XP-PEN Artist12 2nd Drawing Tablet with Screen Display Computer Graphics Tablets with Battery-Free Stylus, Digital Art Monitor Compatible with Chromebook Mac Windows Android Linux (Innovative X3 Chip) - Pink

Ok so I've used tablets for years but this is my first graphics tablet and honestly I really really love it.I'd been wanting a graphics tablet for years but hadn't been able to afford one until recently, and with my regular tablet starting to break down I decided to take the plunge and get one. I chose this one after looking at quite a few options. I picked it because of the price point, what I'd heard about xp-pens customer service and quality, and also I don't have a large amount of desk space. the tablet's small enough for me while not being so small it'd be difficult to use my programs. Also...it's pink, which is one of my favourite colours. ignore the sticker, I left the protective film on until my screen protector comes in cos wear and tear happens with pretty much every tablet, it's just easier to miss cos with regular tablets there's no screen or light coming through to highlight the scratches, so making sure you have screen protectors and changing them out when you need to is important.I've included pics of the tablet program, and the customization options because that was my major worry. A lot of tablet programs and drivers are clunky, this one though is not. Frankly it's been one of the best ones I've dealt with over the years, super intuitive, and easy to use. It was easy to customize my hotkeys, and I can also save my hotkeys specific to each program which is SO NICE. I work in several different programs and tested this with affinity photo and affinity designer, as well as paint tool sai, Blender, and Krita, and all worked well. Being able to tailor the hotkeys for each program makes workflow a lot smoother.Once I downloaded the driver, installed, and restarted, it didn't take long at all to get started at all. I work on a Windows 10 PC and when you first open it up the tablet mirrors your screen, and you can just get started working from there. However you can also set it up as a second monitor, which is what I did, by going into the display settings and hitting detect. Once it registers the tablet as a second monitor, you can change it from mirror mode to extended, which lets you have your program open on the tablet screen exclusively while freeing up your main monitor for things like internet, or in my case my refs are on my main screen so I can just look up when I draw. It makes life a lot easier. Keep in mind the second monitor setup is still active even though the tablet is turned off, just in case you're wondering where your mouse is.Calibrating was really easy, I haven't had any issue with parallax but I also don't dot the pen straight down vertically. When calibrating I hold the pen the way I would when painting, and tap the crosshairs with the tablet at the angle I'd use to work. It has several automatic screen temperature options for the colours and one of them matches my screen almost perfectly so I didn't have to mess with calibrating the screen colours. However it does have rgb and brightness and contrast sliders for you do do this if you need to, which is super helpful.For the physical connectors I have it plugged in with the HDMI USB cord it came with. I tried using it without plugging the second USB into a plug but there was some flickering because my laptop didn't have enough power to supply the screen consistently, which is normal, and I expected it cos I have a lot of peripherals plugged in to my PC. It's the same reason why you can't use a lot of USB hubs without an external power source or things start to fail. Your computer only has so much wattage to give, so I used the additional included extension cable and plugged it into an actual plug. After that it was fine and theres been no more flickering since.All in all It's been pretty good, we'll see if I need to change my review in time but So far I'm pretty happy with it.

This product's build is elegant, the pen is VERY nice. I would have kept it but it seems there was a serious conflict with my computer causing it to totally freeze and crash. The fans would go insane, energy usage went to Very High when viewed through Task Manager. Before each crash the event logger showed very strange errors related to USB devices and broadcast. I saw in a forum online someone said a different XP-Pen monitor made their computer freeze when they used video apps while the monitor screen was on. Mine crashed when viewing a youtube video and when using zoom. So there seems to be a serious fatal conflict that XP needs to look into. Sure wish I could buy their 22" screen, but I'm afraid same thing will happen. I gave this product 4 stars, because it's well made. But crashing is a no go. Another things to keep in mind when purchasing any screen pen, you won't be able to ideally mirror your drawing screen with an external monitor with a different aspect ratio. Either the cursors will not match up, or you'll need to change the aspect ratio on your external monitor every time you want to use the tablet, which is not viable for heavy workflows.

I can’t really can’t write a review because it’s not compatible with any of the devices in my home. Spent $90 on a connection cord and it still does not work. Now I’m probably going to have to spend more money when I take it to Best Buy’s “Geek squad” to see if they can help.

Got thus for my daughter who wants a career in animation. She absolutely loves it and has been creating everyday since she received. Video quality is good. She's 13 so the glove is a bit big, but still usable and is good quality. Pen is pretty sturdy yet light. Graphics are nice. Customization is available too.

Never worked. Returned it