Results

Toshiba's Encore 2 Write is the least compatible Wacom Active ES tablet on the market. It can only use the TruPen model designed for it. The pre-release Feel driver also disagreed with the E2W and I had to uninstall it in order for the tablet to function.

The most compatible tablet I tested was also from Toshiba. The dynaPad worked with every pen I had available.

The recently released Huawei Matebook will only work with its tailor-made MatePen and the Wacom Bamboo Smart for Select Tablets and 2-in-1s.

The MatePen itself was more compatible. It requires the new Feel driver for button configuration and worked with every tablet but the E2W and the HP Spectre x2 and Lenovo Miix 700.

While testing the new Feel driver, I stumbled upon the reason that the Spectre and Miix are not supported. Looking at the pen ID numbers for the two devices reveals that they are not actually Wacom tablets at all. Both the Spectre x2 and Miix 700 use touch panels manufactured by Elan. Those panels are built to Wacom's specs so they recognize most pens, but they are not necessarily 100% compatible.

For future Feel driver builds to recognize Elan devices, the tablet manufacturers would have to request support from Wacom.

Further Steps

I will continue to update the online version of this chart as I test new pens or devices. I'll also begin to add those tablets like the Lenovo X1 and Yoga 900s that I know are pen-abled but haven't tested personally.

HP is releasing a new pen with Bluetooth pen cap button next month. While it's targeted at the Elite x2, it should work with other devices on this list.

If you know or have tested any other AES devices or pens that I've left off the list, please let me know in the comments section below.