Looking to doodle on your Surface Pro 9 screen? These are some of the best pens you can buy in 2022.
The new Surface Pro 9 has what it takes to be one of the best Windows tablets in 2022. One of the reasons for that has a lot to do with the touch screen. Supports inking with the Microsoft Surface Pen. As with other Surface PCs, this means you can draw on the screen, annotate on documents, and bring out your inner creativity in Windows apps like Photoshop or Fresh Paint.
However, the Surface Pro 9 uses the Microsoft Pen protocol. This means that the list of supported pens will be very small as you will have to use official pens or some third party pens. However, there are great pens for the Surface Pro 9. Here are some of our favourites.
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Microsoft Surface Pen Slim 2
Surface Slim Pen 2 is the best pen for Surface Pro 9. It replicates the feel of pen on paper thanks to the tactile actuators inside the pen. It’s also flat and inside the Type Cover for recharging.
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Microsoft Surface Pen
The original Surface Pen is still great for Surface Pro 9. It uses AAAA batteries and comes in four colors. The stylus is also longer and more like a traditional pencil than the Surface Slim Pen 2.
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Surface Slim Pen
Microsoft’s original Surface Slim Pen also works with the Surface Pro 9. It lacks the tactile nibs of the newer version but has the same basic design. It’s a great option if you want to save some money.
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Metapen pen
This is a third-party stylus for use with the Surface Pro 9. You’ll have to recharge it externally, and it has lower levels of pressure sensitivity when compared to official styluses you can buy from Microsoft, but it’s very affordable and rechargeable with 300 hours of battery life.
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Uogic Pen for Microsoft Surface
This is a cheap but great looking alternative to the Surface Pen. It’s a third-party stylus, so it doesn’t have as many levels of pressure sensitivity as the original from Microsoft, but it does have replaceable stylus tips.
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Tintonzo pen
The third-party Surface Pen has anti-drop technology and anti-offset technology. It also looks like Microsoft’s original pen and attaches magnetically to the side of your device.
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Yeemie stylus pen
We like the Surface Pen alternative because it has interchangeable tips of different sizes. Note that this device also recharges externally via Micro-USB.
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Tesha Surface Pen
This stylus is priced at $30, so it’s hard not to suggest it for the Surface Pro 9. We love the way it’s shaped, as well as the fact that it supports palm rejection technology. Just be aware that it doesn’t have as many pressure points as the Microsoft Pen.
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Rafael Pen 520BT
The Surface Pen replacement retains the original 4096 sensitivity levels and feels premium because it’s made of aluminum.
And these are some of the best styluses you can buy right now for your Surface Pro 9. We’re left with a lot of the cheaper capacitive design that just doesn’t work well with the tablet. We think when it comes to drawing on the Surface Pro 9, you might want the best, so we suggest the Surface Slim Pen 2. If you can afford that, the original Surface Pen is still a great option in 2022, because it’s an official Microsoft product. It is still supported. The other third-party pens we mentioned work great for simple note-taking as well, but they may not be the best for artists.
Surface Pro 9 (Wi-Fi model)
The Surface Pro 9 is a top-tier Windows tablet with Intel or Qualcomm processors, and it comes in multiple colors for the first time ever.
Surface Pro 9 5G
The Surface Pro 9 with 5G is powered by the new Microsoft SQ3 chipset and has a 120Hz display.