Best iPad Stylus and Pen

One of the first things I noticed when I switched completed my ifamily by getting a new iPad was how useless my iPad pen had gotten. Everything worked so much better just using my fingers and I guess I was so very exicted about this new ability. But then, I’d say a couple of weeks later, I realized how much I still needed the iPad pen.

The first thing was when I started to wonder exactly how strong the monitor glass could be because I needed to strike the keys of the virtual keyboard quite hard. I mean not so hard as to break it or that my fingers were sore, but still I started the wonder. And then, when I had to again scan my signature because my fingers were too thick and the signature came out all wrong, I absolutely decided I needed an iPad pen. I did have my old elago Stylus Pen with Clip which I had been using with my iPhone. Granted, compared with the size of the iPhone it was a bit of an overshot but that’s just me, I get so overexcited about nice little thing like this that I had to get it.

And actually it turned out to be a great thing that I did have an iPad pen laying around because I then discovered that I had left all kind of marks and greese lines on the monitor. First I thought that I it was my fault, that I hadn’t washed my hands well enough after lunch. But after a thorough rub down with my glasses microfiber linen I realized that no matter how clean my fingers were they would still leave those marks and it took me so long to notice them because they needed to build up a lot until I noticed them. Knowing what to look for I was able to notice them from the first day this time and so I started to carry my iPad pen around with me.

Sometimes I would forget my iPad pen home and others I would leave it on my desk at work. Once I actually forgot it on somebody else’s desk so one boring morning I decided to start looking around and get a couple of them just like I have a number of pens at home and some others at work. What follows is the list I made on that occasion.

The one IPad pen that seems to have been bought by most people is the Pogo Sketch. I guess they were the first ones on the market or that they really came in with a strong advertising campaign because everyone seems to have one and to be disappointed enough with it to go look for another iPad pen. But I guess for every disappointed review there are at list 10 unwritten pro reviews so I got 1 just to get the chance to make up my own mind about this iPad pen.

The best contender for the Pogo iPad pen is the Targus Stylus. It is specially designed for the iPad but it does work great with the iPhone. Its rubber hemispherical tip won’t scratch the monitor but won’t wear out as easily as the Pogo and it is more precise. Also the screen is more responsive to the rubber tip so my initial problem with the strong touch you have to have with fingers on screen is finally solved. It was actually on sale so I bought 3 of these iPad pens and I have spread them around.

And the most expensive iPad pen I got was the Hard Candy Cases Stylus. I admit I got it just because if its looks because the cap doesn’t fit anywhere once removed and it does not have clip but I just had to have one simply because I have had on my desk since I was 14 a quilt that I never used because it was so difficult to use. There is something to be said though about having these high class aristocratic devices though. The writing itself of this iPad pen is the best I have used so far so I am willing to look over the other disadvantages inherent to it and just enjoy it from time to time.