Nab a sweet 25% discount on Apple Pencil (USB-C)

Apple Pencil Pro may have all the bells and whistles, but a lot of users don’t really need those. For a solid premium iPad stylus that does all the basic tasks like signing documents, note-taking and sketching, the Apple Pencil (USB-C) gets the job done just fine. And right now you can get the stylus on sale with an Apple Pencil (USB-C) deal at Amazon, making it even more affordable.  It’s just $59 — a whopping 25% below the regular cost.

And if you do need the performance of the Apple Pencil Pro, grab it at 23% below its usual cost.

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Apple Pencil (USB-C): The iPad stylus for the rest of us

Apple Pencil (USB-C) costs about half as much as the Apple Pencil Pro, which makes sense. The USB-C model doesn’t have all the Pro model’s features. But average users, as in non-artists, don’t really need many of those high-end features, anyway. As it is, the stylus works well for tasks like taking notes, sketching, signing documents and editing images. So you might as well grab it at $20 off.

As Cult of Mac‘s iPad expert, Ed Hardy, notes in his hands-on review of the Apple Pencil (USB-C) stylus, it has only one slight downside. It needs plugging in to charge. So it sports a built-in USB-C port to take its juice, which gives the stylus its name. It also pairs with your device via USB-C.

And by the way, the Apple Pencil (USB-C) boasts a 4.6-star rating on Amazon, from more than 11,000 reviews. So people seem to like it.

Key features

• With tilt sensitivity and low latency, Apple Pencil (USB-C) makes note-taking, signing documents and drawing easy at an affordable price. It pairs and charges via USB-C and can magnetically attach to your iPad.
• You can write, sketch, draw, color, take notes and mark up documents with precision.
• Use built-in apps like Notes and Freeform, or choose from over a million more apps available on the App Store.
• According to Apple, Apple Pencil (USB-C) works with iPad Pro 13-inch (M5), iPad Pro 13-inch (M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (M5), iPad Pro 11-inch (M4), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation), iPad Air 13-inch (M4), iPad Air 11-inch (M4), iPad Air 13-inch (M3), iPad Air 11-inch (M3), iPad Air 13-inch (M2), iPad Air 11-inch (M2), iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (4th generation), iPad (A16), iPad (10th generation), iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad mini (6th generation).

Save 13% in this Apple Pencil (USB-C) deal

If you need a premium stylus for your iPad, you might want to grab an Apple Pencil (USB-C) while it’s on sale. Right now you can buy one for $79 $59 (25% off).

Buy from: Amazon

David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.

With 30 years of experience covering technology and other subjects, he has written and edited for numerous print and online publications, including CMP Media, TechTV.com, CNET, Wired News, Red Herring magazine, Law.com, The National Law Journal and Law Technology News magazine. Among other roles, he served as executive editor of the Law.com network of websites and editorial director, technology, for ALM Media.

Snow graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University with majors in magazine journalism and psychology. While there, he worked as a reporter for The Daily Orange newspaper and associate editor of Equal Time magazine.

Founder of the blog At the Waterline, he can be reached on X (formerly Twitter) via @atthewaterline and on Mastodon via @dsnow.