Wacom Intuos Pro Small

It ranks #11 (F tier) on our consolidated drawing tablets board, drawn from 2 independent outlets.

Not as valuable or performant as alternatives. small working area. no screen. Lower resolution. Limited size.

Nobody we can recommend. The Wacom Intuos Pro Small sits in F tier on our board because its small working area, lack of a screen and limited size leave it less valuable and less capable than the alternatives, and it drew no standout praise from reviewers. Buy the Wacom Intuos Pro Medium instead if you want a screenless Wacom, or the XP-Pen Artist 12 3rd if you want a cheap pen display.

The Wacom Intuos Pro Medium. It is the same tablet family in B tier, with the same excellent driver support and 8192 pressure levels but a working area that maps to a monitor without cramping your strokes. If a screen matters more than the Wacom name, the XP-Pen Artist 12 3rd in A tier is the budget pen display on our board.

No. It is a screenless graphics tablet, and the lack of a screen is one of the cons on our board. You draw on the pad while watching your monitor, which takes practice to get used to and, on a pad this small, means each hand movement covers a large stretch of the screen.

For most drawing, yes. Reviewers list the small working area and limited size as its main weaknesses. A small pad suits photo retouching and note-taking, where strokes are short, but for drawing and painting the Wacom Intuos Pro Medium gives room to make a full arm stroke.

The hardware is not the problem. Reviewers note a durable chassis and excellent driver support, so it should keep working for years. The issue is that it is limited from day one by its size and lack of a screen, so a long life does not make it a better buy.