Wacom Cintiq 16 Review (A $650 Wacom Drawing Tablet!) 

Really been enjoying your reviews! - Glad there's others out there actually sitting down and drawing for a bit with these tablets instead of just throwing a few pen strokes before forming their opinion!^^

brad: the biggest difference here is... me: the price brad: ...the screen itself me:......ah jokes aside, awesome review!

I have this! Got it the day before yesterday so it's still pretty new and I LOVE it! There's no lag or parallax! I didn't know the eraser on the pen would be a big deal until I tried it out for myself! It feels so natural! Awesome review! Btw this is just me, but it also works great on online pictionary games and I like to brag about my cintiq to other players. XD

"Wacom" and "budget" didn't match until *NOW*

VESA standard already makes this a great buy. Don't know how this will affect their Pro line prices but don't see anyone opting for the 16 pro over this unless they REALLY need the 4k (parallax subjectivity notwithstanding). Honestly hard to tell the difference at such a small screen. Wish they came out with this earlier!

YES! finally!! i have tried several wacom alternatives for the past few years and they simply still can't replicate the feel of the wacom pen. i'm using an Intuos Pro for a few years now and when i'm sketching i'm doing it very lightly, barely touching the surface. all other wacom alternatives out there simply can't pick up such light strokes.

Looks like Wacom realized they actually have to compete in the drawing tablet market now. Still not doing it as well as they could, but hey, it's a step in the right direction. You can still get pretty much the same thing much cheaper though.

I can smell marketing plans. Huion was waiting for this so they can release a Kamvas 16 Pro for $100 less. Just a prediction.

Very happy that this has come out just as I was preparing to take the plunge and get a pen display. I was thinking about going with the Cintiq Pro 13, but given that this new model is a bit cheaper with the same resolution, I think I can live with the trade-offs. (plus it will be a big upgrade from my old Intuos regardless) Your reviews are a godsend, thank you!

1 year later and Huion, Gaomon, and XP-Pen have closed the gap significantly! They all have $350-400 15.6" displays with laminated IPS panels and battery-free pens that support tilt. You don't have to buy a remote or stand either, so that's another $160 advantage.

Here's my experience with it which I bought 2019. I.love.this.thing. Sketching and linearting is much faster, so I'm glad they came out with a way more reasonably prized and improved version over Cintiq Pros (since I heard Cintiq Pros had some problems), and I don't really need wireless, side controllers, or other doohickeys since I prefer keyboards all the way. My only negatives with it so far are: - replacement nibs aren't available locally (have to ship those internationally through Amazon). I live in the Philippines btw. - the 3-in-1 connector that goes from the Cintiq 16 to the adapter is VERY loose. Accidentally move it just a tiny bit and it will be disconnected. Granted it was placed on the floor, which also makes it hard to clean around the area, but I've fixed that problem now when I got a new table with one of them cable management brackets. - I just use it on my table, but my new table's too smooth for the Cintiq 16's foldable legs since it doesn't have *any* non-slip on it. I had to buy a leather mat for it.

....still too expensive for me 😂

I already own a 13HD and I found it pretty good, even compared with today's standards. The only thing I complained a little when I bought it was it's size.. it's a bit too small..and all I ever wanted was a few inches, even with the same specs. Now that I've seent this... I think I'll switch to it! It is simply too good to be avoided :D of course I have to sell the previous one before ahah

I think someone already said this in the comments, but if not; the pro has actually 4 times as many pixels instead of double as you said. This is due to the screen having twice as many pixels horizontal, and twice as many pixels vertical. Besides that; great video! Really enjoyed watching it and actually really helpful for someone searching for a drawing tablet!

I saw "Wacom" and "$650". I'm off to the bank! 🏦

7:15 THANKS TO THIS VIDEO, I'VE FINALLY FOUND MY EXTRA NIBS ON MY VERY OLD INTUOS TABLET THAT I'VE HAD FOR 4 YEARS AND WAS UPSET THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME THE EXTRA NIBS. MY OLD NIB WAS ABOUT TO BASICALLY DISAPPEAR INTO THE PEN I'VE USED IT SO MUCH NOW. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY'RE BY THE TAGS AND I'M LAUGHING SO HARD. THIS IS A WONDERFUL AND PLEASANT SURPRISE THANKS FOR THE VIDEO, YOU MADE A GIRL VERY HAPPY.

