The Renaisser Raphael 520 is our favorite choice because it nails the basics of what you want in a Surface stylus while also being incredibly budget-friendly. However, it's worth noting that it does lack some of the Surface Pen's luxurious features.
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Microsoft's official option is an elite pick that has a few advanced features that the Renaisser Raphael 520 does not. However, it costs a lot more, and many may not find the bonuses worth it.
https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-pen-vs-renaisser-raphael-520-which-better-digital-stylus?fbclid=IwAR1TPcrBXuQeVe1W4RT5YOS08dIiqDrV5b7Htf5zgAzPWQk4g1q70if9Rmo
Would like to know anyone's thoughts and experiences with these pens on their surface devices. So far, I think the surface slim pen is more comfortable and the shortcut buttons are a nice feature. Though I'm not sure if these features are worth the almost $100 mark up of this pen compared to the raphael 5.
The Raphael pen can do everything else as good as the surface slim. One exception being that I can hold a button and erase vs always flipping the pen to erase on the surface slim.
I would like to know everyone's opinion.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/ec1yh3/battle_of_the_pens_surface_slim_pen_vs_raphael_5/
I'd like to provide my feedback on the Renaisser pen I've got for free, as someone who has went through number of devices over the last few years and have lots of experience testing different pen tech.Initial pressure required for the pen to start inking: seems on par with the Surface's last pen.Pressure curve: Renaisser is definately more firm, but that's not exactly a plus in my books, as it requires more force to get to thick lines. Adjusting the pressure curve is limited for the surface line, so it's a matter of personal preference, if you require firmer curve this pen might be a good buy, if you like it soft, the surface would be better.Jitter: same as surface's...
Renaisser Raphael 520 gives Surface Pen a run for its money at half the price
The Raphael 520 from Renaisser is may be an ideal alternative to Microsoft's own Surface Pen.
https://www.windowscentral.com/raphael-520-pen-gives-surface-pen-run-its-money-half-price
DAN THORP-LANCASTER
13 Feb 2020
I heard about the Raphael 520 (R520) from TabletPro who highly recommend the pen, but they also sell it at their store. I don't have any financial interest in the pen and I can verify their review is 100% correct. R520 is the best MPP pen. The slow diagonal line wobble is almost imperceptible and as good as Wacom AES wobble. The cursor accuracy is very high. Rechargeable, no fussing with batteries. Charge lasts days on a few minutes of charging. I tested the pen on a slow (60Hz) MPP digitizer, so it didn't handle fast short strokes well like Wacom AES or EMR (100Hz) or Apple Pencil (120Hz-240Hz) and missed dotting "i"s when writing very fast and so on. I haven't...
