I just started using this and I love it so far. I like the shape of it and how it's slimmer feels more like a pencil then the surface pen. I think it's better then the surface pen.
I use the raphael 5 more than the surface standard now. Raphael 5 is lighter, I really prefer it. Had to adapt a little to the pressure curve but now I really like it as well. Super nice stylus, thank you SO much for making a video about it, hope it serve more people to discover about it :)
Just purchased one because of seeing your videos for my SB2.. Thank you for the review.. I need the 2 button config for my 3D work and sculpting.. So this is freaking perfect.. Glad the magnet is good too.. I was kinda worried about that side of it
How has this worked out for 3D? I have the same need and been looking for a good 2 button pen. Still blown away that the $100 surface pen isn't two button! Crazy!
@@joshuajones6113 Yeah, it blew my mind too.. It's like they didn't even think who might be using the laptop or done market research against other companies such as Wacom.. In saying that.. I mainly use the pen when I use zbrush and substance painter.. Since I use photoshop very rarely these days.. But all In all its great.. Quite happy with it tbh works really well for what I need it for..
I am using Adonit Ink for quite a while now and it feels so much better than my SP pen and Bamboo Ink. The pressure curve is great but I feel that my old Wacom Bamboo with a lower pressure sensitivity still does better. I'm curious if this Raphael 520 is really an Adonit Ink killer or not. Have you tried comparing them? THanks for the helpful review Justice!
Hello! 1) what happens after a few months? 2) have you noticed if it is less precise (eg lines that are not straight or discontinuous)? 3) Are there any battery problems? 4) Does the surface recognize the pen perfectly?
I cannot recommend the Raphael for Handwriting, especially in OneNote. The pressure curve is way too light and it needs about a second until the pressure is fully "noticed" as I would interprete it, because independently on how hard I tip on the screen there is always a 1 second delay in pressure recognition which makes it really aweful to write with it. Because when i write letter by letter with leaving the touch the notes are very thin (at least if you don't chose highest pressure sensitivity around 10-12, on Surface) and gets really constantly thick when you don't set it up for a while. But that's actually the only thing to complain, it's really worth the money for drawing or instead of a mouse, but it has the wrong pressure sensitivity for writing and taking notes.
They corrected this setting earlier this year. The newer model (with light always on) changes this. Someone else had mentioned this to me earlier this year as well btw. I didn’t notice it “always” did it. Just figured I was writing lighter when I started strokes. But you’re correct.
So I bought the surface pro which came with the pen. I use mine with for taking notes 99% of the time The features of this pen are useful for an artist For me is not a win if I buy it, but I can clearly see why an artist will choose it over the surface pen. I will check the Bluetooth keyboard that you recommended :D
I'm looking to buy a good tablet/laptop hybrid for taking notes in college. Do u recommend I get the surface pro x or a better alternative? Also do u think the pen it comes with is better than the pen this video is about
@@bruno0_u depends on your workflow, on engineering side I have to use windows, so the surface pro is the way to go. Just one device as laptop and notetaking, while for heavy task I have a desktop at home. If you are into a creative career an iPad is a better option. For science careers, a surface pro is better. Now penwise if you pick a bundle for the surface pro, (keyboard and pen) go for it. Otherwise if the price isn't justified, go for this pen and the bluetooth keyboard. Surface X, It does not run desktop applications so I can't have it. Then an iPad would be better +Goodnotes/notability
Hi, i'm interested in this but it seems like you are the only one promoting this, i can't find any other review. There is also no website for the company that i can find, do you have one?
You can find the company on facebook. Renaisser. I don't get anything extra for promoting these over any other product you find on amazon. Although I am working on that as I really do like these and would like to get paid more than the standard amazon affiliate fee.
I just bought the 520C from your website..it seems to work fine but ...how do you turn it off . When I powered my Surface off ..I though it would power off also ..but the whit light is still on wasting the battery...also the buttons need to pertrude more ..and be seperated, they're to flat and its hard to manipulate from the top to the bottom unless you have small hands ( they need to be more like the Surface pen...this is a major problem) Please respond promptly my pens battery is still running on white
Hi Rodney, the stylus will power itself off. Even when it stays on and is inactive it will shut off after about 15 min. The battery life is still close to a few months of use with this process. I can talk to the company about making a split button version. It’s a good idea!
@@TabletPro Thank you for your prompt reply...One other thing the Artist Pad preset for Zbrush looks nothing like the settings you have in the video ..Is there away i can get those very same settings ???
@@TabletPro By the way is there anyway to remap the side buttons without Pen Tool my understanding from the QA's on your site is that the Pen Tool has some bugs
So I bought the 520... I kinda like the the regular Surface Pen better. I can see some uses for the R520; not a total waste. I probably should have trusted my gut. I have a super light touch. I have no issues & have to use the default 7 activation setting.
@@TabletPro ... haven't tested note taking yet but, for art, the Surface pen feels more fluid. I also like the screen contact activation, pressure & tilt Where the R-520 might serve me, is in super fine details.
Absolutely. If it was the same price as the surface stylus it’s still get a second side button and typically a noticeably better line quality (less jitter) both things that matter to me
Hello Sir, I'm considering buying the Raphael 520 as it's cheap and suited for my note taking usage. What is the app that you're using in the video ? Does it come with the sidebar with all the buttons or it's a separate app ?
does it work on hp pavilion x360dh1053tx..? , please answer sir im very frustated in finding the replacement for my hp pavilion stylus pen which was very bad for desaigning.. i hope your answer sir...
Greetings! I´ve been usng the Raphael 520 for quite some time on my Surface Pro 7, but when I updated to Win11 the option to change pressure sensitivity via the surface app was gone, so I returned to Windows 10 but that setting was still gone.. do you have an idea as to what to do? I´d happily buy the Tablet Pro Pen tool if you´d add an option to change the sensitivity, there seems to be no app that does so so far sadly..
Thanks for your review, I really really want to know how you make the keyboard shortcut function which shows on the left of your screen. I am waiting for your response.
@@TabletPro so I bought the pen and I changed the pen settings but for some reason the buttons are unresponsive unless in an app like one note or whiteboard already, do u know what the problem might be?
I'm think of buying this for my surface pro 7, hope I made the right choice. One question though, does the mouse's pointer always follow the pen? Or can you turn it off somewhere in the settings? Just wanted to make sure. Thanks!
The mouse pointer can be turned off for any stylus in the windows settings for Pen and Windows Ink. Uncheck “show cursor” and you may want to uncheck “show visual effects” too.
