Apple’s second-generation Pencil stylus is again on sale for $79, which matches its lowest value up to now. We have seen this deal just a few occasions over the course of 2024, but it surely’s nonetheless about $35 off the machine’s typical avenue value on Amazon exterior of these gross sales. Apple, in the meantime, usually sells the stylus for $129. This supply is obtainable at Amazon, Goal, Walmart and Greatest Purchase.
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A brand new mannequin is coming, however this deal matches the bottom value up to now for Apple’s finest iPad stylus proper now.
Do word, although: Apple’s subsequent product showcase is scheduled for Might 7, and it’s broadly anticipated to unveil a brand new Pencil throughout the occasion. This next-gen mannequin will embrace some stage of haptic suggestions, in keeping with Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, whereas 9to5Mac has instructed it might embrace a new “squeeze” gesture and Discover My monitoring assist. If you would like the most recent Pencil attainable, you need to maintain out for yet another week.
Nevertheless, given the MSRP of this second-gen mannequin, it appears secure to anticipate any new Pencil to price an excellent bit greater than $79 out of the gate. In case you’re on a tighter price range and seeking to purchase your first iPad stylus for sketching or note-taking, the present Pencil ought to stay an excellent worth at this value.
For now, the second-gen Pencil is the highest stylus choose in our information to the finest iPad equipment. It is nonetheless one of many solely styluses to supply stress sensitivity throughout iPadOS, so the more durable you press down, the heavier your traces get. (Final 12 months’s USB-C-based Pencil omits this.) Tilt recognition and palm rejection assist assist it really feel pure for drawing past that. The pen itself is snug to carry, and it may possibly cost and hook up with a suitable iPad simply by snapping to the pill’s facet magnetically, no cables required. We additionally like its double-tap characteristic, which makes swapping between a drawing device and an eraser sooner in sure apps. Simply be sure you personal (and can proceed to make use of) a suitable iPad Air, mini or Professional first.
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