Last year the new iPad Pro arrived at the Apple Store and the catalog of the bitten apple. A range of professional tablets with more power than ever, a size expanded to 12,9 inches. New 3D Touch technology for the ideal accessory: the Apple Pencil, and a smart Connector to use a keyboard without having to charge it or depend on bluetooth. With all this they wanted to revolutionize the iPad and the future of tablets for the company, the problem was and is in the operating system. It is still a bit limited in some functions and in some formats, such as PSD.
The question is that the Apple Pencil is an ideal accessory, that's why I want to talk about him today. Comment on its price, its functions and technology, what happens with the spare parts of the tips and to which users it is directed. Very attentive to the post.
Apple Pencil: Being the best doesn't come cheap
And no, it is not a sign of my love for the brand. It really is the best pencil on the market. This is possible since they develop a pen for a specific tablet and an operating system from the same company. Not only is it designed for the iPad Pro, it's the technology of the screen has been created with the base of the 3D Touch For the pencil to achieve the most natural writing and drawing effect possible. There is no delay between the tip of the pencil and the drawing on the screen, everything looks as if you were working on real paper, and even more so now that the iPad Pro has True Tone on the screen.
The pen's weak point is that it lacks hardware-level features. For example, it does not have a rubber in the upper area nor can you make shortcuts or actions with some type of button. It's not the most ergonomic either and they could improve it a lot in the near future. Despite everything, for tablets we will not find something better. Its price? € 110, and it is compatible with both iPads in the Pro range. Neither the iPhone nor the Macbook nor any other product. Is it too expensive? I do not believe it, And it is that other third-party options that do not match its quality but that are close are between € 80 and more than € 100.
The tips can wear out, of course. If I'm not mistaken, the pencil includes two refills or two nibs in the box. Buying spare parts separately will cost you € 25 a box of 4 tips in the same Apple Store. This does seem expensive to me, but it is what you have if you do not want to spend another € 11.
Which users is it aimed at? It is advisable?
Here it happens to me as with the Apple Watch or the Macbook Pro, I recommend them, yes, but for a specific market. For professional users, illustrators or other sectors, but who are really going to use the pencil. If you are looking for a pen to write something in the notes while drawing or to take a note than another, it may not be the most recommended option. It does not have any hook to stick it to the iPad or to store it, so I recommend you look for some type of cover that allows you to store it together with the tablet. If possible, a model that also includes a keyboard, and so you have the three accessories together for any time.
If you buy a 9,7-inch iPad Pro and not an Air 2, it's because of the stylus. To this day it is the only difference in real use. There are many keyboards and I myself have one for bluetooth that works perfectly. As if it had one of those Smart Connectors. Apple Pencil gives iPad new uses and lets you work like never before. My colleague José Alfocea is looking forward to having it to write by hand at all times and to put the keyboard aside a bit. I mean, what drawing is not the only option or its only use. But if you are not going to use it for anything, I do not recommend that you go for the Apple Pencil or the small iPad Pro.