If your looking at buying the R520 stylus let me know as I’m just finishing setting up my website (in the next few minutes) and you’d be my first online purchase. 😁 tablet-pro.myshopify.com
I’m still testing and updating images and text but if you want to be the first one to see the site here’s the link. If you purchase send me an email as well since everything is brand new. Justice(a)tabletpro.com
Hey. I just got this pen for my surface pro 7 but when i turned off the option for cursor show, it still shows the point like small dot. Can you remove that? I feel like it is kind of distracting. Thanks
Most of the brushes don’t support tilt. Can you get tilt working in OneNote? This will let us know if the pen is defective or if you need to pick a different brush or change a setting in adobe
@@TabletPro Yes, tilt is working fine in onenote. In photoshop the exclamation appears in the pen settings when you set tilt to control one of settings.
NP au I’d suggest doing a quick search and see what’s up with photoshop. That’s the quickest way to fix the problem. Are you using the newest version of ps? I remember having the same problem with ps with my stock surface pen but I don’t remember the solution.
Middle click can be configured using the pen tool. But no not by default. www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/tablet-pro-pen-tool/9nh3c4mwb9c1?activetab=pivot:relateditemtab
@@TabletPro sorry. I meant differences in terms of writing on screen performance. Jittery lines wen writing small? Initial touch recognition threshold (like how hard do you have to press for it to recognize a touch)
Hello Justice, First of all, thank you for your awesome videos and the work you put into it! I saw your review of the Raphael 520 some days ago (sadly, I saw it too late as I already received my Surface Pen and my Surface Go). But I'm still considering buying it anyway. However, two details keeps "bugging" me and I can't find the answer : Is it possible to disable the tilt feature? (When taking notes in One Note for example). I'm usually writing at a slight angle and it could be a downside for my note-taking. Second question is related to the Surface Pen actually. I noticed that when my Surface Pen touches the screen of my Surface Go without applying any pressure with my hand (just the weight of the stylus), it doesnt write. It starts to write only after applying a slight amout of pressure. This cause me to skip some line when writing. (It might be a unit issue but I've seen other people with this problem). Does the Raphael 520 have the same behavior? Sorry for the long message, I've been trying to find those answers before disturbing you with my questions, but couldn't find any. Thanks a lot anyway ! :)
I don’t know how to disable tilt but as an avid OneNote user that also writes with a natural tilt it hasn’t been a problem for me for a long time. (It was in the beginning and they may have changed a few things under the hood)
As for the iaf (initial activation force) you can adjust pressure curves in the Surface app which is what I would try first but yes the surface pen is a little bit more of an off and on kinda pen. I do think the Raphael 520 amzn.to/2rrpCNx has better pressure performance but honestly I’d try the Surface app first as it may not be noticeable for most people.
@@TabletPro Thank you for your answers! Unfortunately, I can't seem to find how to modify the iaf with the Surface app. The only thing I can change from there is the pressure curve which doesn't seem to change the iaf. I think I will give the Raphael a try with your link! It will still benefit me for drawing anyway. :) Thank you again!
Tablet Pro Could you maybe do a video ab note taking w/ the Rafael 520? I am also concerned ab the tilt feature as I write w/ a slight tilt. Also, what type of technology does the pen use? Wacom AES or the one the surface uses? I fg the name lol
@@TabletPro That worked... I was using sketchable because I heard it worked on there too. But since it works on pencil one note then I can finally confirm it works! Thanks, I thought I was using pencil on one note already but I never actually confirmed it was the pencil tool.
Both. *note as I just got an email about this. The two buttons, one is an eraser ALWAYS when pressed and on the screen. The hover abilities of that button is what can be remapped. The other one can be remapped to anything while tip down or up. That clarification isn’t necessarily for you John but others reading this. Btw good to hear from you as always. 😁
@@TabletPro ... ditto Justice & thanks for quick reply. Amazon says 42.99. Is that a good price? For me, I kinda want to get it at some point because, you swear by it, & your opinions are rather honest (Rebelle still > Fresco though), ; ) . I kinda like the Surface Pen. Maybe I'm just use to it. However, if you really suggest it, I'll get it, preferably on sale.
@@TabletPro ... okay Justice, I'm buying this pen. Better be great or I'm going to haunt you 😉👍 Edit... what program are you using in this video. I feel I know it but can't place it
@@TabletPro could you help me w/ setting up the button mapping for the raphael 520? I've spent a few hours trying to configure the tablet pro pen tool and match the Windows pen settings you show in your troubleshoot vids but to no avail. Can't get either button to register as any other mapping. Thanks in advance!
Did you ever figure this out? I recently bought the 13 and did not purchase the Tilt pen because I saw so many people saying it did not work. I will be using this laptop for art, but the Surface Slim pen costs too much and I can't make myself buy the Tilt pen for $70 when I could have got it for $30 when I purchased my laptop.
@@johnNew0322 I'm researching stylus options myself now after purchasing a laptop with a touchscreen as an art and design student. So many options! So many reviews. Would love to know your thoughts
@@dianezaharis6879 I honestly have only used the basic stylus that came with my HP Spectre x360, and barely used it tbh. There's nothing wrong with it, I just don't have time to draw as of late.
@@TabletPro i just got mine delivered today. i was reading some reviewers complain about the battery dying very, very fast. i will have to test it out but in your experience, does it truly last that long?
Tablet Pro extremely reassuring to hear! Thanks a lot. I got the pen due to your review and so far I’ve been beyond happy with it. I am not an artist but I like using it to write, make notes, and just as a stylus. It’s been excellent.
Tablet Pro I haven’t tried yet. I lost my surface pen so i was looking for cheaper alternatives. Then i came to know about HP, DELL also have these pens similar to surface pen. HP pen works on N-Trig technology similar to surface series. So thats why i was thinking of getting HP pen.
I need a bit help: i got the raphael 520 and have a surface book 2 but i cant draw or do anything with the pen. also cant find any working solution for this problem. any tipps what i could do? open for evrything
Hi Duda, I posted the message you emailed me into the faq on the shop (tablet-pro.myshopify.com) thank you. You’re right, you have to uninstall/reinstall the pen drivers.
@@TabletPro i finaly got an answer from renaisser, u have to uninstall al lot of odd drivers. i made a post in the microsoft forum so it is easyer to find :D
Hello Justice. I was trying to find this stylus on a german shop but couldn't. But i found this one: www.amazon.de/gp/product/B08281JCL1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?language=en_GB&psc=1&smid=A3CWAXKZCBC2KD To me it looks practically indistinguishable to the raphael 520. Do you think the ""ciscle"" is Renaisser's european branding ? Is it a knockoff? The reviews seem pretty positive.
