The Gaomon PD1560 boasts a big, bright, 15.6-inch display with a 1920 x 1080 resolution. Screen Size/Active Area: 6.0 x 3.7 inches | Screen Resolution: 2540 LPI | Pen Type: Digital | Standalone: No

It connects via USB, works right out of the box with Windows and Mac operating systems alongside all your favorite design apps, and this package comes with a premium-feeling stylus at no extra charge. The pressure-sensitive stylus only offers 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity-akin to the rest of the budget tablets on the market–and at 2540 LPI of sensor density, it isn't the most accurate tablet out there.īut what the One lacks in raw specs, it makes up for in ease of use and affordability. This makes it a joy to use and ensures it can be tossed into your laptop bag for travel. This 6.0 x 3.7-inch tablet measures only 0.3 inches thick and has a durable plastic build with rounded edges. Many big-name tech brands are going the way of 'attainable' when it comes to pricing, and you'll find the Wacom One alongside the Microsoft Surface Go and the entry-level iPad. Screen Size/Active Area: 11.6 inches | Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 | Pen Type: Passive | Standalone: No The device is compatible with Windows 7, 8, or 10 (in 32 or 64-bit) and Mac OS X as old as version 10.10. This makes it less of a drawing-only tablet and more of a full-featured control surface for your design programs. In addition, the Artist12 gives you a full-high touch bar you can program to fulfill commands on your computer (XP-Pen recommends mapping it to the zoom-in/zoom-out feature), and you can harness six different assignable shortcut keys. And because the pen is passive, it's not another device that needs to charge. The passive hexagonal pen (which feels very pencil-like) allows for 8,192 levels of pressure sensitivity to get the hand-sketched feel in your work. This makes it feel like you're creating art in the real world. What's great about having an 11.6-inch display inside your drawing tablet is that you don't need to look at your other screen while drawing on a separate surface-you're drawing on the device where your lines and colors appear. Still, with 72% NTSC Color Gamut accuracy, it focuses on reproducing your work with as much precision as possible. The touchscreen display-a 1920 x 1080 HD IPS display-isn't the highest resolution available. The XP-Pen Artist12 earns our top spot because of its compatibility, customization, and reasonably affordable price point.

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