All those pencil pushers out there chomping at the bit for an Apple-brand USB-C stylus no longer have to wait. On Wednesday, Apple put its new Apple Pencil with USB-C up for order, and customers can expect delivery beginning Nov. 3.
The $79 Apple Pencil is like its previous installments, though now the cap slides out to reveal a USB-C port. The pen itself still attaches magnetically to an iPad on the flat end. Since iPads have long since moved on to the common charging port, this will make it far easier to charge both devices without having to switch cables. When magnetically attached to an iPad, the pen enters a sleep state to conserve battery.
The first orders should go out from Nov. 3 through Nov. 7, while in-store pickup should be available starting Nov. 8.
The new Apple Pencil 3 promises a lower entry point for the company’s other first- and second-gen stylus. The $129 Apple Pencil has features like pressure sensitivity and wireless charging from the iPad itself, two absent from the Pencil 3.
Still, Apple claims its latest stylus still has tilt sensitivity and is just as accurate as any of the past versions. It still supports Apple Pencil hover with the 6th-gen 12.9-inch iPad Pro and the 4th-gen 11-inch iPad Pro.
This Apple Pencil 3 doesn’t exactly fill the hole left by the lack of an iPad release, as it seems Apple’s tablets have skipped this year entirely. Instead, Apple took time this Halloween to promote more desktop devices like the new M3-powered iMac and MacBook Pro.
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