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Is anyone able to clarify the Pencil compatibility? This article specifically lists the 1st gen: > Apple Pencil (1st generation) is available for purchase sepa
by Someone1234 8y ago
Is anyone able to clarify the Pencil compatibility? This article specifically lists the 1st gen:
> Apple Pencil (1st generation) is available for purchase separately for $99 (US).
So Apple are releasing new devices not compatible with their newer 2nd Gen Pencil?
- ChrisLTD 8y agoCorrect. My assumption is that Apple didn’t want to spend the money to redesign the cases and add the inductive charging necessary for the newer Pencil.
- wlesieutre 8y agoThe guts of the iPad itself would need some redesign for the charging hardware and attachment magnets. This seems like it's a processor bump of the iPad Pro 10.5" with the name changed.
- ogre_codes 8y agoI'm kind of happy with this. I was disappointed that the current generation of iPad Pros didn't support the original pencil because it meant my replacement tablet would be $130 more. I was looking at the 11" but spending $800+130 for the pencil was steep. I can get this guy for $500. Face ID isn't a deal breaker for me and at almost half the cost I can cope with the smaller display and slower CPU.