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Review on πŸ–ŠοΈ Uogic Pen for Microsoft Surface: Upgraded 4096 Pressure Sensitivity Stylus with Palm Rejection - Compatible with Surface Pro X/7/6/5/4, Surface Laptop/Book/Go/Studio, Surface 3 by Russell Rabbach

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Worthy replacement for Surface Pen

It looks like Gen 3 (Surface Pro 3 Pen) but has no bluetooth to open apps. The top is not pressed. The two buttons function as delete and right-click, and this is my preferred position - the eraser at the tip of the Surface Pen is a trick in my opinion, and there's no point in rotating the pen every time you want to erase something. The buttons are about 5mm closer to the tip than the SP3 pen. Its diameter is 10mm, just like the Stabilo analog pen on my desk. In comparison, the Gen 3 and Gen 4 are closer to 9mm in diameter. The weight is 20g. The nibs are fine, not as stretchy as I like from the Surface nibs. It comes with the HB installed, plus a spare HB, 2x H and a 2H. I prefer H from Uogic and MS. This upgraded version features 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity as well as a tilt function. Like the Gen3, it uses a single AAAA battery that's claimed to last 1,500 hours (it turns itself off automatically when not in use). I like this arrangement as I'm rocking the Surface Book 3 and the thin stylus is a PITA which needs to carry a charging cradle - and the battery life barely allows me to draw digitally (I'm a beginner and slow!). I also find that I accidentally press the button on the thin stylus the entire time, which is not the case with Uogic. I really wanted an improved clip-on stylus - the SP3 pen only handles 256 levels of pressure, so Uogic seemed like a good choice. It doesn't have magnets, but it easily sticks to my SB3 when I'm not carrying it around. In use, latency, jitter and drawing process are identical, as far as I can tell, Gen4 and Slim. I'm very impressed with the price. This will be my Surface Duo companion pen, which I use to take notes but draw very little. It's well worth it and costs 3x less than the Surface Pen. If you're looking for an alternative to the MS Pen, I highly recommend it. For $30 you won't cry if you lose it.

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