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Depends how much of a price difference. The Intuos is the better option but not by a huge amount, the XP Pen is really really close in my experience. I got an Intuos Pro M second hand for the same price this one retails for, so it was an easy win there. I know there are some places where this Deco Pro is $100, and the Wacom is $300, in that case get the Deco Pro, a Wacom is not 3X better
@@crystalpulseTV Thanks for your quick response. To be a bit more specific, I'm adressing the Wacom CTL-6100WLK-N. I guess against this model the XP-Pen Deco Pro should be the better option?
Certainly is, I was just seeing what I could get for the same budget. The FX3 took away £1k, so I went down to the FX30, stuck a gimbal and polariser in there!
@@evilduck1581 What an exciting journey you have ahead of you! Polarizer might not be too important, I can't say I use one for video but it is quite good for automotive work (Which I've never done). Polariser can help you see through glass, and pull out blues in the sky, could be good for some Wedding scenarios, again I don't do those either! The ND filer on the other hand, is vital, especially if you want to shoot at f2.8 in the sun! The Peter McKinnon ones are very good, but I also used a cheaper "K&F" one for most of my career! 82mm and some step up rings so it can adapt to all my lenses easier.
It's a brilliant camera, but you won't get far without a lens, so my message really is to those with G.A.S, "Don't get the FX6, get all of this instead", build the production company with ALL of this stuff first, then get the FX6, clients will hardly tell the difference, most corporate shoots will do just fine with the FX30 and these 3 primes, this light, and these mics. Then, when you're flying, get an FX6 / C70/C400 etc etc!
Thanks for the thorough review. I just ordered the 11x7 Pro 2 for use with a 12.25 x 7.75 laptop which is touchscreen but does not have pen support. Closest I could get. (I'm not an artist. I just do simple graphic business illustrations.) I envy those with artustic ability.
Thank you for the feedback Brian, this is a fairly old video now, we all gotta start somewhere and hopefully i've become more coherent since then. All the best! C
I use Apple and so really any of their systems with an M1 chip atm are going to perform really well for design and when it comes to 3D work, they still hold up. Everything is pretty much down to your budget on this. An Apple Mini with M1 is really strong, the M2 version is a beast. So for PC, again I'm limited on my knowledge here but with 3D in particular, a GPU is very important, you want to get a good one, lots of options - NVIDIA is great. 6GB or more for graphic card memory. 16GB to 32 GB of RAM is probably what you want to aim for. 16GB is good to start you off but if you can stretch to 32GB, the computer is going to have a lot more longevity for you. Most CPU's are solid these days, i think something like an i7 is plenty. Hope this helps!
Nice job reviewing this tablet. I am new to the tablet world and looking to get one for photo editing. As such, I think this will give me everything the Wacom would for a lot less. Additionally, if it doesn't work out, I won't be out a lot of money. Thanks again for the review.
hi bro. at nearly 4:25 minutes in the video i notice you bring up that shortcut to open finder to set up the tablet on illustrator. Can you show us how you did that. thanks !!
Absolutely! SO that's just the program switcher, it's default as CMD+Tab on a mac and there is something very similar on windows with ALT+Spacebar. Hope this helps, thanks for checking out the video!
For that price I could get the Intuos medium, I’m really not sure, I haven’t tried either. I have a Gaomon and while is okay, the surface is so glassy, I hate it, makes my teeth hurt every time I hear the pen on the plastic surface and the grip feels so loose. Which one would you choose? Intuos vs Deco Pro. Thanks
Having something with a bit of teeth is definitely better, so if you can get an Intuos Pro Medium for the same price second hand or something, I'd say jump and get that, solid device, my daily driver. Over the normal Intuos Medium or this > You're getting more out of the Deco Pro - More pressure levels, more real estate to draw on (I think!?). More buttons, the wheel. It's not bluetooth like the Intuos can be There's some tooth to the surface on both. I like the size and colour of the Intuos though, that pistachio green is lovely! Portability, the Deco Pro is quite big, just fits in my bag, the Intuos will fit in any bag no problem. Software; XP Pen software is a little basic but works, Intuos feels more of a thought out interface. I feel the Intuos would last longer. Wacom is the better experience in the end. Deco Pro delivers 80% of what the Wacom Intuos Pro is at 1/3 the price
@@crystalpulseTV thanks very much for your time and kindness I appreciate it very much. So after some research and your comment, I just placed the order haha, I ended up buying the wacom Intuos Medium. I’ll see how it goes when I get it.
