Deals: Amazon Discounts Apple Pencil 2 to Best-Ever Price of $85 ($45 Off)

[MacRumors]

Last week, the Apple Pencil 2 hit a new all-time low price on Amazon and quickly went out of stock. Today, Amazon has returned with this record low price of $85.00 on the accessory, down from $129.00, and it's in stock and ready to deliver between May 26 and 31.

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The Apple Pencil 2 is compatible with the following iPads: iPad mini (6th generation), iPad Air (4th generation and later), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation and later), and 11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation and later). The second generation Apple Pencil is a perfect accessory for anyone planning to use the new Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps now available for the iPad.

Apple Pencil 2 for $85.00 ($45 OFF)​

If you have the newest iPad Pro models, the second-generation Apple Pencil can now be detected while hovering up to 12mm above the display. This allows users to see a preview of their drawing before they make it, and with Scribble text fields automatically expand when the pencil gets near the screen.

Keep up with all of this week's best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

Article Link: Deals: Amazon Discounts Apple Pencil 2 to Best-Ever Price of $85 ($45 Off)

 

[rizzo41999]

Sales push for upcoming Journal app?

 

[seek3r]

Sales push for upcoming Journal app?

Outside chance of an impending Apple pencil 3 comes to mind too, but you’re prob closer

 

[rjjacobson]

Outside chance of an impending Apple pencil 3 comes to mind too, but you’re prob closer

Whatever the case nice price point for a spare, got mine from first batch arrived quickly and its brand new works great. I use my pencil 2 a lot on iPad Pro.

 

[anthogag]

The world is clamouring for Pencil 3 with a built-in microphone and both ends functional.

 

[Boil]

First I have heard of folks wanting a microphone built into an Apple Pencil...?

Apple Pencil 3 will move around the magnets and whatnot to make it work with a charging system that works around the landscape oriented front-facing camera and junk...

Flipping it to use the other end as a different tool would be logical; draw/write with the pointy end, erase with the chunky end...

 

[unregbaron]

UK Readers - keep an eye on the the Refurb Store where it's £99 when listed every few days, there's a site called refurb-tracker where you can set up alerts. https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/refurbished

 

[benh911f]

I really don’t think I’d use this much for the Air I bought recently, but I find it so cool that I keep having to talk myself out of just buying it at this price.

 

[roland.g]

My laptop had a pencil, my new laptop came with a pencil, and in the last decade I have never found a use for a pencil. Like Steve said, the stylus is built right into my hand.

 

[tubular]

Dang it, literally bought one just yesterday at an Apple store. The employee gave me a ten-dollar discount out of the blue, which has never happened before, and this might explain it.

 

[gugy]

I have the 1st gen Pencil and works great. Is it worth upgrading to Gen 2?

 

[rjjacobson]

I have the 1st gen Pencil and works great. Is it worth upgrading to Gen 2?

I forget the differences have been using a Pencil 2 since my first iPad Pro 12.9 1 TB(gen 3) just got gen 6 (newest) 2 TB 12.9 ipad pro. The 2 gen has more features on iPads that it supports.

Here is good article on both that might help guide you:

Apple Pencil 1 vs 2: which generation of pencil is best for you and your iPad?

Which stylus should you buy for your iPad? Our Apple Pencil vs Apple Pencil 2 comparison reveals all

www.digitalcameraworld.com

Some text of interest out of above article:

the Apple Pencil 1 is only supported by the following iPad models:

• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
• iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro 9.7-inch iPad Air (3rd generation)
• iPad (10th generation)
• iPad (9th generation)
• iPad (8th generation)
• iPad (7th generation)
• iPad (6th generation)
• iPad mini (5th generation)

the Apple Pencil 2 is only supported by the following iPad models:

• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
• iPad Air (5th generation)
• iPad Air (4th generation)
• iPad mini (6th generation)

Finally here is Apple’s page on the pencils with info on each that should help you:

Apple Pencil

Apple Pencil is the standard for drawing, note-taking, and marking up documents. Intuitive, precise, and magical.

www.apple.com

 

[lazyrighteye]

Wow. Lower than Pencil 1 pricing.
My daughter damaged the tip of her P1. Id' like to replace but ideally for less than the Apple's current $100. Cheapest I can find is on Amazon for $89. That still seems high for that version.

 

[klasma]

I have the 1st gen Pencil and works great. Is it worth upgrading to Gen 2?

Which pencil gen you need depends on the device you want to use it on. The two gens aren't compatible with each other, and there is no Apple device that supports both gens.

 

[darngooddesign]

I have the 1st gen Pencil and works great. Is it worth upgrading to Gen 2?

If your iPad supports pencil 1 it doesn't support pencil 2.

 

[svish]

Great price for Apple Pencil 2.

 

[FightTheFuture]

Wow. Lower than Pencil 1 pricing.
My daughter damaged the tip of her P1. Id' like to replace but ideally for less than the Apple's current $100. Cheapest I can find is on Amazon for $89. That still seems high for that version.

You mean the nib? You can replace those separately.

The world is clamouring for Pencil 3 with a built-in microphone and both ends functional.

9to5Mac ran a story yesterday about a patent for FindMy built into a new Apple Pencil.

 

[lazyrighteye]

You mean the nib? You can replace those separately.

In addition to the threaded section of the plastic tip breaking, the internal brass stem is also slightly bent. Admittedly, I've not yet conducted any research as to repair option, but if there were a way to address just the tip, I'd be into that. 😂

9to5Mac ran a story yesterday about a patent for FindMy built into a new Apple Pencil.

Hmm, FindMy seems an interesting addition to Pencil. In the year I've been using Pencil 2 with an iPad mini 6, the only functionality I can think of adding might be a way to adjust brush diameter without having to go to the pen selection dock. A tripple-tap could possibly allow brush diameter adjustment via sliding your finger up/down the lower 2" of the flat side of Pencil. I also read where someone wanted functionality built into both ends of Pencil. I could maybe get into that. The idea of flipping Pencil around for leveraging the other end of Pencil is not yet something I've wished was possible, thanks to double-tap to toggle between pen and eraser. Works great. Super efficient.

 

[John099]

These should retail for $79.99 and apple would still make a killer profit. It's an absurdity that they charge so much for this.