Drawing Tablet GAOMON S830 6.8 x 4.2 Inch Graphics Tablet, for Windows & Mac & Android with 8192 Pressure Levels Battery-Free Pen and 4 Customizable ExpressKeys for Digital Drawing & OSU

First, and foremost, the price you're paying for this tablet is /phenomenal/. Not only is the tablet itself HUGE (at least, to me, seeing how I've had a small beginner's tablet since college), but the presentation, and peripherals you get with it is really amazing. It comes with a nice cover for your tablet itself, an equal sized mousepad that has helpful shortcuts (Photoshop only), and even a carrying bag! It's only big enough for the tablet itself, but it comes with smaller holding pouches for replacement nibs, and the pen itself. There's also a tablet glove, should you use/need one, included.But, that's just the beginning. The tablet itself is super sleek, and it feels really professional. The firmware you install with it allows you to customized the six buttons, as well as the bigger button between them. You can adjust your pen pressure, sensitivity, and even adjust the settings per program that you happen to use it with. Setting up shortcuts is literally as easy as a few clicks. Even better, depending on the program you're using, the hot bar at the top of the tablet is ultimately one of the best things I've ever seen. I don't have to tab to my music in order to pause, or skip; all I have to do is press a button at the top. I don't even have to move my other hand to save my work, because there's a save button on the top!I've only ever owned one small Wacom Bamboo tablet from college, and after thoroughly looking through a forest of other tablets, I'm so glad I found this one. This is honestly, truly worth 100% of every penny you're spending.

I have to admit my selling point for this tablet is the price! It’s very affordable, especially when compared to a Wacom tablet of similar specs (which would cost around $70 or more). But on top of the price, this tablet functions very well. I’ve attached a photo of a little test I did to compare the pressure sensitivity & feel of this tablet vs. the one I’ve been using for the past several years (an old wacom intuos pro) and it definitely holds up. I’m used to a larger drawing space, so the smaller size took some getting used to. But I wanted it for a more portable tablet, and it’s definitely great for that. It’s lightweight & slim, much easier to take with me than my larger tablet.The packaging and design of the tablet itself are very neat & professional, and the pen has a nice feel to it. I’ve grown to prefer a pen/stylus that feels more like a pencil. Personally, I find that it makes drawing flow more naturally. The pen has 2 programmable buttons and is battery-free, which I very much appreciate. Having to recharge the pen is what drew me away from trying out many tablet brands in the past.The drivers are easy to install and navigate, it only took me a couple of minutes to get this tablet set up & ready to use. Just make sure you uninstall any previous tablet drivers you have before installing this one!Overall, this tablet works great and is very affordable! It’s easy to use and the pen pressure allows for dynamic & detailed drawing. I recommend it to anyone looking for a reasonably priced tablet that’s easy to take with you and has wonderful functionality on par with industry standards.(Also, the package comes with the tablet itself, usb cable, stylus/pen, extra nibs + nib remover, drawing glove, and 2 adapters to connect the tablet for mobile drawing!)

First, the good. I bought this as a gift for a relative, and this is a relatively full featured tablet. I have another tablet of my own that lacks the scroll wheel and media keys, and after setting this one up and testing it, I'm jealous of those features. The wheel in particular can serve as 6 hot keys because the play button in the center cycles between 3 settings, so you can use it for multiple controls like zoom, brush size, and undo/redo. Had I known this beforehand, I definitely would have bought one like this for myself. You can also disable the media keys, which is useful when you want to avoid accidentally hitting them. Overall, once you get everything working as intended, it's a great tablet.The problem is that like so many cheap tablets, the drivers seem to be really finicky. The first time I installed the latest drivers, the pressure sensitivity worked in the driver interface, but not in Krita, regardless of what I did with the WinTab vs. Windows Ink settings. There was also another problem where the cursor would stay stuck after a stroke, so you couldn't see where the pen was on the page until starting a new stroke. Setting everything to WinTab fixed that second problem, but not the pressure issue. Both of these problems were reported online by multiple people with no resolution other than completely uninstalling and reinstalling drivers. The common thread amongst Krita developers seems to be that most problemsare due to bad device drivers, and I am inclined to agree given that I eventually resolved the issues without uninstalling Krita.If you run into issues, I suggest uninstalling the drivers, rebooting the system, then reinstalling them. I tried this process without rebooting and the issues still persisted. It wasn't until I rebooted between uninstalling and reinstalling drivers that they were resolved. Also note that I uninstalled the latest drivers, then reinstalled older drivers to get it working, then uninstalled those and reinstalled the newer drivers, and everything still worked. I didn't go through the trouble of isolating whether the older drivers had anything to do with the resolution. I'm assuming not, but if you are still struggling, you might consider trying different driver versions. It really shouldn't be this much trouble to just get basic advertised hardware functionality working, but it is what it is. This was all on a pretty low-end Windows 10 device.