Brand | Microsoft |
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Item model number | EYU-00009 |
Item Weight | 0.64 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 5.75 x 0.38 x 0.38 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.75 x 0.38 x 0.38 inches |
Color | Platinum |
Battery Type | Alkaline |
Batteries | 1 CR2 batteries required. (included) |
Department | Male |
Manufacturer | Microsoft Input |
ASIN | B072K5TXGT |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 15, 2016 |
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Color | Platinum |
Brand | Microsoft |
Material | Rubber |
Number of Batteries | 1 CR2 batteries required. (included) |
Item Weight | 18.14 g |
Compatible Devices | Surface Pro 7+ Surface Laptop 4 Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 8 Surface Laptop Studio Surface Duo 2 Surface Duo Surface Book Surface Book 21,3 Surface Book 31,3 Surface Studio 1st Gen3 Surface Studio 23 Surface Laptop 1st Gen1 Surface Laptop 21 Surface Laptop 31 Surface Go1,3 Surface Go 21,3 Surface Pro 31 Surface Pro 41 Surface Pro 5th Gen1,3 Surface Pro 61,3 Surface Pro 71,3 Surface Pro X1,3 Surface 31 Pen Tip Kit1 See more |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.75 x 0.38 x 0.38 inches |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Batteries Required? | Yes |
Battery Description | Alkaline |
About this item
- Surface pen. Write and draw naturally. Create without limits
- Precisely sketch and shade with 4,096 pressure points that respond to the lightest touch
- Reduced lag/low latency: Ink flows out in real time with no lag or latency
- Connector type: bluetooth 4.0. Use Surface Pen with apps like OneNote, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Sketch able, Bluebeam Revue, Draw board, CorelDraw, and Staff pad
- Compatibility: Surface Book, Surface Book 2, Surface Studio 1st Gen, Surface Studio 2, Surface Laptop 1st Gen, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Go, Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, Surface Pro 5th Gen, Surface Pro 6, Surface 3, Pen Tip Kit
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Easy to use | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | — | 4.6 | 4.0 |
Touch Screen | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | — | 4.0 |
Accuracy | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | — | 3.9 |
Easy to hold | — | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Value for money | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | — | — | 4.0 |
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compatible devices | Surface Pro 7+ Surface Laptop 4 Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 8 Surface Laptop Studio Surface Duo 2 Surface Duo Surface Book Surface Book 21,3 Surface Book 31,3 Surface Studio 1st Gen3 Surface Studio 23 Surface Laptop 1st Gen1 Surface Laptop 21 Surface Laptop 31 Surface Go1,3 Surface Go 21,3 Surface Pro 31 Surface Pro 41 Surface Pro 5th Gen1,3 Surface Pro 61,3 Surface Pro 71,3 Surface Pro X1,3 Surface 31 Pen Tip Kit1 | Surface Pro 9, Surface Pro 8, Surface Pro X, Surface Pro Laptop Studio, Surface Duo 2 | Compatible with Microsoft Surface Pro 9/8/7+/7/6/5/4/3/X; Surface Duo/ Duo 2; Surface Go/Go 2/Go 3; Surface Book/Book 2/Book 3; Surface Studio 1st Gen/2/2+; Surface Laptop 1/2/3/4/5. Other device: Running Windows 10 or 11 and with MPP. | Laptop | Surface Book,Surface Book 2, Surface Studio 1st Gen, Surface Studio 2, Surface Laptop 1st Gen, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Go, Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, Surface Pro 5th Gen, Surface Pro 6, Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro X, Surface 3, Pen Tip Kit | Microsoft Surface Pro 9/8 /7+/ 7/ 6/5/ 4/X; Surface Duo/ Duo 2; Surface Go/Go 2/Go 3;Surface Book/Book 2/Book 3; Surface Studio 1st Gen/2/2+; Surface Laptop 1/2/3/4/5; Surface Laptop Studio. |
model number | EYU-00009 | 8WV-00001 | UG-F94-S-JP-NEW | — | EYU-00001 | MSI-01 |
material | Rubber | — | Aluminum | Rubber | Rubber | Aluminum |
battery quantity | 1 cr2, 1 lithium polymer, 1 aaa, 3 lithium ion, 1 aaaa | 1 lithium polymer, 1 lithium ion | 1 lithium ion, 1 aaaa | 1 aaaa | 1 lithium polymer, 1 aaa, 1 lithium ion, 1 aaaa | 1 aaaa |
