Surface Pen

This review applies to the Platinum Surface Pen in use with a Surface 2017 model. The official Surface Pen has proved excellent in use. It is comfortable in my hand, feels natural against the touch screen, writes with no lag, has flawless palm rejection and attaches firmly to the magnetized side of the device. My only problem with the hardware was that it failed to pair automatically with my Surface as the enclosed instructions stated it would. Though far from expert, I'm comfortable with technology and was able to pair it manually in seconds. I suspect my experience was atypical so I did not subtract any stars because of this. Although I use my Surface primarily as a laptop with the Type Cover, adding this Surface Pen definitely expands its functionality. When precision mousing is required, such as in photo editing or using OneNote's drawing tools to make a garden plan, I can be more accurate using the pen's mouse buttons than using the track pad or a conventional mouse. Thanks to the programmable eraser button, with one click I can open a OneNote page to quickly jot something down without hunting for pen and paper even if I'm in the middle of doing something else with my computer. I am no artist, but I have poked around in my amateurish way with drawing apps that support direct on-screen inking and the conventional kind of program that would be used with a graphics pad and stylus. In my non-expert opinion, the Surface Pen would be an invaluable tool for any real digital artist. Finally, a tip for the thrifty: the platinum pen, the least expensive color option, matches the metal casing of the Surface. It won't match your Type Cover, but it won't clash with it either. So unless you're bent on making a fashion statement, pick the platinum model and save a few bucks.

I love my surface pen. It always works and you can tell it is made to last. It is made of metal and has a very good weight to it. The tip is also very good in that it feels like you are writing with an actual pencil. It creates a friction as you write which gives it a more natural feel compared to others on the market. It also HAS AN ERASER on the top like a normal pencil. If you are writing and need to erase something you literally just flip it over and erase like you would a normal pencil. Many styluses do not have this feature and I really appreciate Microsoft for including this. I use it for taking notes in class and I know people who buy the 30 dollar styluses and they have had to replace them because they break multiple times in only 2-3 years. Save yourself the trouble and money this stylus has lasted me 3 years and still looks and works like new. After having to replace cheap styluses a couple times you would have spent the same if not more than just buying one of these styluses. If you have a Surface Pro this stylus is a no brainer. It has a magnet on it and ATTACHES TO THE SIDE OF THE SURFACE PRO. I cannot tell you how useful this is. I know people that are always loosing their styluses and have to buy new ones this feature has saved me from ever loosing my stylus. I really cannot recomend this stylus enough

Works awesome. The red color is awesome. Love the rubber top/button and the rubber tip. Makes it feel like a real pencil or something. Only thing I'd note is that there is no clip or hook or anything and it's pretty slippery. I wish there were like skins or something for this. You also need to be really careful with it. This is the second one I've had to buy because it rolled off my standing desk and stopped working.

I’ve tried a bunch of surface pens at this point, and this one is by far the best. I use it primarily for writing in OneNote, and it’s awesome for that. It writes smoothly, and is not overly sensitive to changes in pressure (which makes it easier to have a consistent thickness when writing). I also really like how it has just one button on the side that I can use for lasso select, and an eraser on the end for erasing. All other surface pens I’ve found include both an eraser button AND a lasso select button on the side, which means it takes me longer to find the button I’m looking for (since I have to feel around for each one to make sure I’ve chosen the right one). Also, many other surface pens designs are completely evenly rounded, which means you often have to rotate the pen in your fingers for a while to find the side with the buttons. But since this pen’s side button is on a flat side, it makes it super quick and easy to find! The other fantastic thing about this pen is that it’s magnetic, so it sticks easily to the side of the surface tablet (which most other surface pens don’t). The only downside about this pen is that it’s more expensive than others, but I assure you that it’s well worth the price!

First of all, when it comes to something like this, I needed durability and something that would be easy to use or write, draw, etc as I use it for my digital art classes. I like everything about it, but the one thing I will say is the use of the tip, maybe just be a defect I got but about two weeks after using it, the black piece around the tip came completely off in pieces. Buying tips is fairly cheap and I plan to do so to have back up but I find this to be frustrating, to say the least, because if its something I couldn't work around, would have to return and that would put me in a bind as I needed it for my assignment, so time was not something I messed with. However, it works still, flimsy but overall, great product. I would like to see maybe other colors or possibly add something to be able to change it out if wanted or protect them like the cases instead of buying from another company or adding in extra tips for the price.

Greta pe. For my i pad. Works great with it.

I bought a $5 one and a $30 one for my windows surface wanting to save some money , they just don't do the job. Very high quality, uses AAAA battery that is easy to find. Very good build quality and feels good to write on. Perfect weight and feels nice in the hand. A must have for artists to get the 4000 pressure points. You can make nice shades and really acts like a pencil when drawing. In terms of the style, I really like how it looks. Looks very nice with the windows surface and matching. I also like how it attaches well to the side of the windows surface. This works by magnets and it works on both the right and left side of the surface which is very nice. You feel like you are writing on a very smooth surface with the nice pen tip material. It doesn't come with any case but I just put it in the pen pocket of my surface bag which is very common in surface bags. Order the AAAA batteries from Ebay 2 months before you need it, its cheapest there.

Excellent product and fast delivery

I don't know why I got myself one - the darn thing is so pricey, and the only thing I can draw is a Coconut Tree that somehow ends up looking like Bin Laden' beard... Got myself one just to complete my Surface Pro though - I got mine (the SP4) without the Pen, but with the Type Cover... Simple but effective packaging by Amazon, though it took its own sweet time to arrive. The Surface Pen Platinum does not work with all the features (for example, Tilt and all 4096 Pressure Levels) on the SP4, as it does on the SP 2017 Edition... Having never used a Digital Pen all my life, I need to now use it! So far, I have just put in about 30 Minutes usage! Initial impressions are therefore that; - Its a Magnificent piece of Architecture - The Weight and Grip are just sooo right - Snaps Strongly onto the SP, yet, easy to grab out and work with it too! - It GLIDES over the SP's Screen, making a slight Ssss sound - feels Great! - Works as my finger, works as a Pen too - More than losing it, I am mortally scared of dropping it on its Tip... Shudder!! - Where do I get cheap, long-lasting AAAA Batteries from, next year, for the Surface Pen??? Edit after a year plus of using the Surface Pen: the Batteries are still over 50%, so I can put off buying replacement Batteries for another year! Batteries cost a small fortune too... And err. although I haven't suddenly turned into an Artist, I do love having the Pen around, to sign Digital Documents or just to wow people! 😁😎

Great product and services

Comparado con el anterior modelo este resulta mejor, ya no hay que presionar tanto el lápiz para hacer trazos de manera suave. Se extraña el sujetador que tenían antes, lo hacía sentir más seguro. La inclinación del lápiz funcionan bien pero la forma de punta hace que al inclinar de más el cuerpo del lápiz llegue a raspar la pantalla, la forma de la punto debería ser como los de apple (más parecido a un lápiz de madera y no a un lapicero)