Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

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Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging
theverge.com

The new USB-C Apple Pencil supports hover with the iPad Pro and can attach magnetically — but at $79, it’s cheaper than the $129 second-gen Pencil.

The cheaper price means that the Pencil doesn’t come with some of the more advanced features as the first- and second-generation accessories. The device doesn’t support pressure sensitivity, wireless pairing and charging, or the double-tap feature that lets you switch between tools. However, it still supports hover with M2 models of the iPad Pro.

The lower price is nice, but zero pressure sensitivity is a big question mark IMO. You'd expect something at this price to have at least a few levels of sensitivity.

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The device doesn’t support pressure sensitivity

So the targeted audience is... no one? The regular pens are very much aimed at artists.

A lot of people use these pencils for taking notes.