Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear out, but
I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like new.

My wife has used one for a couple of years but as far as I can tell, no significant wear.

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Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear out, but
I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like new.

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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear out, but
I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like new.

Some screen protectors can be more scratchy, supposedly to make it feel more like paper. Maybe they increase wear?

Theo

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Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear out, but
I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like new.

Some screen protectors can be more scratchy, supposedly to make it feel more like paper. Maybe they increase wear?

Yes, I replaced mine after about a year. I had a paper feel screen
protector fitted, and it was certainly more abrasive on the pencil tip. I
even tried the rubber tip covers, but they often only lasted a few weeks at best.

I’ve gone back to a plain glass screen protector now, and it’s not showing any wear at all now, even the rubber tip lasts ages (months). I still use those, as I prefer the feel on the glass surface, they offer a little more resistance.

I did buy the genuine Apple tips though, I wouldn’t trust third party ones
on my iPad Pro screen (even with a protector fitted). To be honest, I
didn’t think a pack of four tips was that badly priced, and only a little more than the cheaper options.

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Andy H

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Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:

Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear out, but
I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like new.

Some screen protectors can be more scratchy, supposedly to make it feel more >> like paper. Maybe they increase wear?

Yes, I replaced mine after about a year. I had a paper feel screen
protector fitted, and it was certainly more abrasive on the pencil tip. I even tried the rubber tip covers, but they often only lasted a few weeks at best.

Ah, I didn't consider screen protectors. Not something I use, but that
works make sense.

Do many people use screen protectors on ipads? I can understand on phone,
but not so much on an ipad.

I’ve gone back to a plain glass screen protector now, and it’s not showing
any wear at all now, even the rubber tip lasts ages (months). I still use those, as I prefer the feel on the glass surface, they offer a little more resistance.

I did buy the genuine Apple tips though, I wouldn’t trust third party ones on my iPad Pro screen (even with a protector fitted). To be honest, I didn’t think a pack of four tips was that badly priced, and only a little more than the cheaper options.

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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:

Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear out, but >>>> I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like new. >>>

Some screen protectors can be more scratchy, supposedly to make it feel more
like paper. Maybe they increase wear?

Yes, I replaced mine after about a year. I had a paper feel screen
protector fitted, and it was certainly more abrasive on the pencil tip. I
even tried the rubber tip covers, but they often only lasted a few weeks at >> best.

Ah, I didn't consider screen protectors. Not something I use, but that
works make sense.

Do many people use screen protectors on ipads? I can understand on phone,
but not so much on an ipad.

Never used one on my iPads over the years. I do carefully clean the screen
from time to time.

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On 05/10/2022 08:14, Alan B wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:

Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear out, but >>>>> I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like new. >>>>

Some screen protectors can be more scratchy, supposedly to make it feel more
like paper. Maybe they increase wear?

Yes, I replaced mine after about a year. I had a paper feel screen
protector fitted, and it was certainly more abrasive on the pencil tip. I >>> even tried the rubber tip covers, but they often only lasted a few weeks at >>> best.

Ah, I didn't consider screen protectors. Not something I use, but that
works make sense.

Do many people use screen protectors on ipads? I can understand on phone,
but not so much on an ipad.

Never used one on my iPads over the years. I do carefully clean the screen from time to time.

I'd imagine the ones which give a better feel for the pencil would be
popular for the iPad.

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Chris

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On 05/10/2022 17:45, Chris Ridd wrote:

On 05/10/2022 08:14, Alan B wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:

Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Out of curiosity, has anyone worn out the nib on an Apple pencil?

Apple provide spares with the pencil suggesting that they wear
out, but
I've had mine about a year using it every day and it's almost like >>>>>> new.

Some screen protectors can be more scratchy, supposedly to make it
feel more
like paper.  Maybe they increase wear?

Yes, I replaced mine after about a year. I had a paper feel screen
protector fitted, and it was certainly more abrasive on the pencil
tip. I
even tried the rubber tip covers, but they often only lasted a few
weeks at
best.

Ah, I didn't consider screen protectors. Not something I use, but that
works make sense.

Do many people use screen protectors on ipads? I can understand on
phone,
but not so much on an ipad.

Never used one on my iPads over the years. I do carefully clean the
screen
from time to time.

I'd imagine the ones which give a better feel for the pencil would be
popular for the iPad.

It is mainly because I use the Pencil I have the protector installed, I wouldn't like to see what happened if you did wear through the tip onto
the main glass surface.

The one I wore out did get a bit scratchy on the surface of the screen protector. I think it is possible to get through to metal.

I haven't got one on my iPhone, funnily enough, but that's a cheap
iPhone 8 I got as a refurb.

The second one has lasted longer without using a paper-like protector
(about 15 months so far).

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Andy H

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