All Reviews

• Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4) review

  The best drawing tablet for the money if you want Procreate and the iPad app world. The Pencil costs extra, and the screen is glossy and 60Hz.

• Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 review

  A fast, bright OLED tablet with an excellent pen that comes in the box. The new S Pen drops Bluetooth, and the screen is glossy.

• Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle v2 review

  Two excellent pens, a shortcut remote with labels you can read, and a superb build. It's heavier than the Intuos Pro, and there are no keys on the tablet itself.

• BOOX Note Air5 C review

  A color e-ink notebook that runs Android apps from Google Play, with the pen in the box. It's more complex than a Kindle or reMarkable, and color is lower resolution.

• Huion Kamvas 16 (Gen 3) review

  A sharp, accurate 16-inch screen with a great pen and everything you need in the box. It's dim, and it's not a pro color monitor. For most people moving up to a screen, that's fine.

• Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra review

  A huge, bright 14.6-inch OLED with an excellent pen in the box and years of updates. It's big, expensive and more studio tablet than portable.

• XPPen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 165Hz review

  A big 24-inch screen at 165Hz with accurate color, two pens, a remote and a great stand all in the box. It's heavy and 2.5K rather than 4K.

• Huion Inspiroy 2 Medium review

  A medium pen tablet with a light-touch pen, tilt, USB-C and a lot of shortcuts. It's wired only, and Windows users may need to fiddle with one setting.

• Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3) review

  A big 2.5K screen with a 90Hz panel, accurate color and a stand that really adjusts. There are no shortcut keys, and it needs a real desk.

• Xencelabs Pen Display 16 (Essentials) review

  A stunning 4K OLED with two pens and excellent drivers, for far less than a Cintiq Pro. The Essentials version has no stand, it's dimmer on one cable, and there's no touch.

• XPPen Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2) review

  A 27-inch 4K, 120Hz touch display with two pens, a remote, a real stand and a calibration tool included. The drivers are less polished than Wacom's.

• Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 review

  The reference pro pen display: superb pen, accurate 4K color and a screen that doubles as a reference monitor. The stand and remote are extra, and rivals cost far less.

• Wacom Intuos Pro Medium (2025) review

  A very thin, premium pen tablet with the most customizable pen Wacom makes. It dropped touch, the keys feel cramped, and it costs more than great rivals.

• XPPen Artist Pro 16 (Gen 2) review

  The pen is the star, and the wireless remote is a real bonus. The color doesn't live up to what's on the box, and the stand doesn't move much.

• Amazon Kindle Scribe (2025) review

  The best big-screen Kindle, with a smooth pen for notes and markup. Writing inside books is clunky, and it's locked to Amazon's ecosystem.

• Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) review

  The same great pen as the pricier Kamvas 16, in a small, light body with the stand in the box. The screen is 1080p and a bit dim.

• Huion Kamvas Pro 27 (144Hz) review

  A 27-inch 4K pen display at 144Hz with touch, two pens and a remote in the box, for far less than a Cintiq Pro 27. It's new, so long-term owner data is thin.

• Wacom Cintiq Pro 17 review

  A pro-grade 4K, 120Hz screen with touch, rear ExpressKeys and the stand in the box. It's expensive, and rivals do much of this for a lot less.

• XPPen Deco Pro LW (Gen 2) review

  A large wireless pen tablet with XPPen's best pen, for mid-range money. There are no keys on the tablet, so check the listing includes the remote.

• Wacom Cintiq 16 (2025) review

  A big step up from the old Cintiq 16: 2.5K, brighter, better color and the Pro Pen 3. There are no keys, no touch and only one stand angle, and Huion and XPPen offer more for less.

• Wacom MovinkPad 11 review

  A matte Android sketchbook with Wacom's Pro Pen 3 in the box. It draws beautifully, but it's a mid-range tablet for everything else.

• reMarkable Paper Pro review

  The most paper-like writing feel and the calmest software of any e-ink tablet. It's expensive, it has no apps, and the battery drains faster than the claim.

• UGEE UE16 review

  A 15-inch laminated screen with a good pen, a stand and every cable in the box, for very little money. The build is plasticky and the screen is dim.

• Wacom Movink 13 review

  A very thin, light OLED pen display with excellent color and touch. It's 1080p, has no keys, and the stand and HDMI adapter cost extra.

• XPPen Magic Drawing Pad review

  A 12-inch matte Android sketch tablet with a 16K pen, lots of storage and a charger in the box. Tilt is too touchy for some, palm rejection can misfire, and there's no Procreate.

• Wacom Intuos Medium Bluetooth review

  Simple, reliable and wireless, with Wacom's drivers and software bundle. The pen is dated next to Huion and XPPen, and Bluetooth can lag.

• Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE review

  The cheapest way into Samsung's S Pen, with a tough metal body and long updates. The LCD and mid-range chip mean it's for notes and light sketching, not serious art.

• XPPen Deco 01 V3 review

  The biggest drawing area you can get for very little money, with tilt and Chromebook support. The pen may need more pressure to start a line than newer rivals.

• Wacom Intuos Small review

  The simplest name-brand way to start, with a large owner base and a software bundle. It's very small, dated, and has no tilt.

• Wacom One 14 review

  A light, simple Wacom that runs on one USB-C cable with a good pen. Your computer's USB-C port has to carry video, and there's no stand, keys or touch.

• XPPen Artist 16 (2nd Gen) review

  A budget 16-inch with a great pen and good color. The stand and single-cable USB-C lead cost extra, it's dim, and the drivers can be fussy.

• XPPen Magic Note Pad review

  A note-taking tablet with a paper-like screen, Ink mode, Android apps, and the pen and case in the box. It's an LCD, not e-ink, and the pen can't really tilt.

• Microsoft Surface Pro 13-inch (2026) review

  A full Windows PC in tablet form with a sharp 120Hz screen. The pen and keyboard cost extra, and past Surface pens trailed Apple and Samsung for drawing.

• Huion Inspiroy H640P review

  A tiny, very cheap pen tablet with real pressure sensitivity. It's small, has no tilt and still uses micro USB.

• Apple iPad 11-inch (A16) review

  The cheapest iPad, and great for notes, school and video. For art, the screen isn't laminated, and the USB-C Pencil it pairs with has no pressure sensitivity.

• XPPen Artist 12 (2nd Gen) review

  A small, sharp, cheap pen display with a comfortable pen. There's no stand, the single-cable USB-C lead costs extra, and you'll outgrow the size.

• GAOMON PD1561 review

  A long-running budget pen display with a decent pen and a stand in the box. The screen is very dim, washed out and easy to scratch, and newer screens beat it.

• Huion Kamvas Slate 13 review

  A handsome Android tablet with a big 4:3 screen and a case in the box. The pen is the problem: only 4,096 levels, wobbly lines and unreliable palm rejection.

• Simbans PicassoTab X14 review

  A big, cheap Android tablet with a pen, case, glove and art apps included. The pen runs on a battery, wobbles on slow lines and palm rejection misfires.