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Originally Posted by maximus83
I have a Q for veteran iDevice users in this thread, which will influence my Mini buying decision.
I'm not hearing a lot of love for Apple Pencil Gen 1, it looks expensive and not awesome, and also I'm not really a "creative" so I don't do a ton of drawing/sketching. I would only use a stylus for basic things like note-taking in certain contexts.
If I get the Mini, would I be able to do just as well with a reasonable quality 3rd party stylus device, vs getting the Pencil Gen 1?
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The AP1 gets the job done, but they did make some wanted upgrades to it for the AP2. The upgrades I like were allowing it to charge wirelessly rather than the awkward mating of it to the iPad's lightning port. That old setup was risky and you had to be careful not to bump into the AP1 while it was plugged in else you might damage it and the lightning port on the iPad. The other improvement was to allow it to be magnetically slung/hung/attached to the iPad side. That would not have interested me though as I always use a heavy duty case which probably would interfere with both of those improvements.
As far as how well the AP1 actually performs, I have to say it works very well. The old capacitive styli had a broad tip of about 1/4" in diameter, and that along with lack of firmware support made precision placing of lines extremely difficult and tricky. The AP1 is like using a finely sharpened pencil with a small point, so it is easy to get accurate placement. I have used mine to draw freehand as well as to create architectural/engineering type of drawings with precise lines and dimensions. IMO, the AP1 is well worth the $100 if it is something you will use a lot or need. With my arthritis getting worse, I don't use it much anymore, but I wished that I could.