Wacom is fleshing out its vary of reasonably priced drawing tablets with 4 new additions to the Wacom One product household. Designed as an entry-level platform for college kids, educators, and people new to inventive drawing {hardware}, the brand new Wacom One vary goals to offer “selection and customization” to assist totally different wants.
The 4 tablets are available two varieties: the Wacom One 12 ($399.99) and Wacom One 13 contact ($599.99) “pen show” tablets with built-in screens or the Wacom One S ($99.99) and Wacom One M ($149.99) conventional “pen tablets,” which don’t characteristic a show.
The Wacom One 12 and Wacom One 13 contact pen show tablets are outfitted with 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch glass screens, respectively, that are specifically bonded to scale back parallax (that hole between the stylus nib and the cursor). These tablets characteristic a 1920 x 1080p decision with 99 % sRGB protection. The Wacom One 13 contact additionally helps Wacom’s 10-finger multitouch gestures, which permit customers to navigate utilizing acquainted hand actions like pinching and swiping, identical to an iPad. A button situated alongside the aspect of the Wacom One 13 contact will disable contact sensitivity if it will get in the best way.
The Wacom One S and M are the corporate’s first entry-level pen tablets with 4K stress sensitivity and tilt assist. The customizable stylus that ships with all 4 variations of the Wacom One is offered in quite a lot of colours and options two aspect buttons for assigning keyboard shortcuts. A number of third-party pens from Staedtler (show tablets solely), Lamy, Kaweco, and Dr. Grip are additionally supported.
All 4 of the brand new Wacom One drawing tablets assist Home windows, macOS, Android, and ChromeOS and can be utilized with a USB-C cable as a substitute of the HDMI / USB-C / Energy splitter cable that show tablets usually use. A secondary USB-C cable will be linked to the drawing pill if further energy is required. HDMI assist can also be nonetheless accessible for the Wacom One show tablets for individuals who can’t depend on USB-C, and Bluetooth assist is offered for the Wacom One S and M fashions.
Wacom claims the brand new One lineup is essentially the most sustainable product vary it’s ever offered. Postconsumer recycled plastics make up round 30–65 % of every pill’s supplies, and petroleum-based plastics have in any other case been diminished or changed with bioplastics. Wacom can also be providing cheaper tablet-only “eStore” variations of the product to scale back e-waste for patrons who already personal appropriate cables and styluses.
“The Wacom One product line is a gateway to the world of digital artwork, creativity and productiveness. It attracts on the corporate’s 40 years of expertise in constructing high-end inventive pen shows,” mentioned Faik Karaoglu, govt vp of Wacom’s branded enterprise unit, in a press launch. “Our aim is to make it simpler than ever for artists and new customers to begin their journey.”
This can be a good addition to the Wacom product portfolio. The corporate’s premium choices just like the Wacom Cintiq are nonetheless the merchandise of selection for many inventive professionals, however extra reasonably priced rivals like Huion and XP-Pen have emerged lately to focus on shoppers on a price range. The options and pricing of the Wacom One lineup place it in a great place to be aggressive at quite a lot of value ranges.
I do have one grievance… why on earth would you reuse the “One” identify once more? Wacom already has a Wacom One display tablet (which the corporate says isn’t being discontinued) and a “One by Wacom” pen tablet. You’d assume an organization with roots in creativity might do higher.