Had a first-gen iPad back when it was just an overblown iPhone. Didn't really do much with it, so I eventually got rid of it when Target had a great trade-in deal for iTunes gift cards.
Decided to pick up an 11" Pro to start doing digital drawing, since I wanted to get back into drawing and felt like it was time to switch to digital instead of colored pencils and a sketchbook. (I miss the smell, but that's about it). This was right before the announcement but the event invitations had gone out, plus I knew new iPads were highly likely to come out. So I decided to wait to see what was announced before buying.
For me, I find the new iPads quite nice for drawing. Having the bezel be the same size all around makes it a great screen to draw on, and the magnetic attachment and inductive charging of the Pencil is very convenient. I think I chose a good time to get started on using an iPad for art, and I can't see myself needing a replacement for a long time. The display is smooth when zooming/panning/rotating the canvas, but that's just "oh, that's nice". As long as the pencil works with no lag, I'm good.
I bought my husband the original pencil for his 6th-generation iPad last week and tried it out to see how it felt, and the gloss finish really does make it slipperier and charging isn't as convenient. I'm surprised the Lightning genderchanger hasn't disappeared yet, and the lack of any kind of tether on the cap seems like a bad design decision. He got an extra tip and I didn't, but I picked up an extra box of 4 (for a total of 5 now) while at the store.
