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Hello everybody! I'm back with a new video, and since maybe you've had enough of the Jot
Script, today I would like to introduce a new stylus, the first of a series of styluses
I will be reviewing this year. It's simply called "Ink" and it's made by Cregle, a company
you might know for one of their other products, the iPen. I will compare the Ink to the Jot
Script, because for now it is the only other fine tip stylus I have. Let's go right into
it with a quick unboxing. As you can see, it's a very neat package, nicely done, it's
cardboard-based, and I like the way the package is used to explain very simply how it works,
as you can see here on the back. Inside, you have the stylus, obviously, and again, you
can see how the package is part of the instructions: here we learn how to power the Ink on and
off, so you don't have to spend time looking for that information. At the bottom we have
a little compartment with two AAAA batteries and two replaceable pen tips; which is more
that what we get with the Script, which doesn't offer any replacement tips. But maybe it's
just that the Ink tips last less longer, and only time will tell us that. So, let's install
the battery inside the Ink. For that, I just have to unscrew the back of the stylus, it's
very simple, I just follow the clear instructions you saw earlier on the back of the package.
Now, as you can see, it looks a lot like a regular pen, even more than the Jot Script.
With the battery in, it weigh a little more than the Jot Script, which is a good thing
in my opinion, and it is roughly the same length. I think it looks better than the Jot
Script, but one drawback from the choices they made about this glossy material here,
is that it catches fingerprints a lot. But on the other hand, I think this design has
two advantages. First, it has this little hook, I don't know how else to call it. I
think it looks good, but more importantly, it will prevent the stylus from falling of
the table, which can be a problem with the Jot Script. The second thing is the way you
turn it on and off. On the Jot Script, you have a button which is not easy to find blindly.
Turning the Ink on and off is way easier: a little light here will tell you when it's
on, and you just have to turn the back of the stylus, like that. One thing though: you
have to turn it off yourself to save battery power, because unlike the Jot Script, the
Ink does not go to sleep automatically. Now let's move on to the most important part of
the stylus: the tip. Both the Jot Script and the Ink have fine tips which are roughly the
same size. But the huge difference between the two is that the Ink has a soft rubber
tip which is completely different from the resin tip of the Jot Script. This means three
things. First, you won't have the very nice ball pen experience you have with the Jot
Script because of this squishy point. Also, this stylus is even less likely to scratch
the screen, as for all rubber tip styluses. And last but not least: the Ink is completely
silent, which is good news for all the people who thought the Script was too noisy. Just
listen... Unfortunately, the price for all these advantages is that the result does not
look as nice as with the Jot Script. Here, you have a first example of handwriting, and
if you watched any of my other videos about the Jot Script, you already see that my handwriting
does not look as good here with the Ink. If you didn't watch these videos, you can click
on this link in the bottom. You can find the little text I'm writing here along with the
same text written with the Jot Script in the video description, so you can see the difference.
Another drawback of the Ink is that it does not connect to the iPad, unlike the Script,
which means you loose some very nice features like palm rejection. It also means that the
result won't depend on the app, and that's why I'm only using GoodNotes in this video.
Again, if you want to learn more about this app, don't forget to check out my review by
clicking on this link. Since the Ink can't be paired with the iPad, you can see here
that the Bluetooth is disabled. Now, this doesn't mean you can't be precise with the
Ink. Actually, the offset by default is less important than with the Jot Script. When you
write straight lines, or when you write quickly, it's pretty good as you can see. Unfortunately,
things get worse as soon as you slow down, like this. If you remember well, the Jot Script
had some problems with drawing lines at 45 degrees, but that did't seem to have an impact
on handwriting. With the Ink, however, this phenomenon seems way worse, and I'm afraid
that's one way to explain why handwriting doesn't look as nice with the Ink. Moreover,
without the Bluetooth connection, it would be much harder to enhance this using the software,
via an SDK for example. There's also something about the Ink I find a little bit strange,
it's that it doesn't work on the iPhone 5, 5c or 5s. You can see that for example with
my iPhone 5s. It's a bit surprising but, these iPhones are indeed not in the list of compatible
devices. So, you should really take that into consideration if you have an iPhone 5 or newer
are wish to use it with this stylus. Finally, I want to do a quick recap of some important
things I showed you about the Ink, which is on top here. You can turn it on and off just
by turning the back of the stylus, but you have to turn it off, because it doesn't go
to sleep automatically. It doesn't make any noise, thanks to the rubber tip, but it doesn't
connect to the iPad so you don't have any palm rejection. It doesn't work on some iPhones,
and it comes with 2 replacement tips. Finally, it costs 75$ but it is currently on sale at
45$. So, that's all about the Cregle Ink. I think the overall experience is better with
the Jot Script, but at 45$, it might be a good alternative for those who were not satisfied
by the Jot Scrip for the noise it makes or for its button, for example. Me, I think I
will use it in situations were I need to write big on the screen, like when I'm giving lectures,
but for my everyday handwriting, I'm going to stick with the Jot Script. Well, that's
it for today. This is my first video in a month, but don't worry, I will go back on
a more regular schedule now, and my goal is to do at least 2 or 3 videos a month, as long
as I have interesting things to say. Thank you for watching, don't forget to subscribe
to my channel and to share this video as much as possible, and, see you next week! Byebye.