Wacom Cintiq 12WX Expert Reviews

You got your LCD in my graphics tablet!

Drawing and retouching onscreen is as fluid as an analog tool. Slim, manageable tablet shape. Battery-free, cordless stylus registers pressure and angle. Sharp, clear LCD panel.

At edges, onscreen cursor drifts from stylus tip. Why-bother software bundle includes outdated programs. Jerky scroll strip registers accidental touches.

. The vast majority of the Cintiq 12WX surface feels just like drawing or painting in a sketchbook. The edge-tracking issue disappoints, but the tablet will otherwise delight pros on a small budget and enthusiasts with money to spend.

If you make your living creating graphics, you need a Cintiq drawing table. The question is: which one? The Cintiq 12WX's lower price, increased comfort factor, and added functionality may give the Editors' Choice–winning Cintiq 21UX a run for it

State-of-the-art drawing tools. Easy to use in your lap. More ExpressKeys than on other Wacom input devices.

Smallish display. Stand doesn't lock upright. Complicated setup. No cable management.

If you make your living creating graphics, you need a Cintiq drawing table. The question is: which one? The Cintiq 12WX's lower price, increased comfort factor, and added functionality may give the Editors' Choice–winning Cintiq 21UX a run for its mo

At this screen size, unless you really value the built-in LCD, you might be better off with a cheaper drawing tablet.

Smallest, most affordable Cintiq, Crisp, bright LCD

Takes up lots of desk space, Twice the price of a comparable Intuos tablet

Is the 12WX worth twice the price of a comparable-size Intuos tablet? Only if you value the built-in LCD

If you work with graphics or images, the concept behind the Wacom Cintiq series seems like a no-brainer: Combine a display with a pressure-sensitive tablet so that you can directly edit vector art, retouch images, paint, produce video special effects, and...

Fluid operation; useful for many graphics and imaging tasks.

Bulky breakout box; hard to work near the edges of the screen; relatively expensive.

A great input device if you do a lot of brush-based graphics, the Cintiq 12WX nonetheless has some awkward design aspects and a bit of a high price.

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A more affordable touchscreen graphics tablet from Wacom makes photo editing easier.

Direct pen-on-screen control for comfort, speed and ease of use; wide variety of customizable controls; bright and clear display; compatible with a wide range of software applications

12.1-inch screen may be too small for some photographers who might want to opt for the larger 20WSX or 21UX; can be time-consuming to customize; too many cords and cables to be truly portable

There's a lot to love about the 12WX, above and beyond the convenience and ease of working directly on the screen with a pressure sensitive pen. The screen itself is bright, clear and reproduces color with the accuracy photographers need. Being able to cu...

A splendid bit of design that will please the most commited enthusiast, and a godsend for artists on a budget.

But while some of the other specifications have also been scaled back, the 12WX is still a fine graphics tablet. With 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity, it�€™s possible to make anything from the most finessed of pen strokes to the broadest brush sweeps,...

wacom cintiq 12wx review: A great input device if you do a lot of brush-based graphics, the Cintiq 12WX nonetheless has some awkward design aspects and a bit of a high price.

Fluid operation, Useful for many graphics and imaging tasks

Bulky breakout box, Hard to work near the edges of the screen, Relatively expensive

A great input device if you do a lot of brush-based graphics, the Cintiq 12WX nonetheless has some awkward design aspects and a bit of a high price.

Graphics tablet But it's a convenience that doesn't come cheap; the 12WX has a small, 12-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 - hardly the kind of display a graphic artist is going to want as their primary work area - but will set you

The Cintiq, once you've installed the software, becomes a second monitor, and you can toggle between the main display and the Cintiq with one of the five programmable buttons on the tablet (which are duplicated both left and right). There's also a touchpa...