Is the Apple Pencil reliable for every day usage? I'm a student and I will be using an Apple pencil for note taking on pdf in class. My biggest fear is that it's going to suddenly stop working when I'm in class. Has anyone experienced Apple pencil failure?
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Apple pencil reliability?
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[doublepost=1472070791][/doublepost]I've not had any issues with mine except dropping it and dinging the tip. I replaced the tip and everything was OK. However, there is another thread with a few people saying that they had charging issues with their pencil.
I am waiting for the Update Apple Pencil 2 with much needed improvements like being Triangular if you take the 3 fingers you hold a pencil with your finger tips form a natural triangle. This would also prevent the Apple Pencil from rolling away. And much needed inductive charging.
Some artists' drawing tools are triangular. They are also much thicker than the Apple Pencil.
And that's fine for a proper artist. But not the Apple Pencil. If you want it that way buy some of these https://www.amazon.com/Classics-Tri...r=8-1&keywords=triangle+pencil+grips+for+kids
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Problem solved! Haha
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I have owned two Surface Pro's before I got my iPad Pro. The iPad and Pencil are far more reliable than the Surfaces ever have been. It's the first digital device where I feel like I'm actually using paper. Just tonight I filled out a ton of school forms for my kids entirely on the iPad and it worked completely flawlessly. 100% digital, no paper.
The pencil is weighted so that it won't roll away on a normal desk/table.
zero issues with my launch day apple pencil. been through one tip since november due to me dropping the thing on the floor. i have a pack of tips so no worries.
i use the tablet 5 days a week and use the pencil 2-4 hours a day as a mouse (pointing/clicking/dragging on the screen).
i use the tablet 5 days a week and use the pencil 2-4 hours a day as a mouse (pointing/clicking/dragging on the screen).
The only reliability issue with my Apple Pencil has been me. Sometimes I forget to check how much of a charge it has remaining before starting to use it. Do a better job of that than me and you shouldn't have any problems 
The most reliable stylus I've used by far. The only times it's stopped working on me is because it's out of charge, and that's been my own fault for ignoring the low battery warning. Barely any lag in lightweight apps, next to no parallax, and accurate enough even for tiny handwriting. You'll be fine
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Honestly I think wanting a certain shape or whatever for a drawing instrument is a bit silly... Real artists will use anything from crumbling sticks of charcoal to fountain pens to tiny pastel stumps and even their fingers. We make our tools work for us... The Pencil is comfortable to use, I dunno what more people want of 'an artist's tool'.
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Honestly I think wanting a certain shape or whatever for a drawing instrument is a bit silly... Real artists will use anything from crumbling sticks of charcoal to fountain pens to tiny pastel stumps and even their fingers. We make our tools work for us... The Pencil is comfortable to use, I dunno what more people want of 'an artist's tool'.
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Pencil is great. you do need to re-pair it sometimes if you go out of BT range for any amount of time sonetimes, but no, it doesnt just 'stop' working
The Apple Pencil is amazing! I have had zero reliability issues. The ONLY thing I could even think to complain about is that I wish it had a longer battery life, but given charging is easy and quick it's not so much of a bother.
Adobe tried this with the Ink stylus. Personally, I found it super awkward to hold.
Adobe tried this with the Ink stylus. Personally, I found it super awkward to hold.
Except when it has enough initial inertia, then the weight causes it to roll even faster
Pencil functions fine although my first one stopped working and charging after 5 months...just wish it was smaller and had a slot for it built into device