HUION WH1409 Wireless Graphic Drawing Tablet 8192 Pen Pressure Pen Tablet with 12 Press Keys

After careful research on what tablet I wanted to replace my old wacom babmoo fun, I decided on the Huion Giano. It's large drawing area, the levels of pressure sensitivity, and it's low price point compared to the intuos line all contributed to my choice. I am very pleased with the product overall. Let's give it a quick breakdown:Appearance/Feel: The tablet is nice looking in person, there is a general matte finish on it (though much less pronounced on the drawing surface) so that it doesn't shine. It is nicely textured, and does not feel cheap or flimsy. When picking up and moving it does not creak, groan, or snap. It is solidly put together and sturdy, with a clean, professional appearance. The pen is of similar quality, though slightly more lightweight than expected for the size. It lacks a soft or rubberized grip found in some tablet pens, which I prefer because I have found those to become grimy and difficult to clean.Performance: Please keep in mind I'm coming from a 10+ year old bamboo fun. Tablet is very responsive and not hypersensitive-- one needn't have an exceedingly light touch for natural results as I've found with some other tablets. Pressure sensitivity is adjustable, if you find the default too light or heavy. Programmable keys are nice for mapping shortcuts, though I would prefer the method where you can simply type your combination as opposed to a drop-down select for keys and check boxes for options like shift/control/etc. I find that sometimes depressing at the edge of a key, even with an audible click does not activate the button, the key and feel slightly gummy if you are clicking it off to the side when this happens and it seems a fairly minor issue to me. Indicator lights works well and as outlined in the included manual, setup was very easy with the wireless USB included, simply popped it onto my macbook air and used the indicated installer on it.Misc: The microusb connector seems very solidly built to avoid rocking/damage to the port in the tablet, with a firm snap-in fit. Rubberized feet are flat and low profile to prevent accidental skidding on your workstation. Tablet is certainly lightweight for it's size but despite that not exactly comfortable to carry or move one-handed and not what I would consider portable at this size. Packaging was good and secure. I had not read well enough and initially thought the device was bluetooth but it is not, wireless connection is via a USB stick stored in a compartment on the backside of the tablet. This works very well, but you will need an open USB slot to use the tablet at all.Overall I really like the Huion Giano. I would not hesitate to suggest it to my friends, including those who are professional artists. At it's price point it easily is comparable to tablets in the 400-600 dollar range in terms of performance, while offering a large drawing area that commands a premium price in other brands. I think if you're in the market for a tablet at the present this is one of the best choices you can make as far as quality for your dollar. I'm very pleased with my purchase and I am happy that I gave this brand a try. I will certainly be choosing Huion for any future tablet purchases.If my opinion changes in the future this review will be updated to reflect that.

I love this tablet. Its pen feels great, touch and tilt sensitivity work great (although I see no difference between my old wacom's 4096 pressure levels and this tablet's 8192; at a certain point adding more just doesn't make a difference), and the size is awesome for a desk unit.I do want to emphasize that this thing is HUGE. It measures 18 by 10.5 by 0.5 inches, making it too large to really haul around. If you're looking for a portable tablet I would consider one of Huion's smaller models. The express keys work well and have a nice tactile feel. No complains there. Build quality is good. It does creak slightly when pressure is applied due to its size but this doesn't harm anything.Drivers installed without any issues and do not conflict with the wacom tablets I still have on my computer. One thing that I would recommend if you get this tablet is to turn off "enable windows ink" in pen settings in the driver. For a while windows ink would sometimes randomly turn the cursor into a little star that behaved differently, but turning off windows ink fixed this. A quick google search showed that this is a windows and not a Huion problem.Huion's support team is great. Mine arrived without the promised artist glove and they sent one over right away without any hassle.All in all I like this tablet loads better than my wacom intuos (CTL4100 BT). I much prefer the smooth texture of this tablet and the huge work area allows for precision that just wasn't possible with the wacom. This tablet also does not have the infamous wacom problem of eating nibs like crazy; I've been using this tablet for a couple weeks now (not just for art but also as my mouse) and the nib still looks brand new, and when it eventually wears out I've got 18 left. I'm pretty sure the nibs they included will be plenty to last the lifetime of the tablet.The only two (minor) annoyances about this tablet are that it creaks slightly when pressure is applied (solution: don't rest your wrist on it or just don't care about the creaking) and that it doesn't have bluetooth. I would prefer bluetooth to USB since my laptop's ports are already cluttered but this is a minor annoyance. Wireless functionality works great and is lag free, I just wish it didn't take up a port on my computer.Bottom line: I would recommend this tablet if you want a huge work area and don't need your tablet to be portable. It works great, drivers work smoothly, and build quality is good. Considering the features, size, quality, and price you really can't beat the value of this tablet.