Hi Wes, I decided to sell the pen after posting this review. I had amazon links to all the decent stylus from this review and the Raphael was doing really well. So I then decided to purchase and sell them myself. I think that was a great and honest decision to benefit me and my two little girls vs benefiting amazon. It’s not bad to be skeptical. But if you really want to be helpful please ask some questions first, this is actually a great stylus that people will benefit from and your in accurate comment is discouraging people from getting something good that they want or need. The pressure is adjusted in the Surface app for all mpp pens. This is a Microsoft certified pen. You can adjust the pen pressure to extreme levels. Im not upset, hopefully this clarifies a few things for you. I’m not the kind of guy who is short sighted enough to think that a person can grow a UA-cam channel (or business) by offering crappy products and no one will find out or comment later. I don’t think that’s smart.
Tablet Pro I don’t care how many kids you have. This is not unbiased review and you stand to profit. You offer no benefits over cheaper and more direct competition. It is short sighted to do something like this. You said it yourself, you are doing this to benefit yourself, not the consumer not anyone else. Imagine if you did this with any other product. Like if you bought a pile of ipads sold them for 15% over asking price and posted only 5 star reviews and then made a video linking directly to your own site where you stand to profit directly from the sales. Its totally unethical.
Tablet Pro The unethical part is where you stand to profit from the sale of something you are recommending without disclosing it in the free and clear. It’s dishonest.
Justice/Tablet Pro... choice of stylus aside, you should do a video on Pen Jitter. The Apple pencil & Wacom are far better (no or almost no jitter) HOWEVER, Surface Pen jitter is greatly dependent on "software." Example: if you use Photoshop, there's almost no pen jitter. The same can be said for Rebelle, Clip Studio, I believe Sketchbook Pro (software, not the app) & Sketchable. I bring this up because Apple fan boys love talking crap. However, if you're going to do a fair comparison test, the same software should be used and the are some. Besides, it's not my fault a iPad can't run Photoshop (the full version, not the $hit Apple one).
You can order here, www.tabletpro.com/stylus I couldn't find anyone shipping these internationally so I just ordered a bunch of these from the manufacturer. Great stylus and didn't make sense to be getting the crumbs from Amazons table for my family. Can ship internationally, just keep in mind shipping is high to most international destinations (I don't make money on shipping just the pen)
can i configure one of the button to act as eraser and the other to act as lasso tool- ?? beaciuse those are two most used functions for me on my hp 360 and the hp pen has two buttons, but they allow me to have the eraser but not the lasso. it says it can do right click, but it doesnt. i still have to long press the pen on the screen to do right click.
Hello, will this stylus work on an Android phone with a 120hz display for drawing apps?. The idea is to draw with precision and minimum lag on a budget.
Hi, I tried the tablet free pen tool and tablet pro pen tool to change the barrel button to attach it to a particular pen/highlighter in onenote but I don't get it to work... I followed your tutorial to use the barrel to switch between pens but It doesn't seem to work. (I am using the Raphael 520)
Hi there this what I started to notice, h opefully you can understand once I start to use my raphael on my surface pro 6 , the touch screen is less rensponsive to the point I think it doesn't work - but when I use pen everything is working it started to frustrate me to the point that decided to reach for the help :)
Tilt is brush specific in photoshop. Meaning most brushes won’t do anything when you tilt the pen. If I remember correctly you need a brush with the tilt icon showing.
I just received my raphael 520c and im kind of.. really disappointed. I dont know what to do about it either because i cant find anyone online with the same issue as me. I'm also abroad so i cant really send it back or anything without paying like 90 bucks lol. I cant get those light strokes that everyone else can at all. it can only go from hard to harder. anytime i do light strokes it just cuts out the stroke completely :/ any ideas on what to do lol?? using surface pro 7
Hi! I bought the Raphael 530 pen. In general, the pen works well. I tried it on different software: 1) in windows WhiteBoard the eraser works too. 2) in Gimp and in Krita the eraser does not work. None of the Software I have tried recognizes the pen tilt. How can I enable the eraser in all software? How can I activate the pen tilt?
Hi, I'm glad the pen is working well in general. And there is no setting in windows to enable the eraser in all programs, that sounds like a good idea though. The difficulty is each program has the option to choose what the eraser does. Does the frontmost button on the stylus erase if you hold it down and use the stylus in either of those programs? To test tilt, open OneNote and test with a pencil. Will you let me know how that works for you?
@@TabletPro Hi! Thanks a lot for the answer. I have tried the pen with different software. Microsoft OneNote software recognizes the two erasers (the side button and the eraser on the tip). But he does not recognize either the pressure or the inclination. The only software (which I tested) that also recognizes tilt and pressure is Sketcheable. Krita (I had to set it) recognizes the pressure but not the inclination and not even the erasers (unless I have found the option to activate). I was not able to activate neither the rubber, nor the inclination, nor the pressure with Gimp.
Hi , i just bought it this week but i found an annoying problem on this pen. I often use fast stroke for sketching, but Raphael pen pressure doesn't response normal pressure in the very beginning of every stroke. It seems within around 30ms from the stroke activated, the pressure curve is suppressed in lower response and need time to be gradually recovered in normal pressure reaction. Therefore when I sketching with fast short stroke, the pressure is super low even i push it quite hard. I test in different applications and it still happens, so i think it is related to driver or hardware issue. Is it also happening to you? I feel it is easy to do light to heavy pressure transition but impossible to do it reversely from hard to light with quick drawing stroke.
Hi. So How do I customise this pen in pen tool pro? i'm kind of confused. Is the eraser the second middle button on in the pen tool panel?? Is there somewhere a tutorial how to set it up? I...just want basic stuff...like a right mouse button and one key set as alt.
it comes with 2 extra tips and you can buy them in packs of 3 (which I should have available on my store shortly) tablet-pro.myshopify.com But the tips don't wear out quickly at least for me
My copy? My pen is still good. No battery problems. I have had different pressure related issues but that’s it. I’ve had customers complain about it not turning on, or something being broken or bent in shipping. Which is replaced for free in either scenario. One person recently said something about the pen invert button also sending barrel. Still looking at that and not sure if it’s one of my pens or not.
Great review mate. Unfortunately they don’t ship to Australia yet. How does it perform with Zbrush and other 3D apps? Do you think it would be cool with them?