Thanks for the review, I'm currently shopping for my first "real deal" tablette and I think I'm gonna go for the Wacom Contiq pro 16 !

I'm saving up for a Cintiq 16 and will be able to purchase one in march. This review is really helpful as it helps me understand what I'm getting myself into. Thank you!! :]

The non laminated screen is the biggest trade off. It is probably the first thing you notice when you start using it. Given the similar specs from the 16 inches line of screen of tablets, it is really hard to recommend when you have XP PEN and Huion in the competition. The laminated screen from wacom is what set them apart the cheaper alternative and not having it is a bummer. I hate to admit but the new Ipad Pro 2018 is a far more compelling device at that price range.

Ok...the world is ending! Wacon is - finally - offering something half-way competitive! Damned, what happened? Did the intern get to decide the price of this thing?! What? No laminated display, no etched glass? Sorry, nope! As far as I know the newest Huion devices have both, so they are still way more competitive than this! Also: Look at this huge bezel - and no shortcut keyes? Damned, why waste that space? :( "...bumps up the price..." - Yeah, bullshit! Yes those features require extra stuff put into the tablet, but their prices are still way over the top! I bet it doesn't even cost 200 Dollars (or Euros!) to make the Pro 16 and they still take you to the cleaners if you want one!

I'm not interested in this device but I watched because you are one of my favourite creators.

always loved your unbiased reviews. I'm a long time Intuos user and been trying to get into display tablets for some time now but Cintiqs were always a bit pricy... until the 16 (nonPro) came into play... but I'm a bit worried I might not get used to the paralax you mention here and not having any experience with display tablets of any brand I fear my workflow might downgrade as funny as it may sound since the display tablets do (or at least should do) the opposite actually :)

I got a Huion GT-191 in September 2017 and it was a frustrating waste of money. It started having driver issues and a jumpy cursor less than six months later, and no matter how I adjusted it, the screen hurt my eyes and gave me headaches in a way that a normal computer monitor and my school's Cintiqs never did. Their customer support was a joke. We troubleshooted back and forth for weeks and nothing they suggested fixed anything. It felt like being given a runaround. And in the end they told me to leave them a 5 star review on Amazon for their faulty product before they would send me a replacement. I didn't, because I'm not going to lie and make other customers go through what I did. Now it's just a big, sad paperweight taking up space on my desk. Say what you will about Wacom, after using a Monoprice and several Huion tablets over the past six years, Wacom's cheapest, most featureless tablet has to be better than most of the "competition." It's a shame because I loved my Huion H610 pros and even the GT-191--when they worked right. But it was too much money and aggravation and stress to justify investing in products that only lasted a few months. My longest lasting H610 pro barely made it thirteen months. My first ever tablet was a Bamboo Fun lasted me /six years/ before I replaced it with a Monoprice and then had to replace that with my first H610 pro only a year later. I gave a bunch of different Wacom alternatives a fair shake, because I don't have the means to drop a huge amount of money in one go on a legit Cintiq. If I could do that, I wouldn't have bothered with anything else in the first place. But compared to something like the GT-191, this Cintiq Lite can only be an improvement.

Was considering the Huion Kamvas Pro 13 before this was announced. Now I'm back to being conflicted lol.

I agree with the 16 inch, any larger makes it feel too big for me, plus for portability, 16 inch is around the size of a decent laptop. I've been looking into drawing tablets (I got Huion P950 just to start for now) but this is not a bad option I will add it to the consideration; thank you :)

I'm still happy I went with the 2017 ipad pro 12.9 for my drawing purposes. This would have been on my list of stuff to consider for sure although that 1080p resolution feels a little ancient at this point.

That was a great review. I have been waiting for something like this; as of now I have been doing all my digital drawing on my Note8 phone. I have one question though - can you take this with you and draw on the go?

Difference of this and the XP Pen pro 15.6 is the initial activation force, in the XP Pen you need to push harder while the Cintiq will register when you just glide the pen without putting force, this gives you more control on your pressure and the XP Pen I notice a slight offset of the pen even though its laminated there is an offset about 0.5 to 0.8mm, on the wacom its just dead center.

I can't wait for an iPad vs Wacom 16 video. The only thing that's pulling me to the Wacom is the screen texture, pen and drawing experience...I love my Pro but sometimes I miss Wacom. And the only Wacom I got is the old Intuos 3 😂

Just bought one and it's AMAZING! I'm coming from using a Surface Pro 3. This Cintiq 16 feels great to draw on. The non-laminated display is NOT an issue whatsoever for me. I can't imagine that feature being a reason to either pony up the massive jump in price for a Cintiq Pro or saving a couple hundred bucks and lose the reliable experience of having a Wacom device instead of an off-brand.

