Wacom (PTH860P) Intuos Pro Paper Edition digital graphic drawing tablet for Mac or PC, Large, New Model, Black

I'm not gonna lie, I'm not too experienced with drawing tablets. The last, and only, one that I had was the Bamboo Pen. It put in about seven years of faithful service and could still do more, but years of abuse and moving have worn it down and I thought it was time for an upgrade, since it was for my birthday.I was worried the medium would be too small, but it's actually a pretty nice size. It's also prodominately metal, which is a huge improvement to my old one. It has all kinds of fancy bells and whistles that I can discover. Drawing on it is nice if you prefer more of a multipurpose paper texture as I do. If not, you have the option of buying covers for it that can be a bit rougher or smoother. They send you a sample of each in the set, so you can figure out what you want. A little on the pricy side for something you have to replace so often, but it protects the surface of the tablet and bamboo is pretty good about quality, so I'm sure it's worth it in the long run (haven't bought one yet, so can't tell ya.). The jack connection is horizontal on the tablet, so the wire won't get screwed up as you're using it. As for the Bluetooth connection, I don't know since my laptop is pretty crappy with that.As for the paper edition, it has its good and bad side. As a person who freaks out at the infinite expanse that is a blank software page, being able to draw on paper and edit on the computer is pretty nice. However, unless you are really skilled with a pen, it's best to keep it as that. It's a little scratchy looking and if you move the paper, you screw yourself ( It comes with a binder clip, but if you're a clumsy oaf like me, you know that often don't mean crap.), but I'm still new to it, so maybe I'm just being dumb.Also, and this is just me being a customizing weirdo, but I thought it was cool that they gave me colored pen rings for the stylus. It doesn't really have a purpose, and since it's pretty thin, you forget it's there, but they're shiny and colorful, so there.Anyway, chances are you just skipped to the pros and cons since this isn't really relevent, so:Pros:Smooth writing/drawingSturdy buildBuyable add-onsHorizontal wire pluginComes with everything you need to get startedCustom stylus rings (If you're into that kind of thing)You can use all kinds of paper on it. Even your sketchbook, as long as you don't put too many pages inbetween it.It's a Bamboo, so you're buying quality if nothing else. It will stand the test of time and the abuse you will undoubtedly do to it.Cons:You need the Internet to set up the tablet. (This is only relevent if you live in a rural area like I do.)The nubs wear out SUPER FAST. ( If you're a heavy duty user, go ahead and get extra nibs.)The paper feature is closer to a perk than something worth while. It's nice to have, but definitely not necessary. Maybe I'm dumb to it.It doesn't come with any real instructions. A few things have pictures, like how to remove the nibs or access the extra nibs, but, like I said, it requires the Internet to figure it out. I understand the paper saving, but I really do like being able to see diagrams and helpful hints. I wouldn't even mind it having a .PDF programed in. I just don't want to search for it.I might have forgotten some things, but these stood out. Hope it was helpful to you.

I bought an iPad to get back into drawing and learn how to paint. Problem is, I never used it because it did not have all the Windows programs I was used to. Sure it had Procreate which is awesome but I simply did not use the iPad. So, I bought a pen display (drawing tablet that is a monitor you draw on) and once again I did not use it for whatever reason. I think it was uncomfortable to use. I did not like looking down at what I was drawing while constantly looking back up at a monitor to view reference images or tutorials. Then, a professional artist recommended I try a pen tablet. I was worried it would be weird to draw on a tablet while looking away at a monitor. Boy was I wrong. My hand and brain were able to adapt shockingly fast, within about 15 minutes. And there are some great things about a pen tablet like this. Ergonomically it is better than a pen display. You can sit up straight and look straight ahead at a monitor while your arm rests comfortably on your desk. You don't have to look down even a little bit at what you are drawing. Another big bonus is that your hand no longer blocks your line of sight! Something I had not thought about since I was a child and first tried to draw something. Another plus is that you don't have to stress about getting a 2K or 4K pen display. A pen tablet can adapt to any resolution your monitor is set to. Also, with this particular pen tablet you are getting the awesome Wacom pen and a high quality surface to draw on. It feels great. It feels way better than my iPad or my pen display. One 'negative' I ran into is that this pen tablet is light and thin and because of that it is not deep enough to have something like VESA screw holes for mounting to an articulating arm stand. Sure you can buy 'adaptors' but they are ugly IMO. However, I resolved this issue by attaching the pen tablet to a VESA mount using Velcro. It is very firm and stable.

Purchased for a family member who is taking 3D art classes. Despite the availability of a good carry case, the large size is unequaled in it's ability to provide a larger work space without having to digitally drag the drawing over to continue working on an specific area. The Wacom Intuos Pro Paper (Large) has the ability to switch from the digital pen to a actual pen when using a physical piece of paper on top of the sketch pad (*it can hold a 8.5x11 sheet of paper using included top clip to hold the paper in place. Digital Pen (pro pen 2) does not require batteries and can detect over 8k levels of sensitivity and translate it to the drawing as thicker lines (or whatever you program it to be), and it does not take long to get used to using it when drawing.The device works with a few free software apps - on the iPhone (ink space), and one Ubuntu & Windows 10 (Krita). Paid apps can utilize this as well (Photoshop, Illustrator and others). It has the ability to connect via USB as well as wireless via bluetooth (iphone or PC if you have a bluetooth connection).

It's quite pricey, but I trust this brand for it's durablity. The pen sensitiveity is much better and overall feels more pencil-like than the previous tablet I owned (bamboo pen and touch), the nibs wear down quicker due to the grind on the tablet surface, however the trade-off comes with the natural like lines that you are able to make. I have yet to try the tracing software due to needing to get a new computer, but I don't think I have worries about it for the time being.Is it a must have? I don't think so, if you can't afford it there are more affordable competing brands, but if you do plan to save for it--then trust me it's worth the purchase. The packaging was all nice, was impressive to open as well.