My surface pen does NOT draw a line this straight. its much worse. The worst experience. so if the raphael is like the surface pen, its a hell no. but im kind a desperate, so maybe ill try one. damn it mircosoft
Surface pen is buggy. Mine gets wobbly sometimes but i realise it is depending on certain apps,your pen batt, your surface temp,your resting palm as well as when is plugged in. I changed its latency to 2(regedit) and i feel like it made a difference
@@eyhtwozed2606 i have to remove battery and Stick it back in, remove Pen tip and Stick it back in. Than it works for 2 Minute. Rinse and repeat. Dont get me wrong, im am massive surface Fan, but if i wasnt, i wouldve dropped it. At the beginning everything worked nice, but after a while it got worse. Already replaced my unit. Still the same Problem. Will not buy another one until its fixed.
@@jeanbaptistelabelle Surface pro 2017 with the pen. Bought the swappable pen tips to. if i draw a line, the line shows not in the place where i put my pen, but a few mm left of it. and it draws the lines wiggly. after like 10 minutes of warm up (tablet gets pretty warm in One note (the app)), it starts to draw perfectly fine.
how about doing a follow up video to show how the 520 performs now that you'ave had it for almost 6 months? I'm curious to see if it still has the same touch sensitivity and responds quick. also wanna know if the battery is holding up.
I have been using 520 for sometime now , It is less responsive as time goes. Gets really frustrating. When the surface becomes slightly hotter due to longer use , 520 wont respond well. And sometimes instead of inking , it erases my drawing. 520 doesn't isolate inking well. The palm rejection sometimes work and doesn't work at all. I get frustrated using this pen. Gonna get back my surface pen soon
@@yukiesue1606 omg will my search for a good SP pen EVER end?! Every single pen I find and think of buying, I end up seeing negative comments about it :'(
@@novaexx6587 hey! I'm still using 520 until now. It's decent enough for drawing and writing. Unless you're extremely into drawing then it won't be so sufficient. Most times I end up using my mouse alot for touch ups. There are times that the pen jitters or some weird zig zag stroke but it's bearable. The battery life holds up pretty well too. Just gotta make sure your surface is well ventilated and cooled then the pen would work better. I'm using krita & Photoshop for drawing. Photoshop have better response with 520. For krita,sometime it doesn't detect the pen then you've to click on the brush again in order to use the stylus. If you're on budget and don't mind the little stuff. You should get it. Otherwise you could get the surface slim pen. Apparently it's good for drawing. But it is so expensive 😭
I'm curious about the Dante 3 from the same brand maker of Raphael 5, is it the line jitter the same as the Raphael 5 or is the Dante 3 is worse? Because I want something with less pressure as I hardly uses the pen pressure.
I just started using this and I love it so far. I like the shape of it and how it's slimmer feels more like a pencil then the surface pen. I think it's better then the surface pen.
Right! Just feels so “glide-y”
What do you use ??
Is 520 nibs interchangeable with windows pen nibs??
I use the raphael 5 more than the surface standard now. Raphael 5 is lighter, I really prefer it. Had to adapt a little to the pressure curve but now I really like it as well. Super nice stylus, thank you SO much for making a video about it, hope it serve more people to discover about it :)
Does it work on hp pavilion x360..?
Just purchased one because of seeing your videos for my SB2.. Thank you for the review.. I need the 2 button config for my 3D work and sculpting.. So this is freaking perfect.. Glad the magnet is good too.. I was kinda worried about that side of it
How has this worked out for 3D? I have the same need and been looking for a good 2 button pen. Still blown away that the $100 surface pen isn't two button! Crazy!
@@joshuajones6113 Yeah, it blew my mind too.. It's like they didn't even think who might be using the laptop or done market research against other companies such as Wacom.. In saying that.. I mainly use the pen when I use zbrush and substance painter.. Since I use photoshop very rarely these days.. But all In all its great.. Quite happy with it tbh works really well for what I need it for..
@@SameHat88 Perfect, thanks! Same apps I would like to use it for as well.
I am using Adonit Ink for quite a while now and it feels so much better than my SP pen and Bamboo Ink. The pressure curve is great but I feel that my old Wacom Bamboo with a lower pressure sensitivity still does better. I'm curious if this Raphael 520 is really an Adonit Ink killer or not. Have you tried comparing them? THanks for the helpful review Justice!
Have this pen and rocks!
Thanks for the video. I finally just purchased a pen, the Raphael 520, after having my SB2 for 2.5 years now. Excited to do some drawing
Hello! 1) what happens after a few months? 2) have you noticed if it is less precise (eg lines that are not straight or discontinuous)? 3) Are there any battery problems? 4) Does the surface recognize the pen perfectly?
today after 4 months of light use, I have ordered two 4 months ago they both died just working while connected to the charger
I cannot recommend the Raphael for Handwriting, especially in OneNote. The pressure curve is way too light and it needs about a second until the pressure is fully "noticed" as I would interprete it, because independently on how hard I tip on the screen there is always a 1 second delay in pressure recognition which makes it really aweful to write with it. Because when i write letter by letter with leaving the touch the notes are very thin (at least if you don't chose highest pressure sensitivity around 10-12, on Surface) and gets really constantly thick when you don't set it up for a while.
But that's actually the only thing to complain, it's really worth the money for drawing or instead of a mouse, but it has the wrong pressure sensitivity for writing and taking notes.
They corrected this setting earlier this year. The newer model (with light always on) changes this. Someone else had mentioned this to me earlier this year as well btw. I didn’t notice it “always” did it. Just figured I was writing lighter when I started strokes. But you’re correct.
Do u know if it is compatible with an iPad 8gen?
Hi! Can someone tell me how to connect this to my laptop? I don't have a Surface, but my laptop supports MPP, so it should work.
So I bought the surface pro which came with the pen.
I use mine with for taking notes 99% of the time
The features of this pen are useful for an artist
For me is not a win if I buy it, but I can clearly see why an artist will choose it over the surface pen.
I will check the Bluetooth keyboard that you recommended :D
I'm looking to buy a good tablet/laptop hybrid for taking notes in college. Do u recommend I get the surface pro x or a better alternative? Also do u think the pen it comes with is better than the pen this video is about
@@bruno0_u depends on your workflow, on engineering side I have to use windows, so the surface pro is the way to go. Just one device as laptop and notetaking, while for heavy task I have a desktop at home.
If you are into a creative career an iPad is a better option. For science careers, a surface pro is better.
Now penwise if you pick a bundle for the surface pro, (keyboard and pen) go for it. Otherwise if the price isn't justified, go for this pen and the bluetooth keyboard.
Surface X, It does not run desktop applications so I can't have it. Then an iPad would be better +Goodnotes/notability
Hi, thinking of ordering to replace my Surface Pro 3 pen. Just wondering--would this also work with an iPad?
