I was ecstatic at first. Upgrading from a cheap tablet with no display to this. Now I got FOUR monitors and the screen is so smooth it's like drawing on butter. Which I assume is very smooth.
I do use it quite a bit. I get bored, I like to sketch and doodle. Setting it up wasn't bad for me, as I already have a web of cables anyway (We'll come back to this.) I have it plugged into my PC, so if I remember correctly… the main plugs into your vid card then splices off into three cords going to a USB, power, then to the tablet. I just have it duplicating my main monitor and had no issues with set-up on the software end. Got drivers from their website and boom. I'm off and sketching away.
The first… annoyance is the NO OTHER STYLUS SHALL DARE TOUCH OUR GLORIOUS PADS EXCEPT FOR OURS!! …ok. But the stylus is fine. It has square sides and I don't accidentally keep hitting the buttons like I did with others.
Time goes on, and I'm going through nibs. If you know how to change nibs, it's your basic ordeal. Stylus comes in a round tube that has extras and a little hole that pulls them out. Neat. Although this time, something's not quite right. I change the nib and go back to drawing and there's almost… a crunch? Nails on a chalkboard and breaking a bone at the same time, I FREAK OUT… just a little. The nib didn't break or fall out… it just… isn't locking in completely. So when you push against the tablet at a certain angle, it'll push back in a little bit making you jam the pen into THE BEAUTIFUL SMOOTH SCREEN and have a minor heart attack.
Ok. Time to devise some solutions to this dilemma. Likely user error. I'm kinda dumb, so maybe I just didn't put it in right? Take it out, try again. Still does it. Maybe it's this nib? Try another one. And another one. And another one. Same problem. Well, it's a good thing I have other styluses around, I can just–wait. "NO OTHER STYLUS SHALL DARE TOUCH OUR GLORIOUS PADS EXCEPT OURS!!" …right. TIME TO ORDER A NEW ONE I GUESS.
After figuring out which stylus I needed for the exact model, luckily they were in stock. Also, since this model is already "outdated", extras may be limited forcing to upgrade or buy a new tablet altogether. I see how this goes. While I'm ordering, I'm also considering ordering more nibs. I'm not out yet, but it's good to be prepared. But surely. SURELY. They'll have extras with this new pen, right? …right!?
They don't.
Now I'm doing my favorite thing in the world: CABLE MANAGEMENT. But after tidying up, the cable to the tablet is a little shorter than it used to be. It still reaches me, but causes anxiety. If I lean back too far, it's sliding onto the floor. And I'm already close enough to the main monitor that my retinas are burning. The tower is behind it, I can literally reach up and touch it from here.
So hurray, now I gotta buy a micro-usb extension! It is important to note that it comes with an extension cord, but that's already in use to reach the power. Plus I think it's regular USB, anyway. So if you're further than arm's reach, keep in mind you may need an extension.
Besides these fairly minor gripes, it's worked great. Which is surprising. Been spilled on… I accidentally ash on it all the time. When I'm shading or coloring, I'm like that kid in the Ring drawing the circles and screen is still smooth.
I'd put it at… somewhere between beginner and expert. If you want better quality than the cheap 'beginner' tablets, but don't want to drop five hundred on a PRO EXPERT TABLET OMGO! …then this'll work.
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