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July 30, 2025
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Is there any portable standalone tablet that runs Adobe Illustrator or photoshop?

  • July 30, 2025
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I have been searching for a while for a standalone pen sensitive tablet that can run adobe photoshop and/or adobe illustrator. However every single tablet I see seems to either only run Android to which Adobe does not seem to want to provide a version for. Or Apple OS, whos systems never mesh well with Windows setups. 

I used to have a Wacom Cintiq Companion 1.... However it was increadibly bulky and heavy, overheated easily and had a ciritical design flaw where the power port connection had such tiny solder connection to the motherboard that it would break with repeated use and had to be replaced several times until the warantee ran out.... At which point it would cost more than a new replacement tablet to get it fixed... And the local repair shops cant help because the solder points are too small for the smallest tool they have. 

I think they have since made improvements and have a new standalone tablet, however those cost a ludicrous ammount which I cannot afford.  

I'd just like to use Adobe products to draw on a tablet when out in nature or travelling, without having to lug a laptop and tablet and flat surface around.  

I've tried a few Android tablets and I just don't get on with Clip Studio, or Corel paint or procreate etc. 

Correct answer CarlosCanto

check this page for a few Windows tablets reviews

 

https://bestreviews.com/computer/tablets/best-windows-tablets

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CarlosCanto
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CarlosCantoCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 1, 2025

check this page for a few Windows tablets reviews

 

https://bestreviews.com/computer/tablets/best-windows-tablets

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Community Expert
August 1, 2025

Take a look at Microsoft surface computers. Do you want the one with the detachable keyboard. The pen is extra, but you can buy offbrand pens too  I had one for a number of years and it was a great little computer that could work like a tablet without the keyboard  

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
Inspiring
July 30, 2025

If your preference is for a Windows environment, then there are tablet PCs available, both with and without keyboard accessories, or Windows-based laptops with touchscreens, either of which often come with a stylus.

DiffroAuthor
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August 1, 2025

Do you happen to know the make and model of them? 

As my search finds only tablets running android or screent tablets requiring a connection to a laptop. Every time I ask anyone they suggest a tablet and it turns out that it is only a screen tablet and not standalone.