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Review on πŸ–ŒοΈ HUION HS610 Graphics Drawing Tablet - Android Devices Compatible, Tilt Function, Battery-Free Stylus with 8192 Levels of Pen Pressure by Marc Hawkins

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I still have a Wacom Intuos 3 and it's better

I have an old Wacom Intuos 3 that I bought ten years ago. Intuos hasn't worked very well with any of my computers. In Photoshop it refused to apply pressure and the drivers seemed to randomly stop working, forcing me to reboot. In the end I chose Huion HS610. I was in awe, but at just over $40 I wasn't taking much of a risk. I have been very careful to download the correct drivers and removed any Wacom drivers that may be on my computer. Everything worked fine almost immediately. The print controls are very good, the shortcuts work (except for a few that don't, but that's a problem with my software, not the tablet. I pressed Ctrl-SFT-Alt-S (save for web) for example ) and it works great. However, Ctrl-T (convert to PSD) refuses to work. Why is beyond me. It works in other software I have with the same shortcut for the same job. Strange. Also, I love this tablet. It's smaller than my Intuos, but that's a plus. It's lightweight and easy to use. I added some tall rubber feet to fit it on the keyboard but that's my preference. It's definitely a good tablet. I'm thinking about buying a smaller one for my laptop (which has a touchscreen and stylus but doesn't work in Photoshop which is crazy but it has nothing to do with this tablet) I'm happy with it. I've been using it almost every day since I bought it a few months ago and I've had no problems with it. Would be nice to add a few more keyboard shortcuts, but for the price it's fantastic. I had an old slim iPad bluetooth for reference -Keyboard and I set it up to stay on top of the tablet on the artboard (variable tilt which I built with pressure plate and hinges). It's a lot easier than suing a regular keyboard for shortcuts I can't use on a tablet. I even have a phone-sized keyboard and have integrated it into my drawing/editing workspace. TL;DR: This is a very good drawing tablet.

Pros
  • Confident
Cons
  • Out of style