Pen display recommendations
Overview
It's best if you look through the buying guide first. These are recommendations for tablets that have have screens. If you are looking for a tablet without a screen go here: pen tablet recommendations. If you want a standalone tablet, go here: Standalone drawing tablet recommendations.
Make sure you know about anti-glare sparkle before you buy a pen tablet
$200 to $300
SMALL Huion Kamvas 13 (GS1331) $240 (my notes)
$300 to $500
SMALL Wacom One 2019 GEN1 (DTC-133) $400
SMALL XP-Pen Artist Pro 14 GEN2 (MD140FH) $420
SMALL Wacom One 12 GEN2 (DTC-121) $400 NOT RECOMMENDED (substandard pressure handling)
SMALL XP-Pen Artist 16 GEN2 (CD160FH) $400 NOT RECOMMENDED (due to excessive diagonal wobble)
LARGE Huion Kamvas 22 (GS2201) $450
LARGE XP-Pen Artist 22 Plus (MD220FH) $470
$500 to $750
SMALL Wacom One 13 touch GEN2 (DTH0134) $600 NOT RECOMMENDED (substandard pressure handling)
MEDIUM Wacom Cintiq 16 (DTK-1660) $650
MEDIUM XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2 (MD160QH) $600 (my notes)
LARGE Huion Kamvas 22 Plus (GS2202) $550 (my notes)
$750 to $1000
MEDIUM Huion Kamvas Pro 16 Plus 4K (GT1562) $900 (my notes) NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO HIGH AG SPARKLE
LARGE Huion Kamvas 24 Plus (GS2402) $900
$1000 to $1500
MEDIUM Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 (DTH-167) $1500 (my notes)
LARGE Wacom Cintiq 22 (DTK-2260) $1200
LARGE Huion Kamvas Pro 19 (GT1902) $1100 (my notes)
LARGE Huion Kamvas Pro 24 4K (GT2401) $1300 (my notes)
$1500 - $2000
LARGE Xencelabs Pen Display 24 (LPH2412U-A) $1800 UNDER EVALUATION (my notes)
LARGE Huion Kamvas Pro 27 (GT2701) $2000
$2000 - $3000
LARGE Wacom Cintiq Pro 17 $2500
LARGE Wacom Cintiq Pro 22 $3000
$3000 to $4000
LARGE Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 $3500 (my notes)
Change log
2022/02/05 - Added recommendation for Kamvas Pro 27
2022/02/05 - Added recommendation tag to Kamvas Pro 19
2024/02/04 - Added XP-Pen Artist 22 Plus to recommendations
2023/02/04 - Added XP-Pen Artist 13 to recommendations
2023/02/04 - Marked Huion Kamvas Pro 16 4K Plus as NOT RECOMMENDED due to AG sparkle and better options being available.
Last updated