I've never had a cintiq before, would you guys recommend saving up for a pro one, or just sticking with the normal one?

I would love to see a direct comparison between the XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 (Gen 2) and the Cintiq 16. In terms of sensation when drawing, but mainly in terms of quality and durability. I know that the Cintiq 16 is inferior in terms of technical specifications, but I'm still considering buying it because I still don't know how long this XPPen will last, but I know that Wacom is reliable in this regard.

I bought an old, used Cintiq 24UX from 2007 off ebay, that works flawlessly, and even *it* has pen tilt support. There's a reason Wacom is considered the best of the best. There is some parallax, and the display is pretty heavy, but for less than $300 I don't think you can beat it man.

Great review of the Cintiq 16...looks like I don't have to cancel my order after all!! Thank you for the hedzup on all the features.

Would be nice if they added the parallax feature, that would definitely set them selves apart and combat the disruption in their business.

Hi Brad! Love your reviews! II'm looking to get into my very first cintiq and Im planning to buy this in the near future although I am young and dumb so Id like to ask if the response rate of the monitor depends on the computer or is it a seperate thing? Thanks a bunches!

Looks like Wacom put their stylus and chip tech into an alternative pen display case. If only the price was a bit lower. But the pen stylus is the most important thing in the end. I might pick this up. After many years of alternative usage and also Apple ipad pro user. I guess it's time to come home. But damn it's hard to love Wacom, when their prices are with such a margin, compared to the competition, if only a big one, other than Apple, could create a stylus pen experience on par or better than Wacom's.

I wanted a screen tablet for a while because I'm just starting digital art. Hopefully, this goes well. It was pretty cheap for a screen tablet, so I took my chances. :)

Your quirky characters, like the tilting pen and the ferret would work really well on merch.

Great video Brad. As a cintiq 13 HD user I'd like to know if upgrading to this model would be a good idea, or the improvements over my current cintiq aren't that great to justify it

From what I tested, there isn't really an alternative to Wacom for me. I tried a few chinese displays like Ugee and XP-Pen and have a Ugee here that I just don't like to use. I always go back to my Wacom 13 HD that I mainly bought for portable use. The screen is way smaller but it just feels way better and much more fluid to draw on.

I am in love with the idea of getting this tablet, it is like the perfect size for me to use as a screen tablet, plus it's much more affordable! This video is very helpful for me deciding if I should get this one or save more fro the pro version :)

The pro version does not have double amount of pixels :) It's 4x higher resolution :)

It's hard to decide if buying the Pro version or this one. I love the fact that there are not so many cables or fans on this one, not to mention the price. But I wonder how much impact has working on full HD rather than 4K...

When you worked hard and saved money for years to afford a 1 200 $ Cintiq _PRO_ 13 and six months later Wacom release this 650 $ tablet. I kinda feel offended.

It's interesting you mentioned the bonded display as being a pro - from my use (used a Pro 16 for about 2 years), I found two things: 1 - because the display is thinner, there is some flex even with moderate pressure. Which I found made inking more difficult than on than my older and more rigid 22HD (even accounting for parallax). 2 - The screens on the Pro 16s just aren't very robust. I've had two develop swathes of stuck pixels in less than a year. A quick search on twitter shows many others are having the same problem. I've been using them in the same way as my 22HD which I had for 5 - 6 years, and it's screen us still free of stuck / dead pixels. The thicker glass may actually be a plus if the unit is more reliable in the long run.

Awesome review, thanks for sharing! I would recomend non wacom products but if you started with wacom it will be safer for you to stay with the wacom Im drawing manga and illustriousion and for that im using the 16inch XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Pro as a primary screen display and im really happy with it.

For mine refurbished and works like a champ at $400 plus. Put it on top of a table top drawing easel and have had no issue with the angles.

Yeah it is still pricey. But when you think about it, most flagship smartphones nowaday cost 200-300 bucks more expensive then all of these tablets.

Brad, thanks for the good review. Anyhow: what about multi-touch? Maybe I missed it in the review but one of the big differences between this one and the Pro which might be of importance to many users / artists is multi-touch gestures.

