A while ago I decided to buy a cheap graphic tablet. I mostly needed it for easy stuff in Adobe Photoshop so I found one on AliExpress that was both cheap and had good reviews. I must say I have no experience with any other graphic tablets.

The delivery time was decent for AliExpress standards and the package was decently wrapped. The content inside the package was the tablet itself, pen, manuals, tips for the pen, warranty. The seller states that it works on Windows and Mac but I only tested it on Windows and it does work just fine. As soon as I plugged it in via USB windows installed some driver for it and it worked as a mouse. By getting the tip of the pen close to the tablet you can move the cursor around on the desktop. I tried it right away in Photoshop and it worked as expected but the pen pressure feature did not work. I then downloaded the driver that is recommended by the seller and the pen pressure feature worked as expected in Photoshop. It does need some settings adjustments though. I would recommend you download their driver and software since it allows you to choose between multiple desktops (in case you have more), bind the buttons on the pen to different actions (it has 2 buttons) and control the pressure sensitivity.

As the build quality goes I have no complaints. For $23 both the tablet and the pen feel good enough. They’re quite strong and well built. The buttons on the pen have good feedback and are easy enough to access while holding the pen. I will make a short list of advantages and disadvantages for a quick read below.

More information about the tablet can be found on the seller’s page. The tablet was a good buy overall considering I use it mostly for following outlines more easily and creating different brush effects. I do not know how it would behave while drawing but I can only assume it can do a decent job for a beginner.

Advantages:

Affordable price

Works good out of the box

Plenty of settings for customizing the experience

Works with the Adobe suit

Thin & long USB cable

Disadvantages:

Small usable area (justified for the price though)

The position of the pen buttons it’s not quite right (for me I always have to raise my thumb off of the pen to reach the top button)

In case you’re interested in buying this product you can find it here: Link to product