HUIONKAMVAS Pro 16 Drawing Tablet with Screen, 15.6 inch Pen Display Anti-Glare Glass 6 Shortcut Keys Adjustable Stand, Graphics Tablet for Drawing, Writing, Design, Work with Windows, Mac and Linux

Preface:I have owned a variety of drawing tablets and use them daily for my work. I have previously only ever used Wacom tablets, going back as far as pre-bamboo days. I use tablets on a nearly daily basis for my job. But I have never used a display-screen drawing tablet. But if there was an all-encompassing way I can describe the experience of upgrading from a standard drawing tablet to a display-screened tablet it would be: "Game Changer"The tablet is packaged as well has you would both hope and expect from a drawing tablet of this price range. Every bit of packaging is secure and intentional.Setup was quick and easy, no hassle.The tablet itself is a really good weight. Heavy enough that it feels like it isn't going to just fly out of your hands if you shift in your chair, but not weighty enough to feel like a burden if you need to grab it with one hand.The stand that it comes with for your lap with the varying heights is... strangely beautifully designed. Of all the things, the stand is made with stunning engineering and it looks and feels great, and is exceptionally collapsible.Turning on the display, it's really nice and bright, with sharp, crisp colors. Whatever material the screen is made out of, or coated in, gives the display that very subtle stippled color "screen protector" look. I thought that would bother me and affect the drawings but it's pretty unnoticeable after just a short while.I've never noticed any lag with the tablet, nor any stuttering or visible refresh rate. All lines have drawn butter smooth.The pen is comfortable and easy to use, and coupled with a tablet glove (one of those funky ring and pinky finger gloves) it just glides across the surface.The side buttons are fantastic and I really can't get over the middle sliding "button". I normally keep it configured to zoom in photoshop, but I love that you can cycle through functions. This slide is a lot like the dial on the Intuos Pro tablet… except better executed. (I stopped using the Intuos dial because it never felt right. It was always way too sensitive and swapping between functions was annoying on it.)The difference using this display tablet over my previous Intuos Pro is… well it makes me shake my head at my own arguments I've had that I didn't need the expense of upgrading to a display tablet. That it wouldn't make that big of a difference, and that I'd still face most of the awkwardness and pitfalls that come with using a graphics tablet. How mistaken I was. If you ever have frustration at redrawing the same darn line 50 times and you use tablets for your living… don't baulk at the price or what seems like an unnecessary upgrade. I should have jumped from my bamboo tablet straight into a display tablet. It would have saved me hundreds of hours of work and frustration.I'm a cheap girl. I like things to work, work well, and be cheap. Those are the credentials to keep me happy. And boy does this tablet satisfy all of those.The tablet itself aside, Huion is an amazing brand. It's one of those brands that falls under the price range of items that make you scratch your chin and think it must be too good to be true. But they've not yet disappointed me with any product. There will always be one or two things that could be nit-picked, but at the end of the day you're saving a huge amount of money for a brand that will do right by you, and deliver a stunning product at a very affordable price point. And this tablet is no different.The ONE thing I would like to add to the tablet, is actually an addition to the software. I loved the Intuos' radial dial menus that you could program. It made creating a LOT of quick shortcuts really easy and fast. But lacking that sort of feature isn't enough to even knock this tablet down a fraction of a start for me.

I have had this tablet for 5 years! I use it extensively and it has held up. So far, nothing has failed me. I have only had to change nibs twice and the product comes with a lot. My only complaint about the package is the folding stand it comes with. I have had to replace the anti-slip stickers with bigger, more lasting stickers.Well. The OSD function key (e.g adjust contrast, brightness, other settings) is a little quirky but it is manageable with a slight learning curve how to operate it.

For those new to art and/or have never used a pen display tablet before-- or if you plan on gifting this to an artist you know, please keep this in mind:1. This tablet REQUIRES A COMPUTER to work. It is essentially a monitor that has pen capabilities, but without a computer or laptop to connect to, the tablet will NOT work.2. If you already have a computer, YOU NEED AN ART PROGRAM in order to draw with this tablet. This tablet does not come with any built-in software or bonus software to install. There are several free art programs you can download online like Krita, FireAlpaca, etc.3. If you have used an iPad or Android tablet to draw, the drawing experience will feel different on this display tablet in comparison. The screens used for pen displays are often treated with matte coatings to protect it and prevent glare. This is common with most pen displays, including Wacom's. Because of this, the screen will not look as crisp compared to an iPad or Android tablet. It is not a bad screen at all, the longer you draw on it the less you'll notice it.4. You can calibrate the pen pressure! This allows the tablet to adjust to how light or heavy you draw and create a more pleasant drawing experience. You can access the calibration settings in the driver settings under Pen Display > Working Area > Monitor Calibration. Some art programs also have an option to calibrate your pen pressure in their settings as well.SET-UP FOR LEFTIES:I was kinda nervous since most pen displays are right-handed by default, even the express keys are placed to the left-hand side for that purpose. But after going through the settings, it was easy to flip the tablet around for my left hand.In the Huion driver software under Work Area, select the monitor(s) you want your tablet to work on, then select 180 degrees. This flips the pen controls around, but not the screen.To flip the screen, in Window's Display Settings, select the pen display and set the orientation to "Landscaped Flipped." This flips the enitre screen.Now you can use the tablet with your left hand and keep the express keys on the right! :)Notes:- Even after flipping the screen for left-handed use, the tablet's built-in settings (press and hold the power button for 3 seconds) will still display in the right-hand orientation, so basically upside down.- The express keys don't need to be "flipped" when setting them up, you can set them up normally from top to bottom.- If you are getting "No Signal" when turning on the tablet while using the 3-in-2 cable, try flipping the USB-C cable and plug it in the other way. Once I did that, the tablet connected instantly. It seems the cables are meant to follow the right-handed orientation, which is unfortunate.Overall Thoughts:I've been drawing on an iPad for years and still love it, but I wanted an additional art tablet to work with my PC and other programs that aren't available in iOS. Setting up the drivers and the tablet itself was relatively fine (after I fixed the No Signal issue). I appreciate how thin and light the display is, it doesn't take up much space and I can easily move it around if I need to. The pen itself is very responsive and feels solid in my hand, and the color accuracy is pretty good! I didn't have to do much color alibration in the settings; there's an option to set it to AdobeRGB, which matches closely to my IPS monitor and iPad when comparing the same image. For the cost I think it's reasonable, especially compared to how much a Cintiq Pro costs for the same size.