Review of the Wacom Cintiq 13HD Professional Tablet

Review of the Wacom Cintiq 13HD Professional Tablet at Wacom has earned a reputation in the art and design community for the quality of their professional tablets

While offering an exclusive style and personality to similar products to the way Apple products have been seen in recent years – to such an extent that Apple is trying to attack their market position with iPad Pro, whose applications, they claim, are capable of turning their tablet into a … replacement for Wacom Cintiq.

Of course, not everything is pink in the Wacom garden – many artists prefer other manufacturers’ devices, while others simply do not.

The original version of the Wacom Pen Display Cintiq 13HD, lacking a touch screen, was launched on the market in 2013, and since then it has continued to be a dramatic presence in the screen tablet range due to its high-resolution screen, low weight and process Simplistic configuration.

At first glance, the device could be confused with a Wacom Intuos 5 Touch, but a closer inspection clarifies the differences.

The device is enveloped by a black paint coat with a set of four Express Keys buttons placed to the left and right of a Rocker Ring and a Home button. The areas near the buttons have a touch-like texture, providing a space for resting your wrists and fingers in long sessions.

On the opposite side of the buttons are the power button, a USB 2.0 port, the 3-in-1 cable slot and an LED indicator.

On the back there is a panel and two square areas with the same touch-sensitive texture and a pair of slots for connecting the included stand.

The size of the tablet is large, with a length of 37.5 and a width of 24.8 centimeters, and the weight is about 1.2 kilograms.

Inside the box is a desk stand that is also covered with a fabric with the velvety texture, which is useful for minimizing scratches and avoiding the slipper on the desk.

As for the above-mentioned 3-in-1 slot – that’s the dedicated cable of the tablet, which feeds both the power and the PC connection. One end has a dedicated connector that resembles a bit with the proprietary connector used by Apple before switching to Lightning Cables. At the opposite end, the cable is split into three connections – one for powering the tablet, a USB connection and the HDMI connection needed to communicate with your PC.

The screen offers good viewing angles and a luminous intensity of about 250 candles per square meter – it’s not fantastic but it is perfectly acceptable and individual pixels are not noticeable on the 13-inch screen.

Cintiq comes with a Wacom Pen with 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity, both on the tip and the end, and the grip uses the soft-touch material found on both Intuos5 and Cintiq 24HD. The pen is provided with nine other spikes along with a dedicated holster and casing.

In conclusion, the Wacom Cintiq 13HD is the most comfortable form of the Wacom arsenal that offers excellent input and a good quality display and is a premium price product. The Wacom Cintiq 13HD is available at the F64 at a price of about 3500 RON.