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.pressure sensitivity was released in 2015 and now 8 years later they release a new product without it, do you think that’s normal?
pressure sensitivity was released in 2015 and now 8 years later they release a new product without it, do you think that’s normal?
My partner is going through this. We’ve resorted to looking them up by model number because it’s so unbelievably convoluted.Try to buy a used iPad and figure out which model/configuration they are selling. Impossible.
$40I really don't understand different tiers of pencil offerings. Makes it not only redundant but confusing as well.
Offer just one with all the bells and whistles... people who need it will not nickel and dime to save $20-$30
I mean, it's really pretty simple.
Get Pencil (2nd generation) if your iPad supports it.
Otherwise, Pencil with USB-C if your iPad supports it.
Otherwise, get a used Pencil (1st generation), 3rd party, or save up for the new iPad.
Its not 3 Pencils for all iPads; it's 2 for USB-C iPads, 1 for Lightning iPads3x Apple Pencils. Cook needs to give his head a wobble.
It's even worse... None are actually made for the iPhone, only the iPad!Its now a nightmare...
Apple... you only had to make one to rule them all... it's what you used to do!
Steve jobs famously dissed the stylus... and now the same company makes three of the damn things.. one is ancient, one is purposely restricted and the other is good/great, but not quite there.
Why?
Yeah I don't know why people are acting like this is confusing.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 now a nightmare...
Apple... you only had to make one to rule them all... it's what you used to do!
Steve jobs famously dissed the stylus... and now the same company makes three of the damn things.. one is ancient, one is purposely restricted and the other is good/great, but not quite there.
Why?
There is a difference between knowing something and understanding it.Its now a nightmare...
Apple... you only had to make one to rule them all... it's what you used to do!
Steve jobs famously dissed the stylus... and now the same company makes three of the damn things.. one is ancient, one is purposely restricted and the other is good/great, but not quite there.
Why?
My why wasn’t referring to this… my why was referring to the mess of Apple pencils they created for themselves.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.
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.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.
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.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.
My why wasn’t referring to this… my why was referring to the mess of Apple pencils they created for themselves.
I’m having real problems understanding the range of pencils they have released. Please help me I’m stupidDifferent 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
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=1No, most users should, if they don’t need pressure sensitivity, choose a $20 clone which basically does the same, while still also working on older iPads, like for example https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW8LQKL4/. You even get different colors!
usb-cWhy does this iPencil 3 even exist? It's placement and lack of features is insane.