Thanku .. great review
i cant pair mi raphael 520 whith the lenovo flex 5
Hi, i'm interested in this but it seems like you are the only one promoting this, i can't find any other review. There is also no website for the company that i can find, do you have one?
You can find the company on facebook. Renaisser. I don't get anything extra for promoting these over any other product you find on amazon. Although I am working on that as I really do like these and would like to get paid more than the standard amazon affiliate fee.
You should try the 520m verison, it has magnetic charging with the surface
I ordered your pen for my surface Pro 7 and I can't get it to work. Are there instructions somewhere?
Did you figure it out? Is it good?
Yes. I just needed to be patient for an update.
I just bought the 520C from your website..it seems to work fine but ...how do you turn it off . When I powered my Surface off ..I though it would power off also ..but the whit light is still on wasting the battery...also the buttons need to pertrude more ..and be seperated, they're to flat and its hard to manipulate from the top to the bottom unless you have small hands ( they need to be more like the Surface pen...this is a major problem) Please respond promptly my pens battery is still running on white
Hi Rodney, the stylus will power itself off. Even when it stays on and is inactive it will shut off after about 15 min. The battery life is still close to a few months of use with this process. I can talk to the company about making a split button version. It’s a good idea!
@@TabletPro Thank you for your prompt reply...One other thing the Artist Pad preset for Zbrush looks nothing like the settings you have in the video ..Is there away i can get those very same settings ???
@@TabletPro By the way is there anyway to remap the side buttons without Pen Tool my understanding from the QA's on your site is that the Pen Tool has some bugs
Sorry, what's the point of the bluetooth function?
Microsoft should just go buy this company.
So I bought the 520... I kinda like the the regular Surface Pen better. I can see some uses for the R520; not a total waste. I probably should have trusted my gut. I have a super light touch. I have no issues & have to use the default 7 activation setting.
What do you like more about the surface pen?
For sure it’s a good pen
@@TabletPro ... haven't tested note taking yet but, for art, the Surface pen feels more fluid. I also like the screen contact activation, pressure & tilt
Where the R-520 might serve me, is in super fine details.
Does it work on hp pavilion x360..?
is is compatible with the ACER switch SW512-52? and if is not , do you have a model that is compatible with it?
Ignoring the price, would you still recommend the Raphael 520?
Absolutely. If it was the same price as the surface stylus it’s still get a second side button and typically a noticeably better line quality (less jitter) both things that matter to me
I can't get the raphael 520 to connect
The r520 doesn’t use Bluetooth. The R520bt uses Bluetooth
@@TabletPro it's not working with my surface pro 4, do I need to download a driver or anything? I just got both of them
Is 520 nibs interchangeable with windows pen nibs??
which color oz best
black or silver
So there is no way to turn it off? I was sitting in class pressing the buttons 6 times, holding each one, I tried it all lol.
Was it only me, or someone also felt the nib a bit loose even when it's fully attached?
Hello Sir, I'm considering buying the Raphael 520 as it's cheap and suited for my note taking usage.
What is the app that you're using in the video ? Does it come with the sidebar with all the buttons or it's a separate app ?
He's using OneNote, and the sidebar is a separate app (check out his channel, he explains everything)
Eliott Nys thanks for the response even though I had already figured the answer
Is the old raphel 5 pen work with surface 7 i have already ordered it 😭😭😭😭
Yes. Works very well.
You should still like it very much. Amazon should have free returns as well if you decide to try the new one instead.
@@TabletPro thanks for reply, its in the international shipping
Hey, maybe I've overheard it but does the Microsoft stylus has tilt? Or why should Tilt be important? Thx!
does it work on hp pavilion x360dh1053tx..? , please answer sir im very frustated in finding the replacement for my hp pavilion stylus pen which was very bad for desaigning..
i hope your answer sir...
Do you know if the hp x360 is compatible with the surface pen? If so the r520 is compatible
@@TabletPro yes it was , then thank you for your respon..
What is the latency and lag like on this pen. The surface pen seems to be very very laggy
Greetings! I´ve been usng the Raphael 520 for quite some time on my Surface Pro 7, but when I updated to Win11 the option to change pressure sensitivity via the surface app was gone, so I returned to Windows 10 but that setting was still gone.. do you have an idea as to what to do? I´d happily buy the Tablet Pro Pen tool if you´d add an option to change the sensitivity, there seems to be no app that does so so far sadly..
Thanks for your review, I really really want to know how you make the keyboard shortcut function which shows on the left of your screen. I am waiting for your response.
That’s the Tablet Pro Artist Pad www.tabletpro.com for more info
I use a Cintiq 13hd together with my Surface. Does it work with Cintiq too?
Can you use the pen take screenshots of bits of text or images and add them into other apps like one note?
Yes. With most pens you can do that using the pen tool. Set the side button to win + shift + s.
@@TabletPro so I bought the pen and I changed the pen settings but for some reason the buttons are unresponsive unless in an app like one note or whiteboard already, do u know what the problem might be?
Hi, I just got my pen, tapped it to come on,but it won't write...help
i have the surface pro 4
Did you press the side button?
Side button turns it on. Only need to press it once. it also will auto shut off after 15 min of inactivity.
Any idea if this would work for the Lenovo Yoga 720 15.6"?
Nope only for surface
It won't power off. Help?
10-15 min of inactivity, what happens?
Can I use it for Dell Inspiron laptop
I'm think of buying this for my surface pro 7, hope I made the right choice.
One question though, does the mouse's pointer always follow the pen? Or can you turn it off somewhere in the settings? Just wanted to make sure. Thanks!
The mouse pointer can be turned off for any stylus in the windows settings for Pen and Windows Ink. Uncheck “show cursor” and you may want to uncheck “show visual effects” too.
If your looking at buying the R520 stylus let me know as I’m just finishing setting up my website (in the next few minutes) and you’d be my first online purchase. 😁
tablet-pro.myshopify.com
I’m still testing and updating images and text but if you want to be the first one to see the site here’s the link. If you purchase send me an email as well since everything is brand new. Justice(a)tabletpro.com
Hey. I just got this pen for my surface pro 7 but when i turned off the option for cursor show, it still shows the point like small dot. Can you remove that? I feel like it is kind of distracting.
Thanks
Is it compatible with lenovo yoga 520?
Well this work for a Lenovo Yoga 720?
I can't get tilt working with this pen in photoshop 2020 or Fresco. Any ideas how to solve this ? Surface 6 pro
Most of the brushes don’t support tilt. Can you get tilt working in OneNote? This will let us know if the pen is defective or if you need to pick a different brush or change a setting in adobe
@@TabletPro Yes, tilt is working fine in onenote. In photoshop the exclamation appears in the pen settings when you set tilt to control one of settings.
