Wacom - One - Drawing Tablet with Screen, 13.3" Pen Display for Mac, PC, Chromebook & Android - Flint White

First of all, I'm not an artist or a graphic designer and have never had any type of drawing tablet or software before. Regardless, I was really excited about getting this and having some fun with it. Upon unboxing, there are several references regarding how to set this tablet up. Which is nice since you don't have to search for it and it's pretty straightforward. I plugged this in to my MacBook pro, turned it on, and it instantly worked as a second monitor without having to do anything or download any software. The pen didn't work yet, but my workspace was extended into the tablet and worked just like any other external monitor. This is kind of a nice hidden feature for me, as the tablet doesn't take up much space so I could easily lug it around in my backpack with my laptop at the very least have an extra monitor for when I need to work away from my home or office. Getting to the actual setup and downloading the software, I have no complaints at all. It went smooth and with a quick restart of my MacBook worked right away. With all the references on how to set it all up there's not much room for error. Now with using the tablet, there isn't much in the way of printed materials to help with that, but when the software downloaded, screens popped up with all sorts of information including links to short videos showing the basics of using the tablet. As for using the pen, what I like about this tablet over using your other more popular tablets is the screen. It always felt weird trying to draw or use a pen on a smooth glossy screen. The Wacom has more of a matte finish to the screen that just makes drawing on it feel more natural. Also, the screen isn't a true touchscreen, so you need the pen to interact with it. I've seen negative comments about this, but it makes complete sense to me. Since this IS a drawing tablet, you'll want to rest part of your hand on it as you draw, if it was a true touchscreen, that would complicate things. It actually took me a while to realize I can rest my hand on the tablet after using regular touchscreens for so long. Once I got over that though, I couldn't stop doodling. Another small but nice thing about the Wacom One, the built-in legs on the back couldn't have been made better. The tablet stays very sturdy and stable with them extended and really does put it at the perfect angle to use. The biggest con I found is all the wires. Uses an HDMI and a USB plug to your computer, one plug into the tablet (which looks like it should be reversible like a USB-C but actually isn't because of the insulation shape), and the power plug...all in one cable assembly! This kind of limits placement and movement, as well as making a mess on your desktop. Personally I feel a separate power cord would have been better. Overall I really like this drawing table and would recommend it for sure, especially for beginners. Which leads me to my final pro, I have a 5 year old daughter who loves to draw and color and she loves this. Even better, it means less mess with crayons, markers and paper everywhere. So if you have a young budding artist or designer, at the price point of the Wacom One, you can't go wrong with it.

First - let me disclose that I am not an artist. I've always been intrigued by the Wacom tablets, but as I am not an artist I have always been unwilling to drop thousands of dollars on something that I may not find useful. Enter the Wacom One 13.3 Graphics Tablet. When this was announced at CES I knew I had to get one! At under $400 MSRP it's not cheap by any means, but in my short time owning it I can already start to see the possibilities. Set-Up: This part should be easy for most of you. There is a single cable that comes with the tablet that has 4 plugs. A USB-C that plugs into the Wacom, a standard USB power plug that goes into the wall plug, a USB that goes into your computer, and an HDMI port that goes into your computer 'monitor out'. Of course I had to make it difficult on myself - I have an iMac that doesn't have an HDMI output. It does have a display port connection that supports monitor out so I dug in my bin of cables until I found an old display port cable. Of course the cable I found was a display port male to HDMI male and I needed a female port to accept the Wacom cable. Fortunately, I had an extra HDMI switcher handy and I was able to cobble together a connection. To my delight it worked just great! First impressions: I went into this somewhat blind and didn't know what to expect. I was amazed when I turned the Wacom One on for the first time - basically, this this acts as a second monitor for your computer that happens to have a wickedly accurate touchscreen that only works with the pen. In other words, touching the screen with my finger does nothing, but with my pen I can control the entire computer by mirroring my screen to the Wacom. Forget my artistic aspirations! I just made myself immediately more productive with a second monitor! Writing: The first app I opened was OneNote - my note taking app of choice. I use one note on my iPad Pro on the go, and while it's convenient, I've never been super happy with how my handwriting looks with the Apple Pencil. For giggles, I used the Wacom tablet to write out a task list, and then did the same on my iPad Pro using the Apple Pencil. Immediately, I noticed how much more natural the Wacom tablet felt. I was able to feel some texture under my Wacom pen as if I was writing on a piece of paper. On my iPad of course it's like writing on glass, super slick and sometimes difficult to control. I uploaded examples of the two task lists for comparison. I didn't do any adjustments of pen/pencil thickness or anything so it may not be an apples to apples, but you can see that the Wacom tablet (dark screen) had smoother results. Drawing: The tablet came with complimentary art software called Clip Studio for 3 months so I messed around for a few minutes and created the doodle that I uploaded as well. I have to say it was super fun to just try the different brushes and styles and see how accurately I could draw my sketch and paint within the lines. (I definitely need Jason Lee to add depth and shading to give my image more definition) Conclusion: I went into thinking I may have fun tool to expand my creativity. I came away thinking how cool this tablet is as a second monitor (albeit low resolution), adding touchscreen capabilities to my Mac, improved note machine, photo editing tool, and heck - I could even plug this into a ROKU and stream Chasing Amy while I work on other things. All in all I can't say that I wouldn't be able to live without the Wacom One tablet, but I'm definitely going to have a lot more fun with the tablet in my setup!

