Brands
Introduction
There are many tablet brands and picking the brand of the tablet is one of the most important decisions you will need to make when selecting a tablet to purchase
Tier 1: Wacom
Wacom was founded in 1983 continues to make the highest quality and most reliable tablets. In general, Wacom has the best drawing experience. Their products are the most expensive. I consider Wacom to be the "safe choice".
More here: my notes on Wacom
Wacom - https://www.wacom.com
Tier 2: Huion, XP-Pen, & Xencelabs
Huion and XP-pen since about 2021 have been releasing decent devices and size 2023/2024 a couple very good ones that compete strongly with Wacom. In many ways they deliver 90% of what a typical person needs for about half the cost. They do trail Wacom in reliability and in customer support however. If you carefully research a tablet from these brands, you can find one that works for you.
More here: My notes on Huion and XP-pen
Huion - https://huion.com
XP-Pen - https://xp-pen.com
Xencelabs (founded 2019) is a new brand focused only on professional tablets for professionally users. Xencelabs has a very strong focus on customer support.
More here: my notes on Xencelabs
Xencelabs - https://xencelabs.com
Tier 3: Smaller brands
After Wacom, Huion, XP-Pen, there are many other brands that focus on budget or consumer tablets. All these brands the same technology as the Tier 2 brands. In fact they are even owned by the same companies. These brands have smaller portfolios, less responsive customer support, and smaller online communities.
Artisul - https://artisul.com/
Gaomon - https://www.gaomon.net/
Ugee - https://www.ugee.com/
Veikk - https://www.veikk.com/
Parblo - https://www.parblo.com/
Tier 4: Everyone else
Avoid.
How to choose the right brand for you
More here: Choosing a drawing tablet brand
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