Digital Artists: Have you changed your tablet?

What kind of tablet do you currently have?

Huion inspiroy h430p

How long do you have your current tablet?

Since early February!

Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it?

Very satisfied with it.

What are your common problems with your tablet? (aside from losing pen pressure time by time)

I personally haven't had any issues with my tablet.

For those who changed tablets:

What was your first tablet?

A small Wacom Intuos ^^

Why did you change your tablet?

Changed my wacom intuos to a huion Gt-190 since the nibs wore out too quickly and were too expensive to replace imo. Also really wanted a graphics monitor lmao. I changed from my gt-190 to my inspiroy since the 190 was just wayyyy too big and heavy. All I wanted was a small, cheap tablet, and the inspiroy was right up my alley.

Extra questions:

Do you use android charger wires for your tablet?

I'm not sure if the wire can be used with an android device.

Do you change pen nibs?

No.

my first tablet was a digi pro 640 that i got in october 2013. it's small and it cost about $23. i got a new tablet in december 2018 and the only reason is that i wanted a tablet with a screen. my old tablet still works and it's always been very good. it has cracks but its performance never lessened. i've never had to change pen nibs. this tablet has hot keys that you tap with the pen. i didn't investigate much but they stopped working after i updated to windows 10. i've only had 2 tablets so i don't have much to compare to but digi pro 640 is a great tablet for a low price and i'd recommend it if it was still being sold.

my current tablet is an xp-pen. i don't remember which model but it cost about $200. its buttons and scroll thingy don't always work. often as i'm drawing it thinks ctrl (one of the buttons) is being held and i have to tap it on my keyboard. the screen flickers sometimes or becomes distorted depending on the cord's plug's position. the plug, by the way, blocks the power button which is just poor design. other than that this tablet works pretty well. i hope it holds up like my last one

Not counting drawing on my ipad with my finger:

What kind of tablet do you currently have? huion H610
How long do you have your current tablet? Exactly 4 years
Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it? Mostly, the surface is really scratched because I forgot that I had extra nibs and continued using it after the nib wore out. It also sometimes has troubles connecting to my laptop so I'm thinking of getting a new one. But I feel like these problems are minimal and I don't really need to change anything.
What are your common problems with your tablet? see above

What kind of tablet do you currently have? Wacom Intuos Pro
How long do you have your current tablet? Rough because I'm using my roommate's tablet because my old one of the same type stopped working (and they've moved over to ipad mostly)
Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it? Mostly? Honestly for what it is it works very well. But if I were getting something new and actually had the money I would very much like to move to either ipad or something with a screen -- It's not terrible and the size isn't lacking which was an issue I've very frequently had but it's simply functional, I guess?
What are your common problems with your tablet? Mostly just pen pressure issues which can't be resolved unless a complete restart goes through -- not just fixing the software in settings which I was able to mostly with my last tablet. I've had to redownload the drives more than I wish. Besides that very little.


What was your first tablet? wacom CTE Graphire4 (4x5 I think with even less space to draw because only the centre bit was actually the tablet....)
Why did you change your tablet? Nope it's just USB connected.
Do you use android charger wires for your tablet? Nope I don't even know what that is.
Do you change pen nibs? Very frequently sadly...Every 2-3 months round about. I have a hard time with the grip on my stylus and pressure I use is a consistent issue. Really need a grip or something because this has been an issue for years.

• What kind of tablet do you currently have? Wacom Intuos (New black model)
• How long do you have your current tablet? Only for about a month.
• Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it? It does it's job. I'm quite happy with it.
• What are your common problems with your tablet? (aside from losing pen pressure time by time) No problems with this one. The old one was a bit of a mess. The pen wouldn't register for a split second when making a line and it would leave a really straight bit in a clean curved line.

For those who changed tablets:

• What was your first tablet? Wacom intuos (Old grey model)
• Why did you change your tablet? The old one finally gave out after 4 long years.

