adonit Jot Touch Pixelpoint Pressure Sensitive Stylus for iPad - Black

BEWARE: Adonit community at UserVoice has found out almost all of EU/UK import of 2014 Pixelpoint model is DEFECTIVE.Known issues (tested on iPad Mini 2) are:* Very choppy lines, cancels detection mid-line. Forget about drawing a long straight line, or a perfect circle.* Pointer is randomly decalibrates up to 1-2 cm away from the tip, in a seemingly random direction every time.There has been no response from Adonit other than open return policy. The issue is a hardware one.Community feedback shows that the 2015 Pixelpoint model fixes most of these (except on iPad Air 2, and due to similar hardware, Ipad Mini 4 - where decalibration has a temporary solution that will annoy you, but works).At this point I would not advise you to buy any Adonit Jot Pro unless seller confirms manufacturing year is 2015, or try other manufacturers.Or do yourself a favor, calculate how much you'd waste on trying various half-working styluses, and for the same money buy a Wacom Cintiq.

This review is for the stylus used with Noteshelf app & iPad Air, (sadly I had to replace Bamboo Paper, as I doubt Wacom will ever support this stylus). Previously I have struggled on with the Adonit Jot Pro (this stylus is ok, the occasional skipping was annoying, and the disk was not quite the same as a pen tip).This stylus is a huge improvement, feels and works well (no skipping !!!!). The only problem I found was the accuracy, which, occasionally was very slightly off (have found the accuracy is better when holding the stylus more vertically). Note taking & planning & project/workflow design are where this stylus really excels, palm rejection works well. Would have marked this higher if it wasn't so expensive, sadly there is nothing on the market that currently can compete with this stylus.Don't forget to use a screen protector, the nib is not as soft as your finger.

I have used many... Oh so many variation of smart pens and styluses as I much prefer to use my handwriting than type when in meetings or lectures / whatever. Having spent a great deal of money on Livescribe and Evernote for Moleskine notebooks etc, I was reluctant to dish out any more cash on something gimmicky like this, simply because my wife becomes ever more furious with every gadget that enters the house.I was also put off by the reviews that stated that this pen does not work with he iPad Air 2. However, I can say that it does. I have had the pen now for three days now - I normally don't write reviews this quickly, but I am so impressed I needed to. The interface is seamless - there are some apps that haven't quite got the interoperability (Evernote being one of them curiously, given that Adonit made an Evernote branded version). I use GoodNotes - the palm rejection is brilliant.The quality of the pen feels great. However, the slightly 'rubbery' feel at the grip lets it down. Not enough to lose any stars, but I can't help but feel that a more ergonomicly considered grip might have paid off. The writing feel is obviously not 'paper-like', but it is the best I have come across with a tablet. I used to use the Galaxy Note 10.1, which always had too much resistance for my liking, but this is much more fluid. It puts me in mind of using a Cross Fountain pen. The battery charger has a really solid grasp of the pen. I generally lothe magnetic attachments (such as the wholly useless Apple Watch charging device) but the USB charger actually hangs on and charges with enthusiasm.Overall, I am happy to have this pen. It is worth the marital grief and has made note taking a pleasure once again.

I wouldn't recommend this stylus for use with the ipad mini 4.The tracking feels slightly off, i.e. if you draw a circle and try to meet the ends up you're going to have a hard time. It's also difficult to draw a straight line. I've read somewhere this is to do with the ipad itself, as it's touch algorithms are intended for fingers and not a fine point.Because of the innate lag of the ipad itself, the fine point tends to be a little bit distracting, with the pen leading and the drawing slightly lagging behind.In ProCreate the default pressure curve meant I'd have to press harder on the screen than I was willing to in order to full-pressure lines. In the end I changed the pressure curve to decrease the amount needed - I wonder if this means I get the full range of pressure sensitivity still?What's with the charger? Do you really want an upright pen sticking out your laptop? Looks a bit accident prone to me. Also afraid I might loose it. Wish they'ed used a plain old micro usb connector.The friction is a matter of taste, but I think I actually prefer the slight drag of a rubber tipped "dumb" stylus.I've gone back to using a promotional pen stylus combo my partner got for free at a conference.