Before I review the A15 PRO, a word about my other VEIKK tablet: I’ve been working as a digital artist for over ten years now, and have used a variety of tablets--primarily The Big Name Brand, you know the one. When my last one gave up the ghost a kind friend and Patreon supporter offered to send me a VEIKK from my Amazon wishlist. I confess I’d wishlisted it solely because it was the cheapest tablet I could find on Amazon that met my needs and I felt bad accepting a donation of more.

It turns out that the VEIKK I was sent, which was the A30 model, exceeded my every expectation. Set up was stupidly easy, driver install went very smoothly despite a mistake on my part that meant I had to do it twice (which could have been avoided if I’d read the instructions, lol), and the immediate feedback for pressure sensitivity was so incredibly good that I was thinking: “This is too good to be true. I’ll bet money this thing stops working in a month.” 

A year later here I am, still using my VEIKK and loving it. It’s comparable to any Big W brand I’ve ever used and in some ways better. I prefer the drawing surface of the VEIKK, which has less “tooth” and more “glide” without feeling slick, cheap, slippery, or plasticky. The A15 has a toothier surface than my previous A30, but is still easy to draw on without excessive friction or “catch.” I like the shape and weight of the pen better than my previous styluses, and I like the sturdiness of the nibs, which hold up very well to wear. The pen also comes in a nice felt case which makes it much harder to misplace and keeps the nib protected from banging around in your pen cup, if that’s where you keep it, as well as the standard vertical pen holder if that’s more your speed.

My biggest complaint is it’s really hard to find replacement nibs that don’t have to be shipped slowly from overseas--but they are sturdy, and the tablet comes with a generous pack of them. Just don’t lose them like I did. Also, VEIKK contacted me very fast when I was looking for nibs on Twitter to let me know exactly when they’d be stocking them on Amazon, which was great and unexpected customer service! I look forward to seeing the nibs become easier to get a hold of.

Now onto the goods: I LOVE the VEIKK’s pressure sensitivity. Using this thing is a joy, and the responsiveness is customizable and nimble. I have experienced less input lag with VEIKK than I have with my previous tablets, as well, and the driver settings, if you choose to use them, are excellent for customizing--while having defaults that are still very friendly and usable even if you never touch them. The tablet settings are so friendly I sometimes find myself adjusting the sensitivity curve on the fly during projects to accommodate various tools, something I never bothered to do with my old tablet brand’s clunky slow software that always required a restart to work properly.

The best part of VEIKK is by far the simplicity of the software. Anyone who’s used the Big W tablets know that they’re a constant headache when it comes to drivers. I used to have to reset my driver at least once or twice a week. I have never, not once, in the entire year that I’ve had my VEIKK, had to reset my driver or had any kind of driver issue that wasn’t directly related to Windows 10 updates resetting my user preferences. I have been using it exclusively with Photoshop, so take that with a grain of salt, but if you also work in PS in Windows you will be delighted by the contrast between VEIKK’s drivers and W’s. Seeing this small company nail the software so completely has made me swear off W’s tablets forever, at least as long as I’m using Windows. And the best part? ALL of VEIKK’s drivers work with ALL of their tablets: download it once and you’re set no matter what new tablet you pick up in the future. My computer transitioned seamlessly between my A30 and my S640 with no extra driver required, in what was by far the easiest time I have ever had working out of the box with a new tablet in my ten+ years of owning one. I didn’t even change the USB cord--I unplugged it from my current tablet, put it into my new one, adjusted the driver settings in about ten seconds to be comfortable with the new drawing surface, and was immediately back to drawing.

The selection of buttons on the a15 is generous if you’re the type to use them. I personally don’t but there’s such a good spread and they’re so conveniently placed that I’m tempted to start.

And finally: the price. VEIKK prices are so reasonable that I honestly believed they had to be a scam, or that they’d fall apart. They exceeded my every expectation at an unbelievably low price point. They do not feel cheap or flimsy in the hand. They are thin and sleek, but substantial--and wonderful to use. I expect my tablets to be rugged workhorses that don’t need dainty handling, and the VEIKK has answered my every need and then some without needing to be coddled or babied.