Review: Wacom Cintiq 13HD Creative Pen & Touch Display

In this Cintiq 13HD review, we put Wacom's smallest pro tablet through its paces.

Our Verdict

The Cintiq 13HD Touch is a serious piece of kit despite its small size, giving designers an ideal balance between cost and quality – and Wacom's superbly responsive and accurate stylus is the icing on the cake.

For

  • Good value for pro hardware
  • Light but sturdy
  • Quality screen
  • Excellent stylus

Against

  • It's not exactly plug-and-play
  • HDMI adapters not included
  • Some may prefer larger screen real estate
  • Cable is thick and unwieldy

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Wacom Cintiq 13HD review

In this Cintiq 13HD review we try out the latest touchscreen version of Wacom's tablet

Wacom has won an enviable reputation in the art and design community for the quality and responsiveness of its pro tablets, as well as offering an Apple-like style and that oblique 'want-one' quality that only a few electronics manufacturers can claim to possess – handy, particularly as Apple wants a slice of the pro tablet market with the iPad Pro, and with apps claiming that they can turn the iPad Pro into a Cintiq replacement.

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The Verdict
8

out of 10

Wacom Cintiq 13HD Touch

The Cintiq 13HD Touch is a serious piece of kit despite its small size, giving designers an ideal balance between cost and quality – and Wacom's superbly responsive and accurate stylus is the icing on the cake.

Craig Stewart

Craig Stewart is a writer, SEO strategist and content marketer, and is a former editor of Creative Bloq. Craig has written about design, typography, tech and football for publications including Creative Bloq, T3, FourFourTwo and DSG, and he has written a book on motoring for Haynes. When he's not writing, you'll usually find Craig under his old car learning about DIY repairs the hard way.

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