C but takes away pressure sensitivity. Why do we need THREE different stylus options? This is as much of a mess as the entire iPad product lineup. Three stylus options and five different iPad form factors?
Make it make sense, Apple.
Make it make sense, Apple.