Pen tablet recommendations
Overview
It's best if you look through the buying guide first. These are recommendations for tablets that don't have screens. If you are looking for a tablet with a screen go here: pen display recommendations. If you want a standalone tablet, go here: Standalone drawing tablet recommendations.
Notes
Many Wacom tablets are in this list. To better understand the difference in Wacom pen tablets see: 7P notes: Comparison of Wacom pen tablets
I do recommend MEDIUM sized pen tablets. More here: Choosing the right tablet size
For beginners see: Recommended drawing tablets for beginners
$50 to $100
SMALL One by Wacom Small (CTL-472) $50
FEATURE LIMITATION: NO TILT
SMALL Wacom Intuos Small (CTL-4100) $75
FEATURE LIMITATION: NO TILT
SMALL Wacom One S GEN2 (CTC-4110WL) $100
NOT RECOMMENDED: SUBSTANDARD PRESSURE RESPONSE
MEDIUM XP-Pen Deco LW (IT1060B) $90
MEDIUM Huion Inspiroy 2 M (H951P) $70
NOT RECOMMENDED: PRESSURE INSTABILITY AT LOW PRESSURE
MEDIUM Huion Inspiroy Frego M (L610)
STILL UNDER EVALUATION
MEDIUM Huion Inspiroy RTP-700 $93
MEDIUM One by Wacom Medium (CTL-672) $100
FEATURE LIMITATION: NO TILT
MEDIUM Huion Inspiroy 2 L (H1061P) $90
NOT RECOMMENDED: PRESSURE INSTABILITY AT LOW PRESSURE
$100 to $200
SMALL Wacom Intuos Pro Small (PTH-460) $200
MEDIUM Wacom One M (CTC-6110WL) $??
NOT RECOMMENDED: SUBSTANDARD PRESSURE HANDLING
MEDIUM Wacom Intuos Medium (CTL-6100) $200
FEATURE LIMITATION: NO TILT
SMALL/MEDIUM XP-Pen Deco Pro MW GEN2 $140
MEDIUM XP-Pen Deco Pro LW GEN2 $170
$200 to $300
MEDIUM Wacom Intuos Pro Medium (PTH-660) $300
LARGE Huion Inspiroy Giano (G930L) $200 (on sale for $180)
LARGE XP-Pen Deco Pro XLW GEN2 (MT1592B) $200
$300 to $500
LARGE Wacom Intuos Pro Large (PTH-860) $500
Change log
2024/02/04 Removed Huion HS611 (my notes) from the recommended list - only because it is a bit of an older tablet.
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