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BuyDig has Wacom Intuos Creative Pen Mediun Tablet w/ Bluetooth (Factory Refurbished, Green) for $49.95. Shipping is free.

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Note: Factory Refurbished with 1-Year Wacom Warranty

Includes:
  • Pen Tablet Medium with Bluetooth
  • Pressure-sensitive, battery free Wacom Pen 4K
  • PVC-free USB cable with cable tidy and L-shaped connector
  • 3 extra standard nibs (located inside pen)
  • Nib removal tool on end of pen
  • Quickstart guide
  • Regulation sheet
Features:
  • 4096 Levels of pressure sensitivity - gives you control and precision when drawing, painting and photo-editing in any software program
  • Connect wirelessly with Bluetooth to your Mac (OS X 10.11 or later) or PC (Windows 7 or later)
  • Medium size features a compact footprint (10.4" x 7.8") and larger active area (8.5 x 5.3"), and is ideal for use with large or multiple monitors and can be setup for both left and right handed use
  • Four customizable ExpressKeys that put your favorite shortcuts like undo or copy/paste at your fingertips

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Good price, but one big important note: Bluetooth absolutely sucks on these Wacom tablets. For whatever reason, the Wacom ones are terrible. The third party ones? Not too bad!

Even for basic stuff like Photoshop or signing docs, the Bluetooth sucks. It works, it connects fine, but there's so much lag. every review will point this out. happens on my laptop, desktop and with multiple intuos Bluetooth tablets.

You can fortunately use this wired (USB micro cable) which works great, but don't let the Bluetooth be the selling factor for you.
I can attest to this. I bought one to use in Lightroom and Topaz. The lag makes it all but useless in bluetooth mode.

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04-06-2024 at 08:59 AM.
04-06-2024 at 08:59 AM.
Quote from NSXMK3 :
Good price, but one big important note: Bluetooth absolutely sucks on these Wacom tablets. For whatever reason, the Wacom ones are terrible. The third party ones? Not too bad!

Even for basic stuff like Photoshop or signing docs, the Bluetooth sucks. It works, it connects fine, but there's so much lag. every review will point this out. happens on my laptop, desktop and with multiple intuos Bluetooth tablets.

You can fortunately use this wired (USB micro cable) which works great, but don't let the Bluetooth be the selling factor for you.

I have the old wired model. I should not upgrade then.
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leo_1999
04-06-2024 at 09:35 AM.
04-06-2024 at 09:35 AM.
Anything this device can do but iPad can not if cost is not considered?
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04-06-2024 at 10:26 AM.
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Anything this device can do but iPad can not if cost is not considered?
Use different nibs
Use it with Windows apps
Use it on an Android phone
Use it on a Chromebook

Also the drawing surface feels completely different than the slippery iPad screen
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04-06-2024 at 02:51 PM.
04-06-2024 at 02:51 PM.
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I haven't had any problems so far.
Neither have I.

I suspect it could be due to 2.4GHz radio interference. I've seen Bluetooth (mice) get really laggy in 2.4GHz-dense Wifi environments but work fine in less-dense environments.
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04-06-2024 at 02:53 PM.
04-06-2024 at 02:53 PM.
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Anything this device can do but iPad can not if cost is not considered?
To add to what IceQi said, the available software matters.

For instance, we use GIMP (a Photoshop clone), and that's not available on iPads. The drawing apps on iPad aren't as full-featured as GIMP and the desktop version of Photoshop.
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04-06-2024 at 06:24 PM.
04-06-2024 at 06:24 PM.
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Any recommendation for drawing software a child could use this with?
Adobe Fresco is free for the basic but functional version. If you child outgrows the free features, consider buying into the paid version of Fresco to unlock more brushes etc. or moving to Procreate.
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04-07-2024 at 04:27 PM.
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Neither have I.

I suspect it could be due to 2.4GHz radio interference. I've seen Bluetooth (mice) get really laggy in 2.4GHz-dense Wifi environments but work fine in less-dense environments.

This may be the case, and it might just be more noticeable due to being a drawing tablet versus mouse, but it's been a problem everywhere I've tried it (at work, at my previous home, and at my new house) and I don't think I have a lot of 2.4ghz interference going on.

It seems to be a big issue in most reviews, and I've owned 2-3 different models over the years with the same issue, and no issues on the "off brand" drawing tablets, so I'd say it's still something to be aware of, but may not affect everyone the same way
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04-07-2024 at 08:41 PM.
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Quote from NSXMK3 :
Good price, but one big important note: Bluetooth absolutely sucks on these Wacom tablets. For whatever reason, the Wacom ones are terrible. The third party ones? Not too bad!

Even for basic stuff like Photoshop or signing docs, the Bluetooth sucks. It works, it connects fine, but there's so much lag. every review will point this out. happens on my laptop, desktop and with multiple intuos Bluetooth tablets.

You can fortunately use this wired (USB micro cable) which works great, but don't let the Bluetooth be the selling factor for you.
Can you recommend a drawing tablet with a display?
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Can you recommend a drawing tablet with a display?

Definitely! You probably won't find a wireless one, but for wired I'd definitely recommend the "Huion" brand.

To pick a specific model, I'd probably say the "HUION Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K QHD Graphics Monitor Drawing Tablet with Screen QLED Full Lamination Battery-Free Stylus PW517 for Windows PC, Mac, Android, 13.3inch Digital Drawing Tablet Pen Display" which is about $300 and works great!
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04-08-2024 at 07:57 PM.
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Definitely! You probably won't find a wireless one, but for wired I'd definitely recommend the "Huion" brand.

To pick a specific model, I'd probably say the "HUION Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K QHD Graphics Monitor Drawing Tablet with Screen QLED Full Lamination Battery-Free Stylus PW517 for Windows PC, Mac, Android, 13.3inch Digital Drawing Tablet Pen Display" which is about $300 and works great!
Awesome. I'll check it out.
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04-09-2024 at 12:21 PM.
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I have not experienced any issues with Bluetooth lag at all. Works absolutely fine. I use it with photoshop.
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04-12-2024 at 10:21 PM.
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This may be the case, and it might just be more noticeable due to being a drawing tablet versus mouse, but it's been a problem everywhere I've tried it (at work, at my previous home, and at my new house) and I don't think I have a lot of 2.4ghz interference going on.

It seems to be a big issue in most reviews, and I've owned 2-3 different models over the years with the same issue, and no issues on the "off brand" drawing tablets, so I'd say it's still something to be aware of, but may not affect everyone the same way
Hmm. The only way to test this would be for you to measure 2.4GHz around you with a spectrum analyzer, but that's probably not worth the effort.

It could be that Wacom does a poor job of implementing signal interference mitigation versus other brands.

For instance, I have been looking at various Bluetooth capable guitar amps like the Fender Mustang series, and you'll notice that a lot of those reviews talk about problems with 2.4GHz interference. It seems that the chipset that Fender uses doesn't have good mitigation versus other brands of guitar amps.

Wacom is probably buying the cheapest possible Bluetooth chipset from a 3rd party maker. If true, that is of course a reason not to buy Wacom.
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