Disclaimer: I am not a graphic designer by any means, but I enjoy drawing, coloring, and I create content for social media and events at my school. That’s what this tablet is going to be used for, primarily. Right when you open the box, you can tell why Wacom is a leader in graphics tablets. Both the tablet and pen are wrapped securely in this felty paper material. It really gives you that premium feel as you unbox everything. The next thing you notice is the excellent build quality. The tablet and pen both have substance and feel well built in your hands. Other than the tablet and pen, you’ll also find a power adapter and cables, as well as an owner’s manual and clear instructions for setup printed in multiple places on the box. Speaking of setup, it should be easy for anyone buying this tablet. Once you get all the cables attached to the appropriate locations, you simply power on, head to wacom.com/download, and download the latest driver for Mac or Windows. Once this is complete you can create a Wacom account to access and use the Wacom app/ all of Wacom’s online services, including the free software that comes with the device. Once everything is connected and running properly, the Wacom One works as an additional monitor for your computer. Any of the apps you download will download to your computer, not the tablet. You will simply open them and use them on the device. Of the three free programs that come with the tablet (Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Premiere Rush, and Bamboo Paper), I have only downloaded Bamboo Paper as the others are trials only that will require payment after the trial period. I supplemented Bamboo Paper with Sketchbook as it is a free application that works very similarly to Clip Studio Paint. There are plenty of other free drawing services out there, you just need to do a little exploring to find the one(s) that will be best for you. For me, Bamboo Paper is going to work well for note taking, while Sketchbook is going to work well for drawing, coloring, and limited image editing. I used Sketchbook to color in the Pikachu image attached to this review. So far, my experience with using the Wacom One has been great. Using the tablet with the legs extended lifts the screen up to a 19-degree angle and this has been perfect for content creation. The device is plenty bright and using the pen on the display truly does feel like you’re using a real pencil with the right amount of friction. Screen size for my use is perfectly adequate. However, much like others reviewing this device, I would agree with wanting better screen resolution. While 1080p is adequate, it isn’t ideal for fine details when drawing or touching up a picture. I would also really like to see this device with a touch screen and the ability to type. At every turn, I find myself using my fingers to try and navigate around the screen and it obviously doesn’t work. It’s a little unnatural to reach for the pen every time I want to do something. These aren’t huge gripes, obviously, and they don’t detract from the overall use of the device, but I think these things would make it pretty darn near perfect. Some parting tidbits about this device: 1) If you already have a dual monitor PC setup and want to use the Wacom One, it will work as the third monitor. My main monitors use the VGA and HDMI outputs from my graphics card, so this little guy is plugged into my DisplayPort output with an HDMI adapter. It works just fine. 2) Let’s say you’ve been using this thing for a long time or drop the pen and break the nib. Don’t fret. Extra nibs come with the Wacom One, but finding them is a little game of hide and seek. They’re underneath the tablet’s legs. Maybe this is an easy find for people who have used Wacom tablets before, but if not, you’re welcome. My final thoughts on the Wacom One are that it is a fun device to use and it’s also easy to use if you haven’t used a Wacom tablet before. Despite the couple little upgrades I would like to see changed for future iterations of this device, I still think this particular model is well worth the investment.

This is exactly what I needed for working remotely from home. I am a professional VFX Artist and Matte Painter for film and television and was researching affordable Wacom Tablets for home. I've been aware of Cintiques and had no idea there was such a similar product, affordable...AND FROM WACOM!!! This plus the my Surface Laptop 2, Surface dock, and a 50" HD TV gives me 3 monitors to work from with this little beauty being my Virtual Work station interface. Highly recommended for those with limited finances, but require the pen/tablet experience for working.

Its great, I have not learned how to use all the features but it gets the job done and makes great strokes for illustrations. It has a much larger screen than I thought so I was pleasantly surprised. I use this with Adobe Illustrstorfor pressure sensitivity and it also makes my work go along faster than with a mouse. I can pretty much use it as a tablet with the pen if I am navigating chrome, but its best used for illustrating.

The Wacom One graphics tablet is the first one we ever had - we have nor prior experience in digital art. From that standpoint, it is a really good device for beginners. I think the biggest confusion that people have about it is the tablet aspect - IT IS NOT PORTABLE. It works more like a second screen for your computer. Other than that, once setup is done it's quite easy to understand how things can be done. Summary: Pros: - The screen is matte - Super responsive display - Quite a lot of options to choose from as page layout (papers with scales/graph paper like options etc.) in the Bamboo Paper application - Installation is not that difficult Cons: - Lots of cables that need to be attached (HDMI, Power etc.) - Does not have the natural water color like behavior, so colors do not mix up when you draw (blue +yellow does not make green), which would've been awesome for someone who's starting out I'm also including some images that have been drawn with the table.

I bought this for my daughter for Christmas. She had been using the Wacom Intuos (CTH-490W) drawing tablet for a couple of years(which is great for beginners) and she absolutely loves the upgrade. She said the large interface allows for a better view of her work and the tablet is very easy to use, as the learning curve isn't too high for people who have never used a display tablet.

First time working with something like this. For beginners: It's basically like using 2 screens, you have to extend your screen. I attached a photo I made using it.