NP au I’d suggest doing a quick search and see what’s up with photoshop. That’s the quickest way to fix the problem. Are you using the newest version of ps? I remember having the same problem with ps with my stock surface pen but I don’t remember the solution.
Hello. Thank you for your good review. But it's not connecting well to my Surface Pro5. Will changing the settings work?
Can you reassign the shortcut buttons?
Using the pen tool in the Microsoft store www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/tablet-pro-pen-tool/9nh3c4mwb9c1?activetab=pivot:relateditemtab
@@TabletPro TY
does it work with Asus Flow X13?
Does it work on photoshop
2 button so no middle click ?
Middle click can be configured using the pen tool. But no not by default. www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/tablet-pro-pen-tool/9nh3c4mwb9c1?activetab=pivot:relateditemtab
When I click on the link for this pen I get RENAISSER Stylus for Surface, is that the same pen?
Yes, renaisser is normally the name of the company ^^
What are the differences between the new and the old models of this stylus?
I discuss those differences in the video. Is there a specific question you have?
@@TabletPro sorry. I meant differences in terms of writing on screen performance. Jittery lines wen writing small? Initial touch recognition threshold (like how hard do you have to press for it to recognize a touch)
I look on amazon i cant find the Rapheal 520 i found another name one is that the same
I've ordered mine from Amazon this past Tuesday, and it's expected to be delivered to my door today.
Hello Justice,
First of all, thank you for your awesome videos and the work you put into it!
I saw your review of the Raphael 520 some days ago (sadly, I saw it too late as I already received my Surface Pen and my Surface Go). But I'm still considering buying it anyway.
However, two details keeps "bugging" me and I can't find the answer :
Is it possible to disable the tilt feature? (When taking notes in One Note for example). I'm usually writing at a slight angle and it could be a downside for my note-taking.
Second question is related to the Surface Pen actually. I noticed that when my Surface Pen touches the screen of my Surface Go without applying any pressure with my hand (just the weight of the stylus), it doesnt write. It starts to write only after applying a slight amout of pressure. This cause me to skip some line when writing. (It might be a unit issue but I've seen other people with this problem).
Does the Raphael 520 have the same behavior?
Sorry for the long message, I've been trying to find those answers before disturbing you with my questions, but couldn't find any.
Thanks a lot anyway ! :)
I don’t know how to disable tilt but as an avid OneNote user that also writes with a natural tilt it hasn’t been a problem for me for a long time. (It was in the beginning and they may have changed a few things under the hood)
As for the iaf (initial activation force) you can adjust pressure curves in the Surface app which is what I would try first but yes the surface pen is a little bit more of an off and on kinda pen. I do think the Raphael 520 amzn.to/2rrpCNx has better pressure performance but honestly I’d try the Surface app first as it may not be noticeable for most people.
@@TabletPro Thank you for your answers!
Unfortunately, I can't seem to find how to modify the iaf with the Surface app. The only thing I can change from there is the pressure curve which doesn't seem to change the iaf.
I think I will give the Raphael a try with your link! It will still benefit me for drawing anyway. :)
Thank you again!
Tablet Pro Could you maybe do a video ab note taking w/ the Rafael 520? I am also concerned ab the tilt feature as I write w/ a slight tilt. Also, what type of technology does the pen use? Wacom AES or the one the surface uses? I fg the name lol
I can't seem to get tilt working with this pen on the Surface Go. Has anyone managed to get it working?
Surface stylus? Trying pencil in OneNote?
@@TabletPro That worked... I was using sketchable because I heard it worked on there too. But since it works on pencil one note then I can finally confirm it works! Thanks, I thought I was using pencil on one note already but I never actually confirmed it was the pencil tool.
Does the Raphael 520 pen work (all features), with a Surface Pro 6 or just the 7?
Both. *note as I just got an email about this. The two buttons, one is an eraser ALWAYS when pressed and on the screen. The hover abilities of that button is what can be remapped. The other one can be remapped to anything while tip down or up. That clarification isn’t necessarily for you John but others reading this. Btw good to hear from you as always. 😁
@@TabletPro ... ditto Justice & thanks for quick reply. Amazon says 42.99. Is that a good price? For me, I kinda want to get it at some point because, you swear by it, & your opinions are rather honest (Rebelle still > Fresco though), ; ) .
I kinda like the Surface Pen. Maybe I'm just use to it. However, if you really suggest it, I'll get it, preferably on sale.
@@TabletPro ... okay Justice, I'm buying this pen. Better be great or I'm going to haunt you 😉👍
Edit... what program are you using in this video. I feel I know it but can't place it
@@TabletPro could you help me w/ setting up the button mapping for the raphael 520? I've spent a few hours trying to configure the tablet pro pen tool and match the Windows pen settings you show in your troubleshoot vids but to no avail. Can't get either button to register as any other mapping. Thanks in advance!
@@SUPERSAIYUAN I'm in the same situation... Since your comment have you the settings for the remapping ?
Would this work on the HP Spectre x360 15 inch?
Did you ever figure this out? I recently bought the 13 and did not purchase the Tilt pen because I saw so many people saying it did not work. I will be using this laptop for art, but the Surface Slim pen costs too much and I can't make myself buy the Tilt pen for $70 when I could have got it for $30 when I purchased my laptop.
@@johnNew0322 I'm researching stylus options myself now after purchasing a laptop with a touchscreen as an art and design student. So many options! So many reviews.
Would love to know your thoughts
@@dianezaharis6879 I honestly have only used the basic stylus that came with my HP Spectre x360, and barely used it tbh. There's nothing wrong with it, I just don't have time to draw as of late.
Does it wirelessly charge like the surface pen??
No. It uses micro usb and lasts for about a month per charge
Takes about an hour to charge to full
@@TabletPro i just got mine delivered today. i was reading some reviewers complain about the battery dying very, very fast. i will have to test it out but in your experience, does it truly last that long?
Yeah. Battery life is very very good
Tablet Pro extremely reassuring to hear! Thanks a lot. I got the pen due to your review and so far I’ve been beyond happy with it. I am not an artist but I like using it to write, make notes, and just as a stylus. It’s been excellent.
Have u tried HP Pen on surface?
I haven’t. Is it good?
Tablet Pro I haven’t tried yet.
I lost my surface pen so i was looking for cheaper alternatives. Then i came to know about HP, DELL also have these pens similar to surface pen. HP pen works on N-Trig technology similar to surface series. So thats why i was thinking of getting HP pen.
Any reason for not using the r520?
Tablet Pro r520 is not available in india. Hp pen is available.