FINALLY! a cheap wacom display that isnt 100 years old.

Hi Brad, I am a digital art enthusiast and I've been watching your videos for a long time, they are very rich in details. There is a lack of quality material like this in my idiom. Would you allow me to subtitle them into Portuguese? Automatic captions totally sucks. Please enable the videos to receive subtitles from the community. I would like to help you to spread the word. :)

1:33 it has alot more than twice lol. 4K is 4x the pixels of 1080p

I didn’t see this coming, I think it is a very reasonable compromise. Surprised by Wacom! Still using one of theirs cintiq 12 for ZBrush

Wow I’m so happy this got released! Now I can FINALLY get a screen display without paying thousands 😍

I saw someone else post about this and I just assumed they did a typo and missed the 1 before 6 in the $649, but seeing in more detail that this is, in fact, a budget version. Huh. Thanks Brad, always appreciate your vids.

I've recently decided to upgrade from a screenless tablet (intuos 5) to a larger display (21"+) and I'm set on the XP-Pen brand.....but should Wacom release another budget tablet in the 20" range, I may stick with Wacom. But that probably won't be for a while. We shall see.

Thank you for the exposition. You forgot to mention that the pro version has a multitouch capability not on the Cintiq 16. Some may not think it is that important I think it is very good and releases one from relying on the keyboard.

I'm new too all this and I'm researching a bunch of tablets with screens. This one is about 15 inches in size but active space is only 13 inches; my MacBook Pro has a bigger active screen. I guess what I'm asking is, is it worth getting a tablet with a screen or should I stick with a regular Intuos?? I plan to work with photoshop and 3D modelling (Zbrush and Maya) if that helps with your opinions

I think your the only reviewer I’ve found that is not bias . You love apple and windows . And you have a wide range of options of what we can use in both categories

Who else was distracted by the amazing art that he was creating using the tablet?... Lmao 😂🔥😁😆

I love how this man manages to make a review video so fun haha

All fun and games untill Huion or Xp-pen releases New tablet at more competitive price.

Hey brad, great review, thanks. Woudl you go for this, or the huion pro 20, or xp pen 22?? How is the parralax compare in all three?

Thank you for this review! Wow, never thought I'd see the day. Smart move from Wacom, but I have a feeling competitors are going to find ways to drive their own prices down. Which is good, but also a scary thought, considering there are reviews out there that state the knockoff tablets have questionable longevity (tablets breaking after less than a year's use, wtf). Hard to judge if a tablet that performs well long enough to get good reviews out of RU-vidrs will last long enough for practical use vs price.

Brad you are the best reviewing channel ever! Keep doing this please. I bought my first ever display tablet xp-pen 15.6 one month ago. The only bad thing is that the tip of the pen melts down after using it for a short period of time. I mean if you dont go too harsh on the tip it wont melt but if your using a 3d program like me where there are some times that you have to press really hard, thats when the thing goes down. Do you have any recommendations about that?

Wait the loop has a purpose?!! I've had my intuos for like 2 years and I had no idea lmfao

Amazing review as usual. Thank you! As you mentioned the price is way cheaper than Cintiq Pro but it’s not low either. In fact, XP pen 22E pro share about the same price and come with a stand. What would you pick if you have to choose one?

Umm...I actually miss my HD cintiq 24inch... So a 16inch HD is a good thing. 4k displays on small screens make everything so tiny.

I had this tablet for a month now and I never noticed the extra pins in the lash! WTF?! Thanks mate! X'D

i’d go for it but i NEED shortcut keys!! i’ll stick with my xp-pen 15.6 for now haha

I love your videos. I love that you take the time to animate them and add voice acting!

Kamvas pro: "huion, I dont feel so good"

I have a Cintiq pro 27” and 16” at work and have been using a Huion Kamvas pro 13” and a 12.9” iPad Pro+Astropad with zBrush, Substance and Photoshop on a Mac at home. A few points from me; 1. I am really not sure who the 16” Cintiq is aimed at as it seems to fit between the useful size ranges of being ‘pro’ or ‘portable’. 16” in reality doesn’t feel much of a step up from 13” especially without 4K. 2. I don’t think that the non-laminated screen is that much of an issue having used an old Cintiq as well, especially with this smaller screen size where the user is mostly perpendicular to the glass. 3. I do like the larger bezel as I would have more room to place my hand which always slides off of the edge of the pro 16”. The bezel is a bit ugly though, the gap between it and the glass will be a dirt trap as it was with the old 13”. 4. In my reasonably extensive experience, Wacoms are easier to setup and far more reliable than any other tablet option. 5. I really prefer to have my hot keys separate from the tablet, just a preference, so that doesn’t bother me. I never use touch either. 6. That price is not a Huion price, but it is a seriously competitive price for a product that doesn’t really have a competitor at this size. In conclusion, I enjoyed your take and that of Arron, and have bought a Cintiq 16” to try out. It comes with the stand for free if you buy it before the end of January.

