Microsoft Surface Pen, Charcoal Black, Model: 1776 (EYU-00001)

Works well makimg pictures and writing

I bought the Samsung Note 10.1 2014 edition back in 2013. I bought it for the S pen, so that I could take notes at work. I work in colleges’ boiler rooms and chiller rooms, and labs, so I need something very portable to take notes. The tablet worked GREAT for me. Fast forward to today, I wanted to replace/upgrade my tablet but Samsung no longer makes a tablet that is as good or better than my Note 10.1, so I looked into others. I found the Surface pro, and decided to give it a try. I had to have the pen (the whole reason I was buying a new tablet). This pen is SOOOO much better than the S pen in almost every way.

Armed with this new pen, and being able to use full blown windows apps, I will never go back to Samsung abandonware (though I DO like their hardware when it is new).

I don’t know how well this pen functions with the older surface products, but with the 2017 Surface Pro it has been almost immaculate in its use. It is VERY comfortable to use (like a real pen), and I have no problems with it having a battery in it. I don’t disconnect it from the SP ever, and yet the battery is still going strong (because I use my SP every day). The magnet holds it on the SP VERY well (sometimes I have a hard time pulling it off the side).

If I HAD to pick one niggle about the pen it would be with the tip that comes with it. That is not to say it is bad, but I personally need a bit more drag, when writing, to be able to write neat. I don’t draw at all, and would think that this might make it better for drawing, but for me, for writing, I need it to have more drag.

It worked like a charm right out of the box with my Surface Pro. A few days later, however, as others have noted, the eraser works but the tip no longer does. If you check the internet, many others have complained of the same thing and various fixes are suggested that seem to work for some folks. Not for me. I have tried all suggestions I could find in forums and elsewhere to fix the problem but the problem persists. I was really enjoying the pen after I lost the one that I bought when I got my Surface Pro – until it stopped working. I am hardly going to spring for a third one. The Surface Pro was a hefty investment that, without a pen, does not seem the wisest decision.
UPDATE: I contacted Microsoft, explained the problem and how I had tried to remedy it, and they quickly arranged for me to return the dysfunctional pen to them for inspection and a replacement. I have had the replacement for a few weeks now and it works exactly as it supposed to. I found the whole process of getting a replacement fairly painless and am quite happy to have a fully functional pen back in hand. I am revising my previous one-star rating to 4-stars for good customer service and a great pen.

I didn’t originally order, or think I’d get much use out of the Surface Pen for my new Surface Pro 6 (in sexy mat black).

I originally ordered a Signature Type Cover with fingerprint scanner that arrived as the standard plastic covered fingerprint keyboard. Turns out, all of the sellers I contacted ship that instead, and say they’re not aware of the Alcantara keyboard…..I reordered another Signature Type Cover (burgundy), standard, without fingerprint scanner and
this pen kept popping up teasing me. I figured that since I was saving money buying the new cover, I might as well get the pen so I ordered a black pen with burgundy Alcantara Type Cover for my new black Surface Pro 6.

Once they came in the next day, I started checking out the pen. It paired super easily, then I discovered it’s not just a stick with a tip that draws funny little pictures. I won’t use it for drawing, I don’t draw, but there’s a lot of other uses I wasn’t aware of. I can annotate, take notes, mark up doc’s or even use it as a mouse or just a “clicker” as I call it.

It attaches to the side of the Surface Pro 6 like glue. It’s priced well and while most may not get the use some might, it’s worth having in my opinion. There may be times it comes off and gets put somewhere safe but it;s great to have for use in both laptop and tablet mode’s.

I bought this for my Surface Pro. It is pretty precise and the pressure sensitivity levels it has for my use was perfect. I am no artist. I use it mostly for editing photos in Photoshop and for that it works well. It is comfortable to handle…just like a real pen. I highly recommend this product!