Apple’s Early Prime Day deals include the USB-C Apple Pencil at a very low price

If you’re looking forward to getting some tech deals for October Prime Day next week, you’ll be happy to know you can do so today. Apple deals can be hit or miss during sales events like this, but for now, we’re seeing the lowest price on record for the USB-C Apple Pencil. You can grab the peripheral for just $69, which is a $10 discount and the lowest price we’ve seen. While it’s not a huge discount, it represents a 13 percent savings, and it’s currently the most affordable Apple Pencil you can buy.

Apple released this model last year as its most budget-friendly Apple Pencil to date, and this sale makes the peripheral even more wallet-friendly. However, Apple has long had trouble making it clear to consumers which version of the stylus is compatible with their iPad.

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The USB-C Apple Pencil was already the most wallet-friendly version of the peripheral, and the new sale brings it back down to a lower price.

$69 at Amazon

To be clear, here are all the iPad models where the USB-C Apple Pencil works:

• iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)

• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)

• iPad Pro 11-inch (all models)

• iPad Air 13-inch (M2)

• iPad Air 11-inch (M2)

• iPad Air (4th generation and later)

• iPad (10th generation)

• iPad mini (6th generation)

While being able to charge peripherals with a USB-C cable is useful, this version lacks some of the best features of the Apple Pencil Pro (which you can also get for $116 now) and the second Apple Pencil. While you can attach it to the side of iPads with magnetic holders for storage and convenience, there is no support for magnetic charging. Pressure sensitivity isn’t available and you can’t use Apple’s double-tap feature. However, the company claims that the USB-C Apple Pencil supports perfect pixel accuracy, low latency and tilt sensitivity.

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