You usually won’t have any problems with the pen rolling off your tablet despite the lack of a pen stand because the pen buttons somewhat get in the way of rolling, but if it’s rolling fast enough, it can keep rolling for quite a distance. The top of the pen is just rounded plastic and has nothing there. People often say that you shouldn’t buy alternatives and go with Wacom because Wacom has higher quality than the alternatives, however, in the case of the pen, the current Wacom Intuos series has the worst pen out of all the battery-free pens I’ve drawn with (comparison photo near the end of this review). They do not give a very good tactile response when rolling your finger over them to activate them. The pen buttons are also not very satisfying. It feels rather unbalanced when I’m holding it. Because of how light and short it is, it actually doesn’t feel very great to hold. Holding the pen is a moderately disappointing experience. This pen seems a little too short, and because of that it also feels much too light. The pen is made of a full matte plastic which is completely straight except for at the tip where it bulges to catch your fingers. The expresskeys on the predecessor tablet, the Intuos Pen, were much quieter and much more likeable than the toy-like buttons on the Intuos Draw. There’s also the fact that most people think these are just cosmetic additions to the tablet, partially because of their uncommon placement (I thought they were cosmetics too until I started researching tablet specs). I suppose you could argue that they’re trying to cater to both left and right-handed people, but in reality the weird placement of these buttons makes them harder to use either way. They are decent to use, being fairly easy to click and having good feedback, but the loudness of their clicks is really something I do not appreciate at all.Ī decent question to ask is why 2 expresskeys are on the left, and 2 expresskeys are on the right. The expresskeys are the 4 buttons located on the top left and top right of the tablet. Wacom put away the professional look for this tablet and instead opted for a more toy-like look with the coloured matte plastic used for the majority of the tablet, probably catering to the younger artists who will most likely consider Wacom products when looking to start digital art. It’s also fairly hard and doesn’t flex too much when bending and twisting it. This also makes it extremely portable and should be easy to fit in any bag to carry around with you. This tablet has a very small form factor which allows it to be used even in the most cramped of desk setups. I whited it out but there is a string of letters and numbers there. The software key is in the key shaped sticker on the corner of the box. The inner box is a simple black box with Intuos printed on it. The Wacom Intuos Draw comes in a nice looking white cover box with a sketch of a girl printed on the front. Radial menu and on-screen shortcuts in driver. Special features: Comes with ArtRage Lite software. Price: 79.95 USD (when this review was written) If you are experienced with tablets, you won’t want to buy this tablet unless you’re already used to Wacom’s small size (6 x 3.7 inches) and absolutely don’t want to get/try a bigger tablet. I think it would be much more beneficial for a first-timer to get a tablet with a bigger active area for the same price, especially if you don’t care for the bundled program which Wacom makes you pay for when buying the Intuos. If you are considering this as your first graphic tablet, I would recommend that you look away from Wacom and consider the alternatives instead. It’s probably not worth 80 USD when compared to other options. A problem with the current Intuos tabletsĭesign and build quality: Good tablet.Some aspects may improve or change over time, so it is in your best interest to concentrate on reviews which are less than 1 year old. Prices may have changed since I wrote this review. I am not a Mac or Linux user!! I only tested this tablet on Windows 8 and Windows 10 I will be as honest and objective about this tablet as I can in this review, so without further ado, here it is! So I found a friend who conveniently owned 2 Intuos Draws and traded him my old Intuos Pro (PTH-651) + broken pen for his Intuos Draw ( CTL490DW) + Intuos Pen (CTL-480). You may notice that I often speak ill of Wacom’s cheapest beginner tablet, the Intuos Draw, and whenever I do, I often wonder if I really have any right to judge it when I haven’t actually drawn on it myself.
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