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ssledoux

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I have an iPP pro 11", and just ordered a mini 5 (been wanting one for months). I don't think I'll do much in the way of writing on it - that's not my main plan for its use. However, I am wondering if I should just have the Logitech crayon that I could use on both devices instead of the Pencil 2.

I'm not really interested in having 2 pencils, so I'd either just have my pencil 2 for my iPP and basically just not do any writing on the mini 5, OR I'd have the Logitech for writing on both.

I just don't know if I should give up a really good writing experience on my iPP to have a more mediocre experience on both devices.

WWYD?
 

hufflematt

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I have the same set-up as you. I have the Apple Pencil 2 and don't use the Mini as an input device. I'd love to get rid of the Mini, but it's just such a perfect size for use in bed. The iPad Pro is surprisingly heavy, but I value the bigger screen for writing on.
 

ssledoux

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I have the same set-up as you. I have the Apple Pencil 2 and don't use the Mini as an input device. I'd love to get rid of the Mini, but it's just such a perfect size for use in bed. The iPad Pro is surprisingly heavy, but I value the bigger screen for writing on.

LOL and I'm just getting a mini for that very reason; phone not big enough for reading - iPP too big
 

JD2015

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The Logitech one has all the functionality as Apple Pencil except for pressure sensitivity and battery is not as good.
 

bubulol

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I dont think i need one
I tried a Galaxy Note 10+ for writting with pencil, similar to write with true pencil LOL
Apple Pencil targets toward ''artist''
My drawing skill isn't better than a 5 years old lol
What i will expect from a Pencil on iPad?
A lot of features such as:
- Air gestures, i would love to swipe/close/open app with these
- Mouse functionality, for me, Pencil could be a formidable and precise mouse but Apple needs to allow more features for mouse stuff on iPad
 
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ssledoux

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My plan is to pretty much stick with my iPP 11” as my writing device, but I DO have access to a Logitech pencil, so I probably need to try it and see what I think.
 
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