batteries included | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
batteries required | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Create uninterrupted.Write and draw with precision ink on one end and a rubber eraser on the other. Tilt your Surface Pen to shade your sketches just like you would a graphite pencil. |
Write and draw naturally.Precisely sketch and shade with 4,096 pressure points that respond to the lightest touch. Ink flows from the tip of Surface Pen to your screen with virtually no lag, and the eraser rubs away mistakes. |
Bring your vision to life.Compose a song, make an animated short, take notes, and draw 3D CAD designs. Use Surface Pen with apps like OneNote, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Sketchable, Bluebeam Revu, Drawboard, CorelDRAW, and Staffpad. |
Express yourself with Surface Pen.Choose the color that best expresses your style. Surface Pen comes in four colors – Platinum, Black, Burgundy, and Cobalt Blue – that coordinate with Surface accessories. |
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Tilt the tip to shade your drawings just like you would with a graphite pencil. |
An intuitive rubber eraser and replaceable battery let you work uninterrupted. |
Ink flows out in real time with no lag or latency. |
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Bluetooth Low Energy Compatible | ✓ | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 | Microsoft Windows 10 | Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 Device must support Bluetooth 4.0 or higher. | Window 10 / 8.1 / 8, and Windows RT 8.1 and RT 8 Microsoft Windows 10 phone Android 4.4.2-5.0 Macintosh Mac OS X v10.10.5 / 10.11.1, and 10.11.4 Device must support Bluetooth 4.0 or higher. | Microsoft Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 Microsoft Windows 10 phone Mac OS10.10.5/ 10.11.1/10.11.4 Android 4.4.2-5.0 v10.10.5 / 10.11.1, and 10.11.4 Device must support Bluetooth 4.0 or higher. |
Wireless Range | N/A | N/A | 33 feet (10 meters) in open air, up to 16 feet (5 meters) in office environment typical | 50 feet (15 meters) in open air, up to 23 feet (7 meters) in typical office environment | 50 feet (15 meters) in open air, up to 23 feet (7 meters) in typical office environment |
Battery Type and Quantity | 1 AAAA | N/A | 2 AAA Alkaline batteries (included) | 2 AAA alkaline batteries (included) | 2 AAA alkaline batteries (included) |
Battery Life | Up to 12 months | N/A | Up to 6 months | Up to 12 months | Up to 12 months |
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Create without limits. New Surface Pen is better and faster than ever, with precision ink on one end and a rubber eraser on the other — plus tilt for shading, greater sensitivity, and virtually no lag. Think With Ink: Windows and Office give Surface Pen more power than ever. Strikethrough words to delete, circle text to select, highlight using Ink Editor — and even replay the sequence of mark-ups from others. Easy Note-Taking: Taking and managing notes with OneNote is easier than ever. Do homework, replay notes to better remember your thoughts, and write out math equations that solve themselves using Ink Math Assistant — all in one place. No Printing Required: Streamline editing documents with digital inking. Use your Surface Pen to annotate and highlight text and the built-in digital ruler to set things straight. Writes like pen on paper: Surface Pen is a natural writing and drawing tool, with precision ink on one end that now enables tilt and a natural-feeling rubber eraser on the other. 4,096 pressure points: Sketch, shade, and paint with artistic precision and finer control with 4,096 pressure points that respond to the lightest touch. Responds to an artist’s touch: Effortlessly express the finest sketches and lines with Surface Pen. Rest your hand on the screen of your Surface device, just as you would writing on a notebook. Compatibility - Surface Book, Surface Book 2, Surface Studio 1st Gen, Surface Studio 2, Surface Laptop 1st Gen, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Go, Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, Surface Pro 5th Gen, Surface Pro 6, Surface 3, Pen Tip Kit. What’s in the box: Surface Pen with HB tip installed; AAAA Battery.
