# Wacom Intuos Pro Small

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/wacom-intuos-pro-small
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/drawing-tablets
- Placement: #11 of 12 in Drawing Tablets, F tier
- Brand: Wacom
- LP on this board: 198
- Last researched: 2026-08-29T18:57:36.025Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
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## Verdict

Its lack of standout praise suggests other options offer better value or performance.

## For

- Compact size
- Durable chassis
- Excellent driver support
- 10-point tilt sensor
- 8192 pressure levels

## Against

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

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 3 of 6 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 2 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Art, Business Tips, and Inspiration – GinAngieLa.com | ginangiela.com | B | https://ginangiela.com/wacom-intuos-pro-small-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/p/DTyI-v0gd4Z/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Wacom Cintiq 24 Touch | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/wacom-cintiq-24-touch |
| 2 | XP-Pen Artist 12 3rd | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/xp-pen-artist-12-3rd |
| 3 | Huion Kamvas Pro 13 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/huion-kamvas-pro-13 |
| 4 | Huion Kamvas Pro 16 V2 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/huion-kamvas-pro-16-v2 |
| 6 | Wacom Cintiq 16 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/wacom-cintiq-16 |
| 7 | Huion Inspiroy 2 M A | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/huion-inspiroy-2-m-a |
| 8 | Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/xencelabs-pen-tablet-medium-bundle |
| 9 | Huion Kamvas 13 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/huion-kamvas-13 |
| 10 | Huion Inspiroy 2 M | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/huion-inspiroy-2-m |
| 12 | Wacom One 13 Touch | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/wacom-one-13-touch |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/drawing-tablets.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is the Wacom Intuos Pro Small for?

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.

### What is the better alternative to the Wacom Intuos Pro Small on this board?

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.

### Does the Wacom Intuos Pro Small have a screen?

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.

### Is the Wacom Intuos Pro Small too small?

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.

### How long does the Wacom Intuos Pro Small last?

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.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

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- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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