The Gen 8 also comes with a Precision Pen 2, which I do consider a neat extra — but also wouldn’t call it a necessity. Not just because I generally don’t use a stylus (though I do understand why it might be important for those who use stylus-friendly software), but because the Pen 2 itself isn’t very impressive.
Despite coming packaged with a Precision Pen 2, the Gen 8’s Pen Settings display a diagram of something that’s decidedly not a Precision Pen 2 (the button placement isn’t the same). The machine doesn’t provide any useful guidance when it comes to changing stylus settings, and some settings seemed to refuse to take effect after adjustment. I wasted more time than I’d care to admit simply trying to figure out and set the Pen’s functions to my liking.
And then once I finally started to get comfortable with the Pen, it stopped working (and Lenovo estimates around 2.5 hours of use in general, which isn’t much). There were zero warnings or indicators — it was just working one second, then the touch screen completely stopped recognizing it the next.
Then I got to spend even more time trying to figure out how to recharge it. But the worst thing about all of this is that the Precision Pen 2 ultimately didn’t add anything to my Gen 8 experience. A finger worked just as well, except in very particular moments using art apps and web interfaces.
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