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Customers like the quality of the pen. They say it's a great product, with high-quality nibs that are plentiful. Some say that it'll be useful for taking notes and sketching, and that it is made to last.
"...Pen works greatno issues at all. Very durable little pen I highly recommend instead of paying what the Microsoft store and other stores sell them for..." Read more
"...+ High quality nibs are abundant and affordable...." Read more
"...product is worth the money if you want the best experience and highest quality pen to use with your Microsoft device...." Read more
"...However, it works still, flimsy but overall, great product...." Read more
Customers find the pen easy to set up and use. They say the instructions are precise and clear. They also say it pairs quickly and automatically attaches and aligns itself to the Surface Pro.
"...Still using it to this day. Works great on my surface pro. Easy to set up and use." Read more
"...In all seriousness though it was very easy to I pair with it surface and is quite responsive to pressures and things of that nature...." Read more
"...It is easy to pair to the device fast and responsive. As soon as you unwrap the pen and touch the screen it starts the pairing process...." Read more
"...And this pen was super easy to connect to my Surface Book, and I didn’t realize it had tilt and pressure compatibility! I was so stoked." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the pen. Some mention that it works fine, is very responsive, and has pinpoint accuracy. However, others say that it takes some getting used to and is not always successful. Some say that the pen stopped working within the first 7 months of having it, is really laggy, and the Bluetooth was significantly harder to setup.
"...Pen works greatno issues at all...." Read more
"...that I've sold my old pen, but can tell you that my writing has become notably more precise and consistent, which lower IAF would certainly result..." Read more
"...4. Bluetooth was significantly harder to setup. I press and held until it started blinking, but it blinked maybe 4 times before stopping...." Read more
"...I ordered this one and it works great. Make sure when you buy one that it is supplied by Amazon." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the pen. Some mention that it's worth the price, and a nice addition to the Surface Book 2. However, others say that it is a bit pricey, and seems a little short for the price.
"...+ High quality nibs are abundant and affordable...." Read more
"...The only downside about this pen is that it’s more expensive than others, but I assure you that it’s well worth the price!" Read more
"...I think this product is worth the money if you want the best experience and highest quality pen to use with your Microsoft device...." Read more
"While the price might scare you a little, this pen is worth the money...." Read more
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I have been using the Pro 3 with the Pro 4 pen for a long time, and debated over the switch to the 2017 Pen for the $100 price-point. After succumbing to the lure, I have to suggest that fellow Surface Pro 3 users do the same (and with 200% confidence for users still using the Pro 3 Pen... what have you been doing with your life!?).
The biggest reason comes down to the lower initial activation force (IAF). Before biting the bullet, I remember reading conflicting reports and reviews on Reddit about whether Surface Pro 3 and 4's would support the IAF improvements. I can't do the objective testing now that I've sold my old pen, but can tell you that my writing has become notably more precise and consistent, which lower IAF would certainly result in.
More objective examples of improvement:
- With the Pro 4 pen, I had the pressure sensitivity setting at a 10 or 11 to accommodate for the many skips in handwriting I would get with my furiously scribbling notes. Of course, that resulted in a lot of over-pressurized and unwanted carry over lines and curves. With the 2017 Pen, my pressure setting is on anywhere between 4-7, and it's perfect. No skips!
Some caveats: I do a ton of note-writing and doodling, but can't comment on drawing, shading, or any other 'real' artistic endeavors. In addition, improvements are more notable in Onenote and Sketchable, and less so in other apps (e.g., Xodo, Drawboard). I also scribble exceedingly fast, so that may explain why the IAF improvements have been obvious for me. If you're a normal human writing at sub-80mph speeds, maybe the differences won't be as noticeable?
- With the Pro 4 pen, I had to use the 2H nil-friction nib because my handwriting looked the best (albeit still with intermittent under-recognition and over-pressurization issues noted above). However, with the 2017 Pen, I'm actually still able to use the standard HB pen, because the pen performance is better enough to overcompensate. Now I can simultaneously enjoy the slight friction across the screen, which is more reminiscent of real note-taking.
Other reasons I like this new pen more:
- The magnet inside the pen is much stronger. My pen is actually able to stick onto my Surface enough that I now feel comfortable tucking the whole device under my arm and walking around.
