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I am looking for some buying information about digital drawing tablets and pens. I would like to purchase an entry level drawing tablet and pen. I totally want the pen to have an eraser end which I have done some initial research and found out not all pens for drawing pads/tablets have an eraser end. I use adobe Illustrator, some Photoshop, for most of my design/graphics work on PC.
I want something inexpensive but again really want it to be portable and the eraser end functionality is a must have. I would like to pay as far under $200 as possible. The research I have done has shown that the ones at a price point under $100 lack the eraser end is barely available (haven’t found one yet) and the wireless factor is available but not with a whole bunch of variety in models available. Important note is that I will be using it with a Windows 10 laptop.
I was going to get the XP-Pen deco 02 graphics tablet ( https://www.amazon.com/XP-PEN-Graphics-Battery-free-Shortcut-pressure/dp/B07DCS9D9Q ) . The DECO 02 drawing tablet have an eraser at the end of the pen .The stylus supports 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity and the graphics pad has a 10 x 5.63 inch working area .it seems perfect.Any advice for an up and coming artist , good/bad experiences and so on?.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.
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Hi - I can't comment on that specific tablet but I have one of their Star tablets and like it a lot. I use an older Wacom on another setup. I like the XP-Pen's wireless function, it works great, but if I'm using it morning to night, which I sometimes do at certain events, I keep the USB cord nearby and usually plug it in towards the end of the day. The stylus isn't contoured with a rubber grip like my Wacom pen but honestly when working intently making masks and painting that hasn't bothered me. Hope that helps.
Steve