Buying Guides

• The Best Drawing Tablets for Kids

  The best drawing tablets for kids, from cheap first pen tablets to standalone tablets with no computer needed. What to look for, and what to skip.

• How to Check if Your USB-C Port Can Run a Pen Display

  Many pen displays run on one USB-C cable, but only if your port carries video. Here's how to check your laptop in two minutes, and what to do if it can't.

• E-Ink vs LCD Tablets for Note-Taking

  E-ink or regular tablet for handwritten notes? Battery life, eye comfort, apps, color and writing feel compared in plain English, with my picks for each.

• Pen Display vs Drawing Tablet: Which Should You Buy?

  Pen display or drawing tablet? The real differences in plain English: learning curve, cost, desk space, cables and which one I'd buy for your first setup.

• Which Apple Pencil Works With Your iPad?

  Which Apple Pencil works with the iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad mini and base iPad, and which ones have pressure sensitivity for drawing. Plain-English answers.