Wacom - Bamboo Fineline Stylus - Black

since the Apple pen costs so much, we went this this alternative - and it's fantastic! perfect alternative.

I’ll preface this by saying I never thought I would need a stylus with an iPad. I had the 4th gen until last year and then replaced it with a 5th gen (2017) non-Pro since we simply didn’t have the budget to afford a Pro. I love my iPad, but lately have been doing more manual note taking and PDF annotation which hasn’t always been so great, especially with my horrible penmanship! I was not able to take advantage of the great trade-in deal when the 2018 came out so the Apple Pencil was not an option. After a lot of reading and watching of YouTube videos I decided to try the Wacom Bamboo Slimline 3. I am not an artist and don’t need anything for drawing or digital art. I just wanted something to make note taking a little easier when I am not using my keyboard or if I want to annotate or take notes on a pdf. I picked this up this morning and have been playing with it most of the day. So far, it more than meets my needs and expectations for note taking using GoodNotes 4 and the Bamboo Paper apps. Palm rejection is working fairly well and I like the feel of the stylus as I write. I also used GoodNotes to import a pdf of a study guide we are using for church and taking notes on it was great! Overall, I am pleased. It is not the same experience as the Pencil and for use of the Bluetooth features it requires a compatible app, but it meets my particular needs. If you have an older iPad and can’t afford an upgrade, this stylus is great option for handwritten notes and pdf annotating. I can't comment on its use for art (I’ll let the kids try later) since I can’t even draw a stick figure with pen and paper, but as a writing option on the iPad I am happy.

Great pen. Was purchased as an alternative to the Apple Pencil. We only needed it to capture client signature on the iPad and this met the need. Battery life is great.

I bought this thinking it was comparable to the official branded stylus for my iPad. You will have to download an app to use this with your iPad. One major advantage it has over the official iPad stylus is it works for the iPhone, too.... BUT I ended up losing this pen and purchased the Pencil. It’s just the right way to go IF you have an iPad that works with a Pencil.... otherwise, this Bamboo pen is the best runner up.

This is over 50% less than the Apple Pencil, yet it still is very useful. Granted, there are not as many programs where you can use all it's features, but you'll safe a ton of money and it can still be of use like a regular stylus.

Overall great stylus for my Lenovo Laptop. The feel and friction of the pen tip on any screen is perfect if looking for a fine tip. Only complaint is that the stylus will rotate towards the off position as I am using it. I'm sure this has to do with how I am holding it and my position while writing, just annoying and will take some time to get used to holding it differently. Best Buy also price matched Walmart's listing (saved 25%) and was able to pick it up in store within 20 minutes. Best Stylus for the price point.

Great battery life and writes smoothly. I use it for iPad. However, palm rejection only works with the Bamboo apps, of which there are only about 3 and none of them allow you to upload and write on a PDF. Otherwise it works fine and is very handy on my iPad, phone, and computer.

I loved it but now I can’t use it with my new iPad.