/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

This is a thread to discuss all kinds of digital drawing hardware: non-display graphics tablets, pen display tablets, portable tablets and more.

>What should I buy?
State your:
>Budget
>Location
>Type (display? non-display? portable?)
>Size (in inches)
>Other information
>Previous equipment

If you have any additional questions, ask them.

>Recommended tablets:

Intuos 3 - Best budget tablet.
Intuos Pro M - The best non-display tablet.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite - Budget portable display tablet. Very solid drawing experience with Wacom EMR tech.
Used iPad Pro 2nd Gen 12.9" - Best option for a display tablet.
Used Cintiq 22HD - The only worthwhile large display tablet
Galaxy Tab S7+ - Good premium alternative to an iPad Pro

>Avoid:

XP-Pen, Huion, Gaomon and every other Chinese brand - Poor build quality, lackluster pens, bad tilt, struggles to register light pressure, horrible customer support and the displays are not calibrated. All Chinese brands are basically the same because they're all centralized. Also watch, Chinese companies shill HARD on /ic/. Check out the webm to understand how bad they are.
Cintiq Pro - Terrible value. The drawing experience might be good, but you're paying way too much for an unreliable product. Dead pixels are frequent, as are black screens of death.
Microsoft Surface Pro - The N-Trig digitizer means you will always get wobbly lines.
Lenovo - Bad drawing performance.

Previous: >>5017254

I'm looking to buy a large professional tablet to connect to my PC, but not certain exactly what to look for.

I know Wacom is apparently the best, but I heard driver issues are a big problem, and that they started making them cheaply since moving manufacturing to China, while charging the same premium. Based on the reviews I've watched though, it seems like they still make the best pens by a fair bit.

XP-Pen looks ok, but the pen is still clearly worse than Wacom's, especially when it comes to tilt functionality. I am also not a fan of having to use matte screen protectors, and change them every few months due to scratches.

Huion - forget it. I'm not buying from a Chinese brand.

I can potentially get a used Wacom 27" QHD tablet for roughly $900-$1200 USD. Is it worth it? Or do they have the same problems as the 4K Cintiqs supposedly do?

>just use a non-display
I have one, but I feel like I can't draw accurately. My ellipses are far better on paper than they are on the non-display tablet.

>just get an iPad
No.