- The annoying clip is gone. I never used it to begin with, and it just got in the way. You may feel the polar opposite about this, however.
Of note, the advertised improvement in sensitivity levels is NOT available for Surface Pro 3 (or 4)! Microsoft promised a firmware update for the old Surface Pro's with support for the tilt-feature, but the specific release date still hasn't been announced.
Some other tidbits of info you may care about:
- The weight is exactly the same as the Surface Pro 3 Pen (20g).
- It only comes with 1 nib (the HB one). I almost want to dock a star for this, because it's such a cheapskate sell to not include the pack of pen nibs (like Surface Pro 4 pens did), especially since the HB rubbery tip WILL wear down. If there's one thing I can swear to you, it's that.
- Download the Surface app from the Microsoft store if you haven't already. You can adjust the pen pressure sensitivity and turn off the [annoying] Windows button.
- I was able to use this pen and my old Pro 3 pen almost simultaneously. Each one was able to be recognized the moment I brought it to the screen. Ok, this may be a completely useless fact after all.
- I found the following tips on various Reddit threads in improving pen precision and performance, and have definitely found them helpful (I made sure to adjust these after I used the 2017 Pen for >2 weeks, as to prevent confounding):
1) Go to control panel --> mouse settings ---> Pointer Options tab --> uncheck "enhance pointer precision" box.
2) Control panel --> Pen and Touch settings. Under Pen Options tab ---> go to press and hold settings --> uncheck "enable press and hold for right-clicking" box. Under Flicks tab --> uncheck "use flicks to perform..." box.
Don't ask me why... just do it.
I hope this review helps anyone using the Surface Pro 3 specifically!
2018 UPDATE: As much as I still love my Surface Pen, the Apple Pencil definitely outperforms it for both note-taking and drawing purposes. See the additional handwriting comparison sample I just uploaded. The differences are particularly noticeable when I'm scribbling quickly.
(Amazon uploads images in a bizarre fashion, so you may need to zoom in a ton on the handwriting sample I uploaded.)
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2017
I have been using the Pro 3 with the Pro 4 pen for a long time, and debated over the switch to the 2017 Pen for the $100 price-point. After succumbing to the lure, I have to suggest that fellow Surface Pro 3 users do the same (and with 200% confidence for users still using the Pro 3 Pen... what have you been doing with your life!?).
The biggest reason comes down to the lower initial activation force (IAF). Before biting the bullet, I remember reading conflicting reports and reviews on Reddit about whether Surface Pro 3 and 4's would support the IAF improvements. I can't do the objective testing now that I've sold my old pen, but can tell you that my writing has become notably more precise and consistent, which lower IAF would certainly result in.
More objective examples of improvement:
- With the Pro 4 pen, I had the pressure sensitivity setting at a 10 or 11 to accommodate for the many skips in handwriting I would get with my furiously scribbling notes. Of course, that resulted in a lot of over-pressurized and unwanted carry over lines and curves. With the 2017 Pen, my pressure setting is on anywhere between 4-7, and it's perfect. No skips!
Some caveats: I do a ton of note-writing and doodling, but can't comment on drawing, shading, or any other 'real' artistic endeavors. In addition, improvements are more notable in Onenote and Sketchable, and less so in other apps (e.g., Xodo, Drawboard). I also scribble exceedingly fast, so that may explain why the IAF improvements have been obvious for me. If you're a normal human writing at sub-80mph speeds, maybe the differences won't be as noticeable?
- With the Pro 4 pen, I had to use the 2H nil-friction nib because my handwriting looked the best (albeit still with intermittent under-recognition and over-pressurization issues noted above). However, with the 2017 Pen, I'm actually still able to use the standard HB pen, because the pen performance is better enough to overcompensate. Now I can simultaneously enjoy the slight friction across the screen, which is more reminiscent of real note-taking.
Other reasons I like this new pen more:
- The magnet inside the pen is much stronger. My pen is actually able to stick onto my Surface enough that I now feel comfortable tucking the whole device under my arm and walking around.
- The annoying clip is gone. I never used it to begin with, and it just got in the way. You may feel the polar opposite about this, however.
