No, you can't use the old Apple Pencil on the new iPad Pros

31 October 2018
If you have an older iPad with the original Pencil and want to upgrade, you'll need to add $130/€135 to your budget.

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Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018Yeah all you android fanboys laughing but this article is c... moreAgreed. As much as I dislike iSheep, Fandroids are much worse. I get that Apple is a company that deserves some criticism for it's claims and pricing, but in the end, their stuff still sells. So why wouldn't they charge this much? Not to mention, iOS is great. It's stable, smooth, and easy to use.

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    • AnonD-686319
    • xkR
    • 31 Oct 2018

    Typical Apple, they could've allowed the previous pencil to work just fine on the new iPads by throwing in the box or being typical Apple charge 29$ for USB-C to Lightening adapter and Voila.
    The old iPads will miss on the new pencil but damn Apple made it so hard when in reality easy to solve.

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      • Anonymous
      • 57U
      • 31 Oct 2018

      Uh... I recall the Apple Pencil 1 being able to be charged with the wall socket. It comes with a dongle where you can connect it with the same lightning charger that you use to charge phones.

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        • Krblto
        • RqT
        • 31 Oct 2018

        They find the best cure fitting which maximizes profit taking into account customers lost and money made due to cheap ripoff tricks..

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          • Anonymous
          • Fvc
          • 31 Oct 2018

          Yeah all you android fanboys laughing but this article is completely redundant.
          The old apple pencil pairs with the ipad by plugging it in the lightning port.
          So everyone watching the keynote knew this from the beginning. At least everyone interested in buying the apple pencil knows this cos they know how the old one was pairing with the ipad. Like omg you can't use lightning peripherals on a device that doesn't have a lightning port. No sht Sherlock.

          You are just incredibly jealous of this ipad. Comments about iOS being locked, apple being expensive, microSD cards, every geek's cheapo laptop with high specs being better, surface being better pending. Just give credit where credit's due for once. You are all being very funny by how bitter you become after each Apple release.

          This is the best tablet money can buy end of story.

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            • Anonymous
            • uEx
            • 31 Oct 2018

            Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018And they'll promote an iPad Pro at $300 but most of the stu... moreI lol'ed at this comment. Definitely apple's way

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              • Mel
              • IbE
              • 31 Oct 2018

              This is greediness, aiming for quadrillion 1,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$.

                It's amazing how Apple keeps ripping off their customers and they still keep coming back for more.

                  This is a company which slightly increased the camera lens area on the Xs from the X size, with the phone dimensions being exactly the same otherwise. And this just so that customers couldn't use X cases on Xs. Though sheeps still gonna say that's iNnovation.
                  Gawd, this Pencil rip off's gonna rank real high among all the hundreds of rip offs that Apple made.

                    The price of the pen was high and now they charge even higher and won't let you use your previous pen.
                    They also didn't decrease the price of last year's iPad pro and keep the same price as if it's announced this year.
                    That's not a good way of marketing and will decrease the customer satisfaction I think.

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                      • lyndino
                      • QHA
                      • 31 Oct 2018

                      What a god damn joke.
                      I expect nothing less from Apple.

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                        • JOHN
                        • 8x1
                        • 31 Oct 2018

                        LG Superfan, 31 Oct 2018You should join Apple marketing department they need people... morelol nice one

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                          • Slead
                          • 3%@
                          • 31 Oct 2018

                          Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018apple really the king of ripping its customers off. It's what those "customers" what. I mean at what point would you start questioning the pricing of apple products....if at all.

                            Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018And they'll promote an iPad Pro at $300 but most of the stu... moreYou should join Apple marketing department they need people like you

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                              • Robb
                              • uvc
                              • 31 Oct 2018

                              This is the reason Apple is trillion dollar company.
                              Either they skip headphone dongle or make useless your old pencil.
                              Keep it up Apple and keep plunderring.

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                                • MarcioR
                                • ix9
                                • 31 Oct 2018

                                130 USD for a pencil which the manufactering process and materials used don't go over 20 USD.
                                Way to go Apple, i love it when you rip off those isheeps. Keep ripping them off please

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • w7n
                                  • 31 Oct 2018

                                  Anonymous, 31 Oct 2018Yeah. I love the ipad. But the pencil is too overpriced. A ... moreAnd they'll promote an iPad Pro at $300 but most of the stuff wouldn't work without the Pencil which cost $999

                                    Hoffmann, 31 Oct 2018Somehow I´m not surprised. Typical from Apple me too, I would call them "capitalist" but its so rude haha

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • U{U
                                      • 31 Oct 2018

                                      Good tech but the cost indicates a money grab .

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • YgL
                                        • 31 Oct 2018

                                        apple really the king of ripping its customers off.