It would be handy to know what display format we are looking at in the review.....is this the tablet graphics software? I just want to have the pen work the same as a pointer or mouse...........for the graphics display I use MS paint for sketching and doodling designs of things I want to make and Photoshop 7 for photo retouching, but looking at the screen display of the review I find having all the pen options in a scroll down list too tedious as opposed to the MS paint one that has all the shapes and colour options there on the screen along the top of the display.......that's just me, but someone doing art work would have a different preference.
Hopefully I’m understanding you correctly - the software that I’m using in this is Photoshop 2019/2020. You can add or remove the options you want in that list in the settings and even setup workspaces to reflect those deductions; I might have one that only shows the painting options, hides the Type tools etc. There are some occasions where I pull up the various brushes I want to use - again this is up to you how extensive it is, can have just the defaults with hard and soft brushes etc or a whole heap like me! Photoshop has come on leaps and bounds since 7, it’s almost a whole different beast! The tablet works very similar to a trackpad on a laptop except larger and your finger is the pen! Hope this helps but if I’ve misunderstood, comment back and I’ll try again!
@@crystalpulseTV Yes you are right......I was just wondering what the screen shot was as I use MS Paint mainly because I just do simple sketching of ideas etc and 2D line drawings are good for what I do. MS Paint gives me a clear screen whereas the Photoshop one is more congested......I use Photoshop for photo editing and the 7 version is simple for me without having to get too complicated with options I'll never use. Photoshop has a much higher resolution for when I edit photos whereas MS Paint gets pixilated once you go above 4X magnification which is hopeless for editing.
I don't have an M1 to test on but from what I'm reading there are some technical issues to iron out still. Users reporting no variable pressure from the pen, random disconnects or just not working at all. You can email them and they send a stable driver, again though this has variable results for some. Hope this helps somewhat and thanks for the question!
Thank you, i just got it for sale in mexico and i wasn't sure if the deco 01 v2 could have been better since is newer.... but I took the pro anyways just for the features, but I wish it has a cover like the 01 v2 or stuff like different surface like the wacom
Interesting! I don't really know to be honest, very similar specs on both, both would definitely do a great job. I suppose it comes down to whether you like the pen holders more or prefer a pen case! Lots of buttons on the Gaomon so potentially that could be more useful, they're touch though and that could mean some sensitivity quirks, accidental triggers etc. It's definitely a hard decision! I would watch a bunch of reviews and see how you feel. Hope this helps, sorry I can't say one or the other!
@@loxzone1 ah, I’m not too familiar with Krita but I think ‘TutsByKai’ has a good video on the brushes, just gave that a Google and looks like they are getting the same effect I’m getting - even on default brushes so maybe there is even a particular brush to use.
Hey Fuke! This one would work well for you, you can change the orientation so it suits your left handed approach and it scales with resolution just fine 👌 I personally started off with the Wacom Intuos 3 and that lasted me about 10 years! Didn't upgrade until it was absolutely destroyed! 🤣 Super impressed with this XP-Pen model, it's competitive - You're getting Wacom results at 1/3 the price!
@@crystalpulseTV thanks for the great opinion. Im going for that. Probably i dont need the wireless edition. Great video, and your video is very honest and good. But try to smile a litle bro. It helps to the audience lol. Looks like you dont enjoy to have the tablet (y) im suscribed now. Thanks again
@@latinosenquebec7578 super appreciate the honest feedback ☺️ You’re absolutely right on that. This video has been great for me, lots of feedback on it, how to improve and SO gonna be hitting the ground running with my next one… whenever that is 🤣
Hello. I'm an online teacher and I need to write lot's of mathematical signs and details. Based on my budget I'm narrowed down to two model but I really have no idea which to choose. I just want to mention again that I have a lot of fine details like indices and dots in my work. So which do you recommend me to buy: One by Wacom XP Pen Deco 01 V2 Thanks in advance.
I'd go Wacom One I think - XP Pen do have similarly priced options, but I haven't used those. I have used a Wacom One and considering what you are looking to do that would suit you just fine! The Deco Pro is more advanced, bigger and I'm not sure you'd make so much use of those features though. You can assign shortcuts to the buttons which may be handy for particular macros in your work if such programs allow. But in terms of just having a great response rate, levels of pressure and strong mapping, both models would be great.
