Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

<<>>-PROS-<<>> Size: Perfect. Akin to the smallest Canson XL sketchbook, but the active area is a bit smaller. I've used the Huion H420 and a gigantic 12x9 inch Monoprice tablet, both of which were uncomfortable to use. This one is ideally medium-sized. It's super thin, resulting in top-tier portability, but this topic will come up again in a few. Pen: Really light, battery-less, pressure sensitivity well above it's price, and a sizable lift-off distance for hovering, at the tolerable cost of being a bit thin for my 18.3cm by 10cm caveman hands. Design & Pack-Ins: Very sleek and modern, giving the impression of being more expensive than it is. Uses a standard Micro USB cable. The one it comes with has a velcro strip attached for easy storage. Comes with 20 replacement pen nibs. Drivers: hawku's TabletDriver is an open-source driver that has a great GUI, less latency, and added functionality. It has three modes, Absolute (osu!), Relative (mouse), and Windows Ink (the only mode with pressure sensitivity). I wouldn't bother with the stock drivers unless you're too lazy to quickly Google this one. Make sure to disable Windows' "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service" as long as you don't require the on-screen keyboard. <<>>-CONS-<<>> Fingerprints: Get your microfiber cloth ready. Even if you wash your hands with neurotic frequency, I promise you, there will be smudges. Durability: XP-Pen don't lie when they call something ultra-thin. This thing probably won't hold up well to drops if you plan on carrying it around. The nice finish apparently wears off after heavy and/or continued usage, but this doesn't seem to affect the functionality, just the texture. You can extend the tablet's life by not drawing/dragging so heavily, getting a cover or protector, and just being careful. I read earlier that some osu! players will even put their mouse pad on top of the tablet before loading up a song. The buttons on the pen have a little bit of rattle, but it's negligible, especially considering that most sane people don't swing their writing utensils around like Light Yagami. <<>>-SUMMARY & THOUGHTS-<<>> You'll get your money's worth out of the StarG640 in no time at all. It's hard to find *any* good game peripherals for $30 these days, let alone one that doubles as both a mouse replacement AND a specialized input device for use in digital art workstations like Photoshop, GIMP, Clip Studio, Krita, SAI, Medibang, FireAlpaca, and every other program that an artist reading this could be sad that I forgot to mention. For just a bit more money than other commonly-recommended budget tablets, I think the larger active area and battery-less pen set this tablet tiers above, especially if you're going to treat it right and keep it safe.