hi there, in your opinion which pen tablet non-display are the best in terms in quality and durability?
I haven't used many non-display tablets recently, so I can only speak to my general experience with the 3 big tablet companies: Wacom, Huion, and XP-Pen. For starters, my experience with Huion has been very positive. The build quality of my Kamvas 13 and the durability of the drawing surface after over a year has put Huion pretty high on my list of trusted hardware companies. The pen and drawing experience has been great too (I have both the "PW517" and "PW550S" pens, which will likely be the pens you'll get with the newer Huion non-screen tablets) For reference, this is the surface of my tablet after over a year of use:
No scratches that I can see or feel and I tend to draw with more pressure than most people. Also, special shout-out to the PW550S "Slim" pen, which has been super nice to draw with. I haven't had as much luck with XP-Pen, although to be fair this was years ago and I've only used one tablet from them (the Deco Pro). The drawing experience was great, but it started having disconnection problems after a year. They tend to review well, though, so it's possible I had bad luck with mine. Lastly, I've had the most experience with Wacom and it's been a mixed bag. I've used the Intuos 3 and 4, and the Cinitq 13HD, and while the drawing experience is fantastic across the board, all of them suffered from heavy scratching issues, and the Cintiq in particular had an awful connector that disconnected at the slightest nudge and a screen that was burning out at the corners after two years. It's really kind of shocking when you consider how much they tend to cost in comparison to the so-called "budget" options. If I were to buy a tablet from these companies today, I'd probably go with: Inspiroy Giano from Huion | $199 USD - I've had such a good experience with them, I'd be willing to go in on one of their more high-end non-screen devices. Deco L from XP-Pen | $69 USD - At that price, this feels like a steal and a good device to give XP-Pen a shot with if you want to test out their current hardware (it looks slick af). Wacom One S (non-screen) from Wacom | $59.95 USD - You'd get that trusted Wacom drawing experience without sinking a ton of money into it. Keep in mind, this has been based on my personal experience with these tablet companies! I may have just gotten a Deco Pro with a bad connector and... well, the Wacom experience is a bit harder to excuse, but it's possible I just got a dud of a Cintiq, haha. I hope that helps! Sorry for all the text x'D