Looks like a good alternative. Also noticed the left side is actually aluminum on the tablet. The way the Wacom is pronounced is Wah Com (Not Way Com). Wah is Japanese for Harmony and Com is short for Computer or Company. So Harmony Computer or Harmony Company. A good key shortcut device I use is the Tourbox Evo, you can map shortcuts and key strokes to the keys on the device.
Haha! Yeah I know, I think I even alternate pronunciation throughout the video. I’ll never drop the Waycom habit it seems! Hopefully it’s not as bad as pluralising Lego though… I hear a Dane dies every time someone says ‘Legos’!!
@@crystalpulseTV you can kill that habit of saying Waycom. It takes a few tries but its reachable. Still Im glad alternatives are reaching Wacom in competition.
I prefer the short A as in hat, bat,cat etc etc........so Wackom sounds better as I don't speak Japanese, only English, and for me that is the way it translates.
Great video 🥰😄 I tested it in the store and huion s 611 so good I am going again to make final decision but is there is a delay response or that just the recording
That'll be the video by the sounds of thing, there is no perceptible lag with this tablet, it was as accurate and swift as I could want! Around 9:45, from the video stream I'm getting I think it demonstrates it well, you can see my hand move and it moves at the same time on the screen
Hey Chris I have a question about this tablet. Whenever you press the side buttons of the pen does your mouse cursor jump around? Its kind of annoying when you use it for color pick because it will pick the wrong color when the cursor jumps.
Nope! Colour picking was something super important for me so I think probably my top remark of the tablet is that it worked well - I could assign eye dropper to the pen button and it would let me pick the colours accurately without the freeze I used to get from an older Huion, no jolting as you allude to, it didn’t get stuck on that tool etc. I did have a few bugs when I installed it initially, just wanted to see if it worked without a restart. It definitely needed the restart because I was experiencing a few glitches! Thanks for your question, hope this helps!
@@crystalpulseTV I see. Well I was speaking to xppen support earlier and they mentioned that the cursor jump from pressing the pen buttons is a common issue that has something to do with the pen magnetic field that interferes with the actual tablet. Apparently there was no workaround for it due to the technical limit of the pen itself. Maybe you didn't notice it but it only happens once every few presses. The workaround that I found was to just assign the color pick shortcut on my keyboard or the express keys on the tablet. For me it happened quite often so I never use the side buttons for color pick. Other than that I think the whole package itself is very solid and sleek design. I have yet to confirm if the same issue occurs with a wacom intuos. Ill update when ever I can.
@@ontune1715 Aha, yeah you're right actually - just looked into how it performs a lot closer, I was a bit blasé earlier! So, I made myself a finger tripod to stabilise the pen and spammed the buttons and yeah I can actually make it consistently jump. Hadn't noticed this at all, very reduced/un-noticeable when I just go about things normally. I have my eyedropper on average of 3x3 and sort of move around a lot as I colour pick to get what I want - I can see that if you were to just hit the eyedropper in the location you want and have it then jump, that would be a problem! Replicated this test on the Wacom Intuos Pro Medium, this doesn't happen at all no matter how fast I press pen buttons. Something to consider.
All those details and are in the description 😁 Though, I wouldn’t recommend the cage, I’d go for the smallrig version: amzn.to/3mi287X - it’s a bit more user friendly to get camera on and off! Monitor is Moman M5 amzn.to/3k8Uc6z
Baby steps, we can’t all be captain extrovert right out the gate can we! Video 1, I was a deer in headlights - I’ve come a long way since then a plenty of journey ahead of me that I’m looking forward to! Thanks for the engagement points though, goes a long way for getting the vid in front of more people! 🙌
@@crystalpulseTV 😂dude im not a hater i just said what i thought, for the record i Liked ur video before even watchin it cuz i think its the least think that i can do as a watcher to help small or new channels
@@mahddh7871 all good, hard to read people properly via text sometimes! I assumed the worst from it. Appreciate the feedback all the same, good or bad - it’s always helpful 🤘
Nice work! Thank you. I just ordered one of these to draw my floor plans, As my CTS has flared up from RSI doing an excessive amount of mouse work over the last 20 years to an overabundance of work with an unknown no end in sight future. Looking forward to a positive change. Maximum Respect ~ LW
