Wacom

Wacom Intuos Pro Medium

Ranked #3 in Drawing Tablets

650 LP on the category ladder what's LP?

Digital Camera World's best overall, and structurally the most ownership-proof product here: no screen to fail, decades of pen refinement, parts available for years.

Consolidated from 7 independent outlets

Where the cited sources landed, as we read them

5 positive sources

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Pros & cons

✓ Screenless design has no panel, cables or backlight to fail
✓ Wacom pen technology refined over decades
✓ Replacement pens and parts easy to source years after purchase
✓ Named best drawing tablet overall by Digital Camera World
✓ Genuinely excellent professional pen tablet

✗ Costs a clear premium over the Xencelabs that matches it
✗ Its premium is hard to justify for non-professionals given cheaper screenless rivals
✗ Lacks advanced features
✗ Higher price than some competitors

The sources behind this ranking

We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found.

Evidence 1 article and 6 video reviews

5 positive sources

oksancia oksancia · 38.9K subscribers · May 2018

❤ WACOM INTUOS TABLET: Here is the tablet I use and recommend: Wacom Intuos Pro Medium: https://amzn.to/2sKmAkq. I have an older version too and have been loving it for years.

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Shopping Corner Shopping Corner · 10.7K subscribers · Mar 2026

Featuring the highly responsive Pro Pen 2 with 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity, this tablet delivers ultra-accurate strokes with virtually no lag.

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EyekooDrawsStuff EyekooDrawsStuff · 5.7K subscribers · May 2022

This Intuos Pro is currently my daily driver and is a great drawing tablet for professional artists, illustrators, and graphic designers. Serious beginners may want to keep an eye on the secondhand market for one of these as well as it gives plenty of room to grow into.

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Now let's move on to the salient features of this tablet. First of all, it has a large work surface measuring 8.7 by 5.8 inches, which gives you plenty of space to create intricate designs. The tablet is equipped with a Wacom Pro Pen 2 pen, which supports 8,192 levels of pressure sensitivity. This high level of sensitivity allows you to create detailed works with high precision, conveying even the smallest nuances of your strokes

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Paul barnes Paul barnes · 5 subscribers · Mar 2017

intuos pro is a great product and i have enjoyed using it. ive created several childrens books with it to a fairly high standard.

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Adam Doing Tech Adam Doing Tech · 5.2K subscribers · Oct 2025

A Review for Wacom Intuos Pro Medium 2017 version from the point of view of a 3D Modeler and Unreal Engine 5 User.

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Frequently asked questions

It ranks #3 of 13 on our drawing tablets tier list, in A tier. That placement draws on 7 independent outlets.

None of the 5 sources with a clear view is critical of it. Costs a clear premium over the Xencelabs that matches it. Its premium is hard to justify for non-professionals given cheaper screenless rivals. Lacks advanced features. Higher price than some competitors.