I bought a small Wacom Intuos on a whim a couple of months ago, just to see if I would be interested in creating digital art. Getting used to using a drawing tablet took me a couple of hours but after that I was hooked. I quickly realized that the small Intuos did not have enough surface area and my wrist and forearm were getting sore because the small surface area was causing me to bend my wrist unnaturally. After doing some research I decided a bigger tablet was what I needed- but the price tag on an Intuos Medium size tablet was more than I was willing to pay as an amateur/beginner artist. If you are a professional or very experienced artist or designer, I'm guessing you know exactly what you need and probably aren't reading this anyway, so my advice is intended for those who are just getting started. My advice is- buy this tablet! I wish I had not spent the money on the Wacom and purchased the Huion NEW1060 to start with. For basically the same price you get WAY more surface area, and besides the minor inconvenience of having to charge the pen, I like everything about the Huion pen better than the Intuos one. It feels better in hand, the tip feels better on the surface of the tablet, and the pressure sensitivity is just as good. If you are thinking about investing in a tablet to get started with digital art- you are getting more bang for your buck with this Huion than you are with the comparably priced Intuos pen and touch small. Sure the different Intuos versions come with included software to get you started (FYI Corel Painter and their customer service is garbage, Artrage is awesome especially for a beginner, but that's a different review) but still the Huion is a better deal. Once you learn the basics you will find that there are better programs available depending on your needs, some are very inexpensive or even free. If you are just getting started or want to upgrade to a larger tablet without breaking the bank, buy this with no hesitation
Pros
– 12 programmable express keys and 16 hot keys, once you figure out what shortcuts you want to map, you don't even need to use the keyboard. No issues at all getting the command I want mapped to the key I want. (Make sure you are getting the NEW1060 I have heard of issues with the previous 1060 model)
– SURFACE AREA!! if you are currently using the baby sized Intuos or are debating between the two, I promise the extra working area makes a huge difference
– Price- what you get for the price is a steal compared to any Wacom product in the same class. I can't say if that is true for the higher end professional level products, but for less than 100 bucks this tablet is not intended for pros
-no touch feature. I've seen this positioned as a con, but for me I don't want the tablet to register anything besides the tip of the pen. I was constantly irritated when I would accidentally swipe the Intuos surface with my hand and have to go back and correct whatever moved as a result
Cons
– one thing I did like about the Intuos driver was the ability to set the shortcut buttons for different programs (example the same button could be programmed to be CTRL + X if I'm using Artrage, but SHIFT + = if I'm using GIMP) if there is a way to do this on the Huion I haven't figured out how. But with 24 more programmable buttons on the Huion to work with it's not that big of a deal
– minor inconvenience to have to remember to charge the pen.
In conclusion- the main complaint I've seen with the Huion tablets has been the drivers not working or not working correctly. The manual that came with was not specific to the 1060 model and was pretty much worthless. I did have an issue at first but that was my own fault not Huion's. Once I realized my error I completely deleted all driver files, started from scratch with the included driver and everything works perfectly.
I know I sound like an a-hole when I say this… but if you can't figure out some basic install or download issues for the driver then you probably aren't capable of understanding how to use art and image editing programs, and should find a different hobby to spend money on. I'm sure a professional could find some things to complain about, but for someone getting started or needing an inexpensive upgrade to a bigger tablet, I say just buy it! I'm loving mine.
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