this is kinda upgraded cintiq 13hd but in 16inches and with propen 2

Thanks so much for your review Brad! I've been tempted to get an ipad pro for drawing since the apple pencil is so nice, and procreate is very easy to pick up and use. But at the end of the day I'm an old-fashioned photoshop user, and this more affordable cintiq (which still has a nice stylus!) seems like it will suit my needs perfectly.

*"HeY! I nEEdEd tHaT!"* New Ratchet i guess(?)

Had Brad, great review. You mentioned the texture on this bad boy is a film instead of the etched glass. How did you feel about the film? Did it still give enough friction so you didn't feel like you pen was ice skating?

Still 2 times expensive when reaching in my country. Damn

Hey! I've been drawing on paper for a few years and want to make a transition to digital drawing! I love your review and I think I'm going to buy this tablet. I was wondering: do I need to buy other things (computer programs etc.) Or are you able to draw with just this tablet and an ordinary computer?

Well this is interesting. Years ago I paid an arm and a leg for the then-brand new Cintiq Companion Hybrid which still serves me well to this day, but after realizing I never use it as a standalone tablet and that I could use some more screen space, I might as well trade it off for this one, hmm. I've been using custom screen protectors from posr.us since the beginning that give a nice paper-like feel and are easily replaceable. Big drawback for me however: no Expresskeys! And I don't see myself paying up extra for that remote control-like thingy or the additional stand. I also see Wacom continues to issue custom cables which are a pain in the rear to find replacements of. 16" is a nice, manageable size for a professional tablet. Some interesting things here but others need a closer look. Thanks for the review!

Hey, thank you very much for the review! Personally I feel a bit differently about the pen - screen relationship, esp. with regards to the price and I would eventually not choose this cintique. I think for an affordable screen tablet wacom did it the wrong way round to be honest because a "great pen - mediocre screen" combo at that price doesn't make it viable for either beginners or beginning professionals such as design students. I am definitely not saying that the pen isn't great and I really want to work with one in the future. It looks awesome and I bet it offers a great drawing experience. But from a purely functional point of view, 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity aren't necessary to make good art. You can achieve great outcomes with 2048 or even 1024 levels of sensitivity (still going strong with my Nokia, I mean, Intuos 3... :P). A good screen however is quite important if you want to work professionally and realistically design students already do that when they study (conventions, print shops, commissions for companies etc.). The 72% accuracy would bum me out quite a lot. Personally, I don't think you should be required to get a second screen for colours when you are literally already buying a screen device to work professionally, in a visual field, something that requires accurate visual display. :/ The desaturation - something I have read in several reviews - is a negative for me as well because clear and strong colours are very important to me. So for actual beginners this tablet is too expensive imho. As a beginner you need solid functionality, not high-end functions, and instead a good price. If I were to dab my toes into the water of digital art so to speak I would rather pay for a "bamboo type of cintique" - let's say, something with the quality of 300€. You won't get a miracle but you would be able to test if this is something you enjoy. For professional work this is just not good enough imho because of the screen. Here too, I'd rather have a solid pen (2048 or even 1024 pressure sensitivity) and an accurate screen because it makes professional work easier. It's not fancy. It's not the magic of a 8192 pen. But it's practical. I think, it is not realistic to assume that a student or an independent creator would invest 650€ without wanting to use it for commercial purposes. Even with this tablet out now, I'd rather wait until I have enough money for a pro version. I think this is also the reason why so many people are mentioning the iPad Pro in this context. Its pen doesn't have the mindblowing pressure levels of the wacom pen, but the screen is good, the drawing seems to feel very natural (close to no paralax and lag) and its pad character offers unlimited mobility. I've seen a few illustrators and concept artists (e.g. Nicholas Kole) that are so comfortable with procreate and clip studio paint that they use it primarily. Add to that, that Photoshop will be released as an iOS app soon. I think as soon as this happens Apple will be a very serious competitor for Wacom because the iPad Pro is already insanely popular amongst artists and also, if a major company like PS plans to support the iPad I can imagine that Apple will be even more invested into professionalising the iPad Pro's creative specs. On top of that, apps like Astropad become more and more optimized so it's realistic that in the future you could be able to use an iPad like a screen tablet as well. You'd basically have the Nintento Switch of the screen tablets. So, if you consider that you can get a pad good enough that professionals use it and with the prospect that those professional options will be expanded for a similar price to this non-professional cintique, it's a bit disappointing because it shows to me that Wacom is miscalculating the relevance of its features for practical use in relation to the money spent. This is also why the 8192 pen bothers me so much because it seems like a distraction to me. You show people this awesome pen to captivate them even though it is not really relevant to their situation - it's an insanly powerful gimmick - but downgrade the screen, something that could be very relevant. You hand beginners a pen that is too sophisticated for the needs that they still need to develop and to professionals a screen that is not sophisticated enough for the purpose they intend to use it for. The money I'd have to spend for a second screen I'd rather save for a pro tablet. It's evident to me why they do this. If they'd offer a better screen and a worse pen - a less flashy but more practical product overall - most people in the intermediate professional range (and in some cases even in high-end fields, see concept art) would choose this option over the high-end models as a professional tool because it would show that there is a big difference between what you /need/ and what is deluxe. That of course would lower the sales rate of their high end models. This seems like an artificial way to keep their big cintiques as relevant as they still are at this point in time, even though it is not really justifiable anymore. It seems more like curating their superior brand image by creating an artifical state of exclusivity.

