The drawing haptics will also react to pressure sensitivity. It does work well enough to create the illusion of that tactile experience that artist like, but it's not real pen on paper since you're still drawing on smooth glass. The second is tiny vibrations created to mimic the tactile experience of pen on paper. First is a brief vibration/buzz that can happen when you select tools (dependent on app).

But when holding the pen with flat side facing away, the pen loose the springy feeling.Īnyway, the haptics feedback is interesting. Microsoft has added haptic functionality to the pen to mimic the tactile experience of writing on paper.įor some reason, when holding the pen with the flat side facing you while tapping on the screen, the pen feels slightly springy. The pen supports palm rejection, tilt and up to 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity. The pen tip is also matte textured but it's still quite smooth, not too slippery, when drawing. The battery is built-in and not removeable unfortunately. There's a side button that can be used to right-click, and an eraser button that can be configured to selected pre-programmed shortcuts using the Surface app. While I personally prefer a more cylindrical design, this flat design is something I can get used to. It's flat but thick enough for a good grip. So now the pen's drawing performance is now noticeably better, however I would still rank it below the Apple Pencil and Samsung S Pen for reasons you shall see below.ĭesign of the Slim Pen 2 looks just like a carpenter pencil. Microsoft finally fixed the problem after 8 years since the original release of the Surface Pro and Pen in 2013.

I'm happy to say the new Slim Pen 2 has finally solved the diagonal line jitter-wobble issue. I've always been hesitant to recommend Surface devices for creating professional art because the Surface Pen has the jitter or wobble when drawing diagonal lines. Non-Surface devices that support Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)Īs long as your device supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP), it should work with Slim Pen 2.Below's the list of compatible devices that supports this pen at the time of this review: The Microsoft Slim Pen 2 was released in late 2021 together with the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio. I'm putting out the artist review for the Slim Pen 2 first as the tablet review takes more time to create. I've just purchased the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 and Slim Pen 2.

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