List of pens

Pen / tablet compatibility list

XP-Pen maintains a list of pens and which tablets they are compatible with here: https://www.xp-pen.com/series/stylus-pen-for-drawing-tablets.html

As always I recommend before purchasing any pen, you should verify compatibility with XP Pen support.

My notes on selected pens

• X3 Pro page (my notes on this pen)

Overview

The XP-Pen X3 Pro series of pens was introduced in 2023.

Models

Pen pressure > IAF

XP-Pen states it should have an IAF of 3gf. Subjectively that felt accurate.

Pen pressure > Max Pressure

XP-Pen says the X3 Pro pens should have a max pressure of 400 gf.

My testing shows that individual units can vary from ~250gf to ~450gf.

Pen pressure levels - 16K. Ignore this. it is hype. All you need is 2K pressure levels. More important than this is the wide pressure range (from IAF to Max pressure).

Obligatory 16K pressure level screenshot. This is what it shows in the driver.

There is no noticeable impact on my drawing.

More here: pen pressure

Pen features

Pen eraser - Only the X3 Pro has an eraser. the other models do not.

Pen misc topics

Disabled buttons impact on drawing

Good: If you disable the two pen buttons in the driver, and then press the buttons while drawing it doesn't seem to interrupt drawing. I tested this with Clip Studio Paint and Krita on Windows 11.

Overview

Pretty good - surprisingly good for a consumer level tablet. IAF could be a little better but not a big problem for me.

Buttons

Two buttons on pen. It looks like one button - but it is a rocker switch so acts like two buttons.

Eraser

No eraser.

IAF

I'm not good at measuring IAF. Subjectively it is definitely higher IAF than a Wacom Pro Pen 2 (not surprising) and a little higher than a Huion PW517 pen.

Max Pressure

I have three of these pens. The max pressure's measured very well.

• ~370gf

• ~350gf

• ~360gf