Of note, the advertised improvement in sensitivity levels is NOT available for Surface Pro 3 (or 4)! Microsoft promised a firmware update for the old Surface Pro's with support for the tilt-feature, but the specific release date still hasn't been announced.
Some other tidbits of info you may care about:
- The weight is exactly the same as the Surface Pro 3 Pen (20g).
- It only comes with 1 nib (the HB one). I almost want to dock a star for this, because it's such a cheapskate sell to not include the pack of pen nibs (like Surface Pro 4 pens did), especially since the HB rubbery tip WILL wear down. If there's one thing I can swear to you, it's that.
- Download the Surface app from the Microsoft store if you haven't already. You can adjust the pen pressure sensitivity and turn off the [annoying] Windows button.
- I was able to use this pen and my old Pro 3 pen almost simultaneously. Each one was able to be recognized the moment I brought it to the screen. Ok, this may be a completely useless fact after all.
- I found the following tips on various Reddit threads in improving pen precision and performance, and have definitely found them helpful (I made sure to adjust these after I used the 2017 Pen for >2 weeks, as to prevent confounding):
1) Go to control panel --> mouse settings ---> Pointer Options tab --> uncheck "enhance pointer precision" box.
2) Control panel --> Pen and Touch settings. Under Pen Options tab ---> go to press and hold settings --> uncheck "enable press and hold for right-clicking" box. Under Flicks tab --> uncheck "use flicks to perform..." box.
Don't ask me why... just do it.
I hope this review helps anyone using the Surface Pro 3 specifically!
2018 UPDATE: As much as I still love my Surface Pen, the Apple Pencil definitely outperforms it for both note-taking and drawing purposes. See the additional handwriting comparison sample I just uploaded. The differences are particularly noticeable when I'm scribbling quickly.
(Amazon uploads images in a bizarre fashion, so you may need to zoom in a ton on the handwriting sample I uploaded.)
Just experienced a much harder drop of my new surface pen on the floor and this time the initial impact was straight on the 2H tip, not a scratch! The fragility of the HP tilt pen (and the rest of the hp pens that carry a similar design) is it's main flaw, and the surface pen has nothing of that!
Some more advantages I noticed:
+ No more battery anxiety because a single AAAA battery will last me over 2 semesters easily with Bluetooth features enabled. That is compared to around 10 days a charge for the hp tilt pen w/o Bluetooth or 8 hours with Bluetooth on. A rechargeable pen isn't for everyone, certainly not for me.
Add the peace of mind of having a rechargeable battery degrade on me over the next 10 or so years which the pen could easily outlive, the AAAA is countering this planned obsolescence and is pro consumer in that regard.
+ High quality nibs are abundant and affordable. Found a 3-pack of high quality uogic nibs (survived a 1m drop onto my floor) cost me the equivalent of 7 USD on Ali (couldn't get a set shipped to me from amazon because I'm not from the US). That is the opposite of the case with my former hp tilt pen, 0 official replacement nibs and the only ones that I could fit on it (surface pro 3 pen nibs) eventually broke inside of it effectively breaking it entirely. Another point towards being pro consumer compared to HP.
+ The magnets in the pen can latch onto my spectre laptop in about 8 different spots, it's not designed to do that on a non surface device per se but it's definitely nice because it's harder to lose/drop from the desk this way. HP pens have no magnets.
+ The better weight balance over the HP pen makes the flip-to-erase function (which the hp pen also has) actually practical. I had to shift my entire hand to a different position on my old hp pen but that isn't the case with the surface pen which actually feels like a slightly heavier pencil that is still easy to flip over to erase with.
+ Still fits in the pen pocket of the oem Spectre laptop sleeve
- No clip means it rolls slightly more easily on my desk than the HP pen but being able to magnetically attach to my spectre counters that.
- No dark coloured optioned, only light blue/silver/red. I don't find it a big deal since at the end of the day I used it as a tool and not a fashion accessory but I slightly miss my Tilt pen completely matching my Logitech mouse's colour scheme.
Considering the surface pen and the HP Tilt pen have similar MSRPs where they're sold, The only reason i could see any HP convertible owner buying an hp pen is either blind brand loyalty or needing a rechargeable battery.