In this video I will review the Active Stylus Pen that comes with Lenovo Flex 5 2-in-1 convertible laptop. If you are a student or a working professional who is looking for a laptop and active stylus pen for taking notes or drawing sketches, keep watching!
Ever since I reviewed
Lenovo Flex 5
laptop, the number one question that I keep getting is about the Active Pen.
You guys have been asking if the included Lenovo Active Pen is any good? And
can students use it for taking notes during lectures? How about writing
mathematical equations, making complex diagrams and flowcharts. So in this
video I am going to answer all these questions. BTW the 6 and 8 core Ryzen
model of Lenovo Flex 5 offers the best bang for bucks. Please checkout the
links at the bottome of the page for the latest price and availability of this
laptop. So without further ado, let's get started.
I have been using this Lenovo Active Pen for the last few months. I have
mostly used it for note taking, but occasionally I also do sketching and
sometimes I indulge in mindless doodling. So my first impression of using this
pen with Lenovo Flex 5 is very positive. BTW if you are wondering what is the
difference between an active pen and a cheap stylus? It is accuracy, latency
and palm rejection. This pen boasts high accuracy and offers excellent palm
rejection. It provides over 2000 levels of pressure sensitivity, and this
coupled with its very low latency results in great note taking experience.
Since you are writing on a glass surface, the tip of the pen needs to provide
adequate resistance to simulate a paper & pencil experience. I am happy to
report that the tip of this pen provides great feedback while writing. It's
not too slippery and it feels just right. When writing on any digital surface
be it a laptop screen, an iPad or a Samsung Note phone, the latency is very
important. Poor latency will create a delay between your pen movement and what
you see on the screen. This can be very jarring. But Lenovo Flex 5’s screen
digitizer works really well with this active Pen. The latency is low enough to
create a natural writing experience.
Let's quickly talk about palm
rejection which is really important for a great writing experience. With
Lenovo Flex 5, you don't need to raise your palm and avoid touching the screen
while writing. This is because the laptop automatically recognizes and
differentiates between the pen tip and your palm. So you can comfortably rest
your palm on the screen surface while using the pen. I mostly use Microsoft
OneNote app and Windows Ink Workspace for taking notes, writing equations and
making diagrams, and this pen works flawlessly. Lenovo Active Pen has 2
physical buttons, which can be programmed to perform any task you desire. By
default one of the buttons is programmed to act like an eraser, which I find
very handy. This pen is powered by a single quadruple-A battery which is
included with the laptop. This battery is supposed to last for a year, so you
don't have to worry about frequent recharging. The pen also comes with a USB
pen holder for storage which can be installed in one of the unused USB ports
in your laptop. This is really convenient because you won't have to worry
about misplacing or losing your pen. Lenovo also provides three replacement
pen tips, in case you damage the pen by accidental drops. I have been using
this pen for about 2 months, and the tip still feels and acts like brand new.
If you are careful, this pen should last for a long time
I think
Lenovo Active pen makes Flex 5 a really compelling laptop for students and
working professionals. I have tried various active pens like Apple pencil,
Microsoft Surface pen and HP envy x360 pen and I find Lenovo’s pen to be top
class. Now I am no artist, so I can't compare how good this pen is when it
comes to making digital art. But using my rudimentary sketching skills I found
this pen to work really well. Definitely the latency on the latest iPad Pro is
lower, but Lenovo Active pen is perfectly fine for note taking and sketching.
And it comes for free with Lenovo Flex 5 laptop, unlike Apple pencil which
goes for $120 on top of an already expensive iPad Pro base price
So
in conclusion, I think the combination of Lenovo Flex 5 laptop and this Active
pen makes it a perfect solution for anyone looking for a 2-in-1 convertible
laptop for note-taking and sketching. So what do you guys think? Do you prefer
iPad Pro or a 2-in-1 convertible windows laptop for taking digital notes?
Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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