Tell me where its 35, I'll buy it tomorrow morning. It's 43 via Amazon for the 520...
I'll try & email you tomorrow.
John Kon Black Friday promotion for prime member
@@Lucioio ... thanks mate
I need a bit help: i got the raphael 520 and have a surface book 2 but i cant draw or do anything with the pen. also cant find any working solution for this problem. any tipps what i could do? open for evrything
Hi Duda, I posted the message you emailed me into the faq on the shop (tablet-pro.myshopify.com) thank you. You’re right, you have to uninstall/reinstall the pen drivers.
@@TabletPro i finaly got an answer from renaisser, u have to uninstall al lot of odd drivers. i made a post in the microsoft forum so it is easyer to find :D
Hello Justice. I was trying to find this stylus on a german shop but couldn't. But i found this one: www.amazon.de/gp/product/B08281JCL1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?language=en_GB&psc=1&smid=A3CWAXKZCBC2KD
To me it looks practically indistinguishable to the raphael 520. Do you think the ""ciscle"" is Renaisser's european branding ? Is it a knockoff? The reviews seem pretty positive.
Buyer beware. This guy is actually trying to sell you this pen through his personal website. This isn’t an unbiased review.
Hi Wes, I decided to sell the pen after posting this review. I had amazon links to all the decent stylus from this review and the Raphael was doing really well. So I then decided to purchase and sell them myself. I think that was a great and honest decision to benefit me and my two little girls vs benefiting amazon.
It’s not bad to be skeptical. But if you really want to be helpful please ask some questions first, this is actually a great stylus that people will benefit from and your in accurate comment is discouraging people from getting something good that they want or need.
The pressure is adjusted in the Surface app for all mpp pens. This is a Microsoft certified pen. You can adjust the pen pressure to extreme levels.
Im not upset, hopefully this clarifies a few things for you. I’m not the kind of guy who is short sighted enough to think that a person can grow a UA-cam channel (or business) by offering crappy products and no one will find out or comment later. I don’t think that’s smart.
Tablet Pro I don’t care how many kids you have. This is not unbiased review and you stand to profit. You offer no benefits over cheaper and more direct competition. It is short sighted to do something like this. You said it yourself, you are doing this to benefit yourself, not the consumer not anyone else. Imagine if you did this with any other product. Like if you bought a pile of ipads sold them for 15% over asking price and posted only 5 star reviews and then made a video linking directly to your own site where you stand to profit directly from the sales. Its totally unethical.
It might be unethical if I was lying about anything. I’m not. That’s the variable in your diagnosis that your missing.
Btw I ABSOLUTELY understand why this would raise red flags as a possibly unethical approach but it is not unethical by default.
Tablet Pro The unethical part is where you stand to profit from the sale of something you are recommending without disclosing it in the free and clear. It’s dishonest.
Justice/Tablet Pro... choice of stylus aside, you should do a video on Pen Jitter. The Apple pencil & Wacom are far better (no or almost no jitter) HOWEVER, Surface Pen jitter is greatly dependent on "software."
Example: if you use Photoshop, there's almost no pen jitter. The same can be said for Rebelle, Clip Studio, I believe Sketchbook Pro (software, not the app) & Sketchable.
I bring this up because Apple fan boys love talking crap. However, if you're going to do a fair comparison test, the same software should be used and the are some. Besides, it's not my fault a iPad can't run Photoshop (the full version, not the $hit Apple one).
You can order here, www.tabletpro.com/stylus
I couldn't find anyone shipping these internationally so I just ordered a bunch of these from the manufacturer. Great stylus and didn't make sense to be getting the crumbs from Amazons table for my family.
Can ship internationally, just keep in mind shipping is high to most international destinations (I don't make money on shipping just the pen)
can i configure one of the button to act as eraser and the other to act as lasso tool- ?? beaciuse those are two most used functions for me on my hp 360 and the hp pen has two buttons, but they allow me to have the eraser but not the lasso. it says it can do right click, but it doesnt. i still have to long press the pen on the screen to do right click.
I think so. As long as it works on your hp 360 with the pen than it has that capability. Would you post back here after you try it?
@@TabletPro No, the hp pen can only erase. And take screenshot. It cant use lasso. ☹️. Its not even there in the list of actions in the HP PEN APP.
Hello, will this stylus work on an Android phone with a 120hz display for drawing apps?. The idea is to draw with precision and minimum lag on a budget.
Hi, I tried the tablet free pen tool and tablet pro pen tool to change the barrel button to attach it to a particular pen/highlighter in onenote but I don't get it to work... I followed your tutorial to use the barrel to switch between pens but It doesn't seem to work. (I am using the Raphael 520)
I' ve got my Raphael 520 here and i turned it on but i can't use it. I have an Asus vivobook flip touchcreen. Can you please help me with that?
Send me a support email please at support(a)tabletpro.com
You didn't review Metapen M2 yet. It could be renaisser killer🤔
Hi there this what I started to notice, h opefully you can understand
once I start to use my raphael on my surface pro 6 , the touch screen is less rensponsive to the point I think it doesn't work - but when I use pen everything is working
it started to frustrate me to the point that decided to reach for the help :)
Hope you found a fix to that
How to enable tilt function of Raphael 520.? And does the tilt function works with Photoshop because I only use one application in this video .
Tilt is brush specific in photoshop. Meaning most brushes won’t do anything when you tilt the pen. If I remember correctly you need a brush with the tilt icon showing.
@@TabletPro can you recommend 🙏 any brush with the tilt icon. I usually draw in Photoshop and I don't think I ever will work in one note .
can you give a writing experience comparison to ipad pro with apple pencil?
How do I change the pen pressure on it cause it doesn’t show me the pen pressure option
I just received my raphael 520c and im kind of.. really disappointed. I dont know what to do about it either because i cant find anyone online with the same issue as me. I'm also abroad so i cant really send it back or anything without paying like 90 bucks lol. I cant get those light strokes that everyone else can at all. it can only go from hard to harder. anytime i do light strokes it just cuts out the stroke completely :/ any ideas on what to do lol?? using surface pro 7
Can you send me an email with more info and a video if possible? Did you order from me?
Justice@tabletpro.com
Nothing's like an Ipad pencil,
Hi! I bought the Raphael 530 pen.
In general, the pen works well.
I tried it on different software: 1) in windows WhiteBoard the eraser works too. 2) in Gimp and in Krita the eraser does not work.
None of the Software I have tried recognizes the pen tilt.
How can I enable the eraser in all software?
How can I activate the pen tilt?
