Been scouting for a decent deal on apple pencil 2.
Noticed someone posted $30 cashback on JB Hi-Fi purchase. So I checked the original deal.
Turns out I could get one for $169
Thanks to @rake!
Apple Pencil (2nd Gen) $199 ($169 After Zip Cashback) + Delivery ($0 to Selected Areas/ C&C/ in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
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Yeah, the off brand ones pale in comparison.
I tend to agree on that statement for all apple products. But too expensive is a subjective matter and it can mean differently to people if you're considering the quality and service.
But yes, I get where you're coming from.
Yes subjective.
$400+ is insane for a keyboard for a lot of people but IMO totally opens up iPad to be more productive for work (really hope IOS15 is the magic bullet for elevating iPadOS for a viable full time laptop replacement)
Whereas the pencil is.. a pencil. I can’t draw to save myself but thought it would be cool to use it to take notes//PDF markup.
Thanks for this. I am having a bit of chuckle reading this.
Call me crazy, but I do have two $400+ keyboards. Hahahaha XD
@Jimothy Wongingtons: That's right. I actually just realised what you meant is the magic keyboard for iPad.
Whereas what I referred to are programmable split mechanical keyboard.
They actually eliminated a lot of RSI and wrist issue I had from previous keyboard. And that's a big part of my life right now cause I work as software engineer.
I’m of the opposite opinion. My 11-year-old wireless iMac keyboard works fine with my iPad Pro, so I don’t see the need to spend $400 on a keyboard. Whereas the Apple Pencil can’t be replaced by anything really. It has a wide variety of uses, including photo editing, signing documents, marking up documents, taking notes/mind maps, drawing, etc.
Whereas the pencil is.. a pencil. I can’t draw to save myself but thought it would be cool to use it to take notes//PDF markup.
I guess those who can draw don't mind the price as much.
The lowest I could find was the $50 off $150 latitudepay when I got my apple pencil…
Seems like Apple users are high rollers.
Interesting you said that. I had to find out what high roller means. (excuse my ESL)
I'm sure everyone's financial capacity and usecase are different. I tend to agree with your statement if someone who bought this simply as note taking as opposed to actual design, work and specific productivity stuff.
But I fail to comprehend your point of view with that generalisation and what you're trying to communicate.
Deep dude. He was just trying to be funny. Maybe sit back have a j.
Very philosophical too. :p
lmao most I'd pay for a tablet would be 200, not a pencil to use on a tablet.
I'm not shitting on the deal, I know the price is riduculous and objectively based on that this is a good deal, but like, (profanity) man, that's insane, for a pencil. Hell not even a pencil, a pencil writes on everything, 200 for a lil pointer toy.
Does this actually do anything my grandmother's little tip thing at the end of her actual pen that worked on her iPad 2 like 10 years ago doesn't? bc that cost 5 bucks and was an actual pen as well.
I bought one in 2018 and been using it ever since. You may find it expensive but I’ve found it invaluable for taking notes which are then available everywhere. Cheap capacitive pens like the one you’re mentioning don’t work anywhere near as well, I’ve tried them. The iPad can’t differentiate from a capacitive pen or your hand / fingers, so trying to write or draw with one you end up with extra lines over the page or accidentally zoom in / out / scroll around when your hand rests on it.
This has pressure sensitivity and tilt detection so you can accurately shade stuff or make the pen stroke thicker when tilting, particularly useful for highlighting etc. There’s also basically zero latency.
You should see the stuff artists do with an Apple Pencil and iPad!
It sounds like you have no use for this which is fine, but it really is a great product.
Ah, okay, that's actually pretty cool. Doesn't sound worth the money but I mean it's all based on use, if you're using it for work and whatnot, where tax is also an obvious thing to consider, and you use it every day, obviously 200 bucks is (profanity) nothing in the grand scheme, but no, that does sound quite cool. As an individual just sitting around at home, yeah, I can't see much value tbh.
You could save some cash with a second hand 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 inch. Then buy this pencil 2nd gen. This is what I did, and will last me awhile.
Wasn't until the iPad Pro 2018 and the Pencil 2 that Apple finally "did it". They even said at the time something like "this is the iPad we always wanted to make".
The combo of 120hz screen, and better design pencil with low latency is the key. I can't remember the name of the glass technology, but they were able to reduce the distance between glass surface and the actual screen underneath, so the tip of pencil is now very close to the surface, which was always the goal. 2018 was the year they finally achieved this.
i agree, insert Gucci comparison here, "but Gucchi's hand made tailoring and behind the scenes engineering…… that's why apple are worth that - not their 43% profit margin. only reference i can compare is galaxy's note pens. i suppose ill have to go into a apple shop and trial one. i use the note pen religiously for work as well out in the field. i would type all my notes if they said the pen was this price to replace. different for specific work i guess - its return on revenue.
Decent price. I’d grab one if my Gen 1 pencil wasn’t so useful.
I thought it didn't work on newer iPads
still too expensive for me, which is a shame as the off-brand ones are MEH at best…