Im in the market for my first graphics tablet. I would like some advice on what is available and what has optimal price to performance ratios. Currently I have been looking at (all prices are in AUD)
Intuos Comic - small size - $149.95 Intuos Pro - small size - $349.00 Huion H610 Pro - $90.00 Huion 1060 Pro+ - $91.99 Ugee M1000L - $80.00
How much does size matter? Is tilt detection much of a factor (only the wacom's have it) same with eraser? Is anything but wacom a total waste of money?
And finally - Would 2nd hand be a better route?
If its relevant I will be working on a 28" 4K monitor 10 Bit color (8 bit + FRC) and using Krita
It's partly preference for size, however, the small in my opinion will be to small to work with on a 28" monitor. I find the medium just right for that size monitor.
The huion h610 is the same size as a medium wacom pro.
What OSare you using?
Huion is supported in krita, its pretty good and works quite well. On Linux the buttons are not easy to configure, this should improve over time I think and the rest of the functionality works out of the box.
Wacom is fully supported (by the community not wacom) on Linux and has full functionality.
I find the wacom tablets to be better feature and support wise, however as a first tablet huion is great and I'd recommend them, there great for the price.
I'm windows bother are fully supported and work well.
Thanks for the quick reply. I am using Windows 10 for now, and moving to Linux with my next system build (hence learning Krita from the get-go)
Between the Huion H610 and the 1060 Pro+ would you recommend one over the other? Do you have hands on experience with either of the two models? As far as I can tell the only difference is the 1060Pro+ has a larger active area.
My first question would be, what are you using this for? Hobby? Professional work? Just a student?
I have the Intuos Pen and Touch, which was a $100 starter tablet. I suggest it if you are just now getting into it.
But here's the thing: starter tablets and even mid range tablets are all worthless in the end. You know those massive, 20 inch touchscreen "tablets" (more like secondary monitors) that cost $1,000+? That's actually what I need in the end. Why? Because, well, you simply cannot understand the difference it makes in your work until you try working on one. It essentially makes it to where you were drawing or painting on a piece of physical canvas. The control and feedback is unparalleled.
So what I would advise you to get depends on what you plan on doing. But like I said, I advise the Intuos Pen and Touch to stick your toe in the water.
For now its a hobby, but I am working on a few projects that I hope to generate a secondary income from. For the forseeable future a CintiQ is out of the question.