Hi, I'm glad the pen is working well in general. And there is no setting in windows to enable the eraser in all programs, that sounds like a good idea though. The difficulty is each program has the option to choose what the eraser does. Does the frontmost button on the stylus erase if you hold it down and use the stylus in either of those programs? To test tilt, open OneNote and test with a pencil. Will you let me know how that works for you?
@@TabletPro Hi! Thanks a lot for the answer.
I have tried the pen with different software.
Microsoft OneNote software recognizes the two erasers (the side button and the eraser on the tip). But he does not recognize either the pressure or the inclination.
The only software (which I tested) that also recognizes tilt and pressure is Sketcheable.
Krita (I had to set it) recognizes the pressure but not the inclination and not even the erasers (unless I have found the option to activate).
I was not able to activate neither the rubber, nor the inclination, nor the pressure with Gimp.
Im sold! Finally a decent review (instead of some "emotional" ones ive seen).
Thanks 😊 It matters to me. Actually use these devices and stylus
Good evening! I will share this to my people. Your channel is added to my fervor. we will come around
Hi , i just bought it this week but i found an annoying problem on this pen. I often use fast stroke for sketching, but Raphael pen pressure doesn't response normal pressure in the very beginning of every stroke. It seems within around 30ms from the stroke activated, the pressure curve is suppressed in lower response and need time to be gradually recovered in normal pressure reaction. Therefore when I sketching with fast short stroke, the pressure is super low even i push it quite hard. I test in different applications and it still happens, so i think it is related to driver or hardware issue. Is it also happening to you? I feel it is easy to do light to heavy pressure transition but impossible to do it reversely from hard to light with quick drawing stroke.
Hi. So How do I customise this pen in pen tool pro? i'm kind of confused. Is the eraser the second middle button on in the pen tool panel?? Is there somewhere a tutorial how to set it up? I...just want basic stuff...like a right mouse button and one key set as alt.
Hello cool channel and video! What is the name of the panel on the left? where can you download it
Does it need rechargable tips? Can you buy them or have to buy a new stylus? Sorry for bad english i hope you understand what my question is about :p
it comes with 2 extra tips and you can buy them in packs of 3 (which I should have available on my store shortly) tablet-pro.myshopify.com
But the tips don't wear out quickly at least for me
How long before this pen goes to sleep or can you turn it off?
Hows the battery life going so far? i read somewhere that his copy of the pen stopped working after fully draining it
My copy? My pen is still good. No battery problems. I have had different pressure related issues but that’s it. I’ve had customers complain about it not turning on, or something being broken or bent in shipping. Which is replaced for free in either scenario. One person recently said something about the pen invert button also sending barrel. Still looking at that and not sure if it’s one of my pens or not.
Hod do you connect it to a Microsoft surface pro 7
How do you connect Raphael 520 to your surface device
Just tap one of the side buttons and start using it
Does this need to be connected to the surface somehow when first used?
Great review mate. Unfortunately they don’t ship to Australia yet.
How does it perform with Zbrush and other 3D apps? Do you think it would be cool with them?
just bought some from the company so I can ship them international. here is the link tablet-pro.myshopify.com
@@TabletPro I've tried to order it through ebay but they can't deliver it to Russia as Amazon too. Can you do this?
Yes we are shipping to Russia. Keep in mind there are delays everywhere including Russia
@@TabletPro I'm so happy! You're my savior. Was surprised by fast reply xD
Happen to be awake 😁 happy to help
Compare surface stylus to iPad pro stylus
Does Reneissar have tilt support?
Yes
My surface pen does NOT draw a line this straight. its much worse. The worst experience. so if the raphael is like the surface pen, its a hell no. but im kind a desperate, so maybe ill try one. damn it mircosoft
Surface pen is buggy. Mine gets wobbly sometimes but i realise it is depending on certain apps,your pen batt, your surface temp,your resting palm as well as when is plugged in. I changed its latency to 2(regedit) and i feel like it made a difference
@@eyhtwozed2606 i have to remove battery and Stick it back in, remove Pen tip and Stick it back in. Than it works for 2 Minute. Rinse and repeat. Dont get me wrong, im am massive surface Fan, but if i wasnt, i wouldve dropped it. At the beginning everything worked nice, but after a while it got worse. Already replaced my unit. Still the same Problem. Will not buy another one until its fixed.
Which generation do you have? 4th generation (without clip)? Do you have a Surface 2017, SB2 or more recent Surface devices?
@@jeanbaptistelabelle Surface pro 2017 with the pen. Bought the swappable pen tips to. if i draw a line, the line shows not in the place where i put my pen, but a few mm left of it. and it draws the lines wiggly. after like 10 minutes of warm up (tablet gets pretty warm in One note (the app)), it starts to draw perfectly fine.
@@deeplime8610 strange... Strange also that it would get hot just using OneNote 🤔
how about doing a follow up video to show how the 520 performs now that you'ave had it for almost 6 months? I'm curious to see if it still has the same touch sensitivity and responds quick. also wanna know if the battery is holding up.
I have been using 520 for sometime now , It is less responsive as time goes. Gets really frustrating. When the surface becomes slightly hotter due to longer use , 520 wont respond well.
And sometimes instead of inking , it erases my drawing. 520 doesn't isolate inking well. The palm rejection sometimes work and doesn't work at all. I get frustrated using this pen. Gonna get back my surface pen soon
@@yukiesue1606 omg will my search for a good SP pen EVER end?! Every single pen I find and think of buying, I end up seeing negative comments about it :'(
@@novaexx6587 hey! I'm still using 520 until now. It's decent enough for drawing and writing. Unless you're extremely into drawing then it won't be so sufficient. Most times I end up using my mouse alot for touch ups. There are times that the pen jitters or some weird zig zag stroke but it's bearable. The battery life holds up pretty well too. Just gotta make sure your surface is well ventilated and cooled then the pen would work better. I'm using krita & Photoshop for drawing. Photoshop have better response with 520. For krita,sometime it doesn't detect the pen then you've to click on the brush again in order to use the stylus.
If you're on budget and don't mind the little stuff. You should get it. Otherwise you could get the surface slim pen. Apparently it's good for drawing. But it is so expensive 😭
what are you using to paint?
program wise
Raphael 520 work with your Tablet pro pen tool?
Yes it does. Big update coming to the pen tool soon
@@TabletPro does it update automatically ?
Where is it sold in europe?
just bought some from the company so I can ship them international. here is the link tablet-pro.myshopify.com
I'm curious about the Dante 3 from the same brand maker of Raphael 5, is it the line jitter the same as the Raphael 5 or is the Dante 3 is worse? Because I want something with less pressure as I hardly uses the pen pressure.
Link?