Apple Pencil (1st Gen): Precision For Drawing

Deze pen werkt perfect, toppertje.
Als je een iPad hebt, koop dan ook alleen accessoires van Apple, dat werkt als een malle, geen geklooi, werkt perfect.

Arrived as promised. Functional. My kids use in school in place of issues chrome pen. Easy to use. Very durable.

Portability is great. Accuracy was 100% easy to use. Quality is great! And a great value for your money.

The pencil is perfect to write notes or to do advanced drawing, is not heavy at all but gives you the sence of holding a good an fancy pen, the only thing i dont like is the charging of it, you have to plug it on the ipad and a single small hit could prob brake the charging plug and then you will have to buy a new one…

I’ve been using the apple pencil to make coloring pages for a coloring book about Thoroughbred horses (“A Thoroughbred Life Horse Coloring Book”). So far, I’ve really enjoyed it. The only problem I’ve run into is I have no idea what I’m doing as there were little to no instructions, and the pencil stopped working well. Eventually, I realized the tip had come unscrewed.
I’ve tried the pencil for write to text and it works GREAT! Procreate – great! Canva – meh. I ended up making my art in procreate and sending to Canva.

This is really the best tab available in this price range without regard to the mobile OS platform you swear allegiance to.

My hobby is journaling and doodling – it is difficult to procure paper and drawing material that allow me to have the same experience whilst writing and doodling – paper is usually good for drawing or good for writing, and if it is expected to serve both activities with the same sense of satisfaction, it costs a bomb.

But the iPad is not without its disadvantages (especially if you are used to Android tabs)

1. You cannot make phone calls directly from the iPad
2. Whatsapp does not work unless you want to risk jailbreaking and install unsupported software
3. My personal experience is that the likelihood of dropping a tab is higher than that of dropping a laptop.
4. Intensive texting and writing content requires a BT keyboard (I use a Lenovo K480 which really works for me but at the cost of additional bulk, batteries and one more item to put in the tray at the time of airport check-in)
5. Apple’s messaging ecosystem is rather restrictive – for example, without whatsapp you have iMessages / Messages and you can reasonably communicate with others using iMessages (if they are on the Apple platform) and probably Jabber (for Android and anything else, I think but I cannot vouch for how effective it is).

As long as one of the above use-cases matter to you, iPad is not a stand-alone solution to your problem.

I saved the good stuff for the end

a) I also purchased the Apple pencil because I wanted to use it to replicate my handwritten journaling experience. It works quite well. I have never used an iPad Pro – a lot of iPad 9.7 2018 reviews involve comparisons with the iPad Pro which has superior tech – Pro-motion, 120 Hz refresh, faster CPU and invariably the inference is that “iPad 6th Gen is good, better than other iPads but the iPad Pro is still better”. To me though, this device is all I need at this time.
b) Since I knew I would not be using this for voice-calling, I chose the wifi-only version. Besides, in my neck-of-the-woods, telecom connections are nothing to write home about.
c) The tab is fast, responsive, it has not hung – to be objective, I removed all apps that I would not be using
d) The camera is not great but I find it difficult to imagine being able to snap candid spontaneous photos with a device the size of the iPad
e) With Apple Notes and my BT keyboard, I can type anywhere. I can even bunge in some diagrams if I need to add those as well.
f) The software keyboard supports drawing mode with Apple Pen and that is a lovely thing if I want to send personal messages to my daughter mimicking the handwritten note practice
g) Browsing is fairly ok but no great shakes especially if you are used to seeing text on larger screens and full-blown desktop experience. Most websites have mobile apps which offer the same experience – this comes at the cost of using up space, battery
h) The battery has been a surprise – I am not attached to the iPad all the time, I DO use it for an average of 6 to 8 hours every day and the battery still runs at close to 50% by night. If you use graphics intensive apps with the Apple Pencil on, you may sense a little radiating off from the screen to your palm. I have not figured out why
i) iOS 11 is really good. The last version of iOS I used was on my iPod Mini and I remember the limited options it offered. The OS has since evolved, it is more sophisticated, more intuitive than before

If you are on a budget of 30K or less, and do not want to invest in high-end tabs, I would recommend you not spend too much time and just go ahead and buy this. There may or may not be be newer versions of this edition of iPads coming in from Apple. but this is one decision you will not regret.

Good value. Easy to use. Great performance. Makes doing math problems on my iPad a breeze. No more wasted paper.