Extra questions:

• Do you use android charger wires for your tablet? I don't know what this means.
• Do you change pen nibs? I'm pretty heavy handed so yes. They seem to wear down too easily. I tend to change them out after they develop a sharp edge. With my last tablet I ran out of nibs so I used a nail file to make it round again haha.

What kind of tablet do you currently have?
Ugee 1910b.

How long do you have your current tablet?
About two years. I think I got it for my birthday in 2017.

Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it?
It works.

What are your common problems with your tablet? (aside from losing pen pressure time by time)
It feels like a pain to set up, the saturation is higher than it should be so it hurts to look at for a while. 

Currently, I just use my mouse to draw and for me, it makes no difference in my work except sketch lineart (I make doodles more than actual pieces of art so most of my art is just doodles I made in SAI 2 with my mouse). That linework layer in SAI (1+2) is super useful. It's a hassle to set things up (it's like a monitor and if I really felt like it, I could probably set it up as one too) so unless I'm working on like...a painting or something, I just stick with my mouse. 

• What kind of tablet do you currently have?

• How long do you have your current tablet?

• Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it?

• What are your common problems with your tablet? (aside from losing pen pressure time by time)

• What was your first tablet?

• Why did you change your tablet?

• Do you use android charger wires for your tablet?

• Do you change pen nibs?

What kind of tablet do you currently have? Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch Medium

How long do you have your current tablet? Since summer of 2015

Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it? Pretty happy, it gives me minimal issues

What are your common problems with your tablet? (aside from losing pen pressure time by time) tbh basically just pen pressure

What was your first tablet? I think? Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch

Why did you change your tablet? Partially because it was acting up, partially because I got some money and I figured I might as well replace it then rather than later when I couldn't afford it

Do you use android charger wires for your tablet? Still have the USB it came with so no!

Do you change pen nibs? Yep

tbh I dread when this one stops working because Wacoms have gotten so expensive there's little chance I'll buy another Wacom. So I'll have to find another brand

What kind of tablet do you currently have?

Wacom Bamboo Pen

How long do you have your current tablet?

10+ Years

Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it?

Very happy with it, although I'd love a display tablet in addition.

What are your common problems with your tablet? (aside from losing pen pressure time by time)

Nothing.

Do you use android charger wires for your tablet?

Nope.

Do you change pen nibs?

Nope.

I got my tablet from Best Buy as a gift from my dad when I was in 7th grade, I still use that same tablet to this day, no issues, nothing, still works perfect as ever.

hopefully i don need too LOL im sharing my tablet with my brother so both of us use it to draw. My brother is a freelance illustrator while i draw when i get back from my office day job.  I do wish to buy a wacom medium intuos or a wacom cintiq but i feel hurt parting ways with my money LOL and my brother too share the same sentiment.

• What kind of tablet do you currently have? Wacom bamboo fum small 650 in silver( a beautiful tablet compare to what wacome releases now, if they are still in stock i will get other colors the black and white one so prettyyy *3* ) 
• How long do you have your current tablet? 10 years+
• Are you happy with what it currently is or are you troubleshooting with it? yes i can still draw on it but sometimes troubleshooting when the wacom drive crash
  
• What are your common problems with your tablet? (aside from losing pen pressure time by time) the no pressure or computer cannot detect but that can be solve with constant restart

Extra questions:

• Do you use android charger wires for your tablet? no i dont know what is this lol
• Do you change pen nibs? i changed once as we wanted to test the nip changing function but i lose the nibs lol oopps

My very first tablet was a Wacom Bamboo tablet (back when those still resisted). I had it for about... 4 years? Maybe 5?

By the time I was able to convince my parents to drop the dough for me to upgrade, they had already rebranded everything. My next (and current) one is the Intuos Pro Medium. I’ve had this tablet for at least six years I think, if I’m counting right.

I love her, but tbh, I feel like she’s getting to the end of her journey. She’s been broken for four years now (cable connection doesn’t work) so I’ve been getting by with the Wireless Kit trick, but I’ve had to replace the kit three times and this one is bugging out again. But tablets are so expensive ahhhh