Xencelabs
Overview
Xencelabs (https://www.xencelabs.com/) positions itself as a direct competitor to Wacom for the professional creative audience
They are a very new brand and have a small product line as of Jan 2024:
Pen displays
Xencelabs Pen Display 24: my notes on this tablet
Xencelabs Pen Display 16: my notes on this tablet
Pen tablets
Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium SE
Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium: my notes on this tablet (very minimal notes)
Xencelabs Pen Tablet Small
What Xencelabs does well
They are very thoughtful about the design of their products. You can see small touches that make a difference. For example:
Their pen tablets are exactly 16x9 aspect ratio
The front edge of their pen tablets are slightly slopped so there's less of a hard edge hitting your wrist
Their driver UX is well the most thought-out, user-friendly and attractive of any tablet brand.
Their tablets come with 2 pens.
I don't have any direct experience with their support. I haven't needed to contact them for any issue. But from what I have seen Xencelabs support is extremely good.
How Xencelabs could do better
Core Pen tech
MAX pressure of their pens as I have measured is GOOD but not yet as high as Wacom's Pro Pens which have an EXCELLENT high max pressure.
Their stated IAF is 3gf - which matches my measurements - is GOOD. But Wacom's Pro pens have an even lower IAF.
There aren't that many Xencelabs users out there - so if you need community help there are very few people in the community who can help and you'll need to rely Xencelab's customer support.
As of September 2025 their product portfolio does not include
A large pen tablet
A mobile device
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