I’m getting it for Christmas, I’m excited

Expensive tablet can't replace skills... With cheap tablet you can make master piece if you have enough skill

finally bought one! Thank you for the nice review!

Do people really need Wacom Cintiq? You can do everything on the Intuos with these benefits: - No sweaty wrist from screen heat - No parallax problems to worry about - No hand blocking your view of the painting - Don't have to worry about accidentally scratching your precious glass screen (intuos these days comes with replaceable surface sheets). - One USB cable and that's it (you can even use the wireless option and forget USB cable altogether) - A lot more affordable I feel people who believe they need a Cintiq are just making excuses to succumb to their greed and delusions, thinking it will somehow make it easier to paint. It's almost like saying "I can't drive a car unless it's a Ferrari".

Hi Brad I love your vids and aspects on all your products that you test! I couldn't find a proper video about.. what's better or more suitable for me, a Wacom intuos or a cintiq?! What do you suggest? Cheers and thanx from switzerland, Stef

Now no one has any excuses, buy this

just purchased the cintiq 16. great video, thanks!

>$650 >budget display I'm sorry? there are screen drawing tablets for like $250 that work perfectly, how can you call this a budget tablet?

Is this a better option than the budget competition in general? Were the parralax and washed out colors less annoying than in the newer huions, for example? Thanks Brad, great review, as always.

Wacom: lets make a cheaper screen tablet for users who cant afford our outrageously priced cintiqs! Me: :0000 Wacom: But let's not include express keys so that they have to buy our expensive express key remote! me: okay bye

I have the small Wacom Intuous and I've actually made many professional artworks with that. I've been saving up for my first pen display tablet (I'm not counting my ipad here because I'm talking about an actual pen display tablet) should I go for this one? I'm SO IN LOVE with that small Intuous Draw that I kind of blindly trust Wacom when it comes to tablets. But what do you think Brad?

I just got mine, for $340 brand new from some shady guy over LetGo, pretty sure it was stolen HAHAHA 😆

I really enjoy your whimsical animations!

NEVER TRUST AN EDITED COMMENT.

I think Wacom just saved their ass. Huion and XP were smellin blood in the water and bringing it. This is a great price point, with enough features. At 600 bucks, I can't see going to Huion or Xp now.

nah...sorry...had to stop 1 minute in the video cos sugarcoating wacom is a paid sponsorship drool (or free wacom) 🙄 and we all know the cons for wacom and their expense, "pro" version...give me a break lol

It is interesting and not too surprising that Wacom is becoming more aware of the alternatives monitors at this size. However, the lack of hot keys coupled with price difference (plus remote) are a noticeable downside that might still push artist to stick with the competition.

I bought an old cintiq companion hybrid with 13.3" with about the same specs for 500 dollars 2 years ago. That one actually still had on screen shortcuts too...