I consider myself semi-professional (not yet full time, but often does commission work) and the Cintiq has helped me be more efficient and reduce the risk of carpal tunnel. I love the remote it comes with so that I can hold it and not bend my wrist to use my keyboard for shortcuts. The colour accuracy helps me complete vibrant illustrations. Be warned that its quite long and takes up half my 57-inch desk. Honestly, you can do the same sort of work on cheaper tablets. Despite this, the user experience is unbeatable with Wacom due to its controller, screen texture, and pen weight. If you have budget for this tablet, its well worth it. Read more

UPDATED REVIEW- 8-9-24 I upgraded from the 24 pro (non touch) to the 27 pro- been using it for over a year now- sorry it took me soo long to get to reviewing it but here we go- LONG TIME WACOM USER- My wacom history continues to grow! I started out with a few years using an intous many years on cintiq 22hd a few years on 24 pro 1 year on 27 pro. So what do I think of the 27 pro after a year of using it? well... captain... It's a sick upgrade and I've been loving it dearly. PRICE- Now 3500$ bucks is a lot... or very little... depending on your situation in life and perspective. Is art something you are serious about? Or just a little side hobby thing? Will you use the cintiq a lot or a little? If you are serious about making art- this is the best it gets for digital creation. Why settle for less? But if you are in a hard spot in life by all means get a cheaper cintiq- or a 3rd party device. They are still great n all. But you get what you pay for here, and no other screen can do 27 inches at 120hz and 4k resolution, which is part of why this is soo expensive And YES! these features are a big deal, at least to me. Let's dive into the details so I can explain more why I think it's worth it. TOUCH BY DEFAULT- The 27 pro comes with touch- they don't offer a non touch variant this time thankfully. So for the first time ever I have a cintiq with touch... a feature I always thought I wouldn't care much for, and passed on to save money in the past. So what do I think of it now that I've used it? wow... I love touch and now consider it a must have feature!! It was a total game changer to how I work and especially practice. On many websites (not youtube for some reason though sadly) you can even zoom in on videos with pinch to zoom. This is just a delight in ref study. Or even just moving 3d models around on some apps without having to grab a mouse. It helps to keep my right hand drawing. Turns out you don't really need many express keys or an express remote or even a keyboard\mouse, at least not that often, all thanks to all the things touch can do for you! Your lack of imagination might limit how much you get out of touch, but otherwise for folks who understand how to use it- it's a serious productivity improvement to have. The only real con for touch is all these apps that poorly support it. Most major apps work fine with it, but less popular and obscure\older apps often won't. Touch will get glitched and incorrect inputs at times too- just like any touch device. It's easy to turn it off\on if you need at times thanks to a little switch on the back of the cintiq. I personally keep touch on 95% of the time, it's really not bad for doing most things- and quite helpful to have on. REFRESHED- I said a long time ago- in my 24 pro review- that I would buy the next cintiq generation if it had 120hz and Wacom did exactly that with the 27 pro, so I made good on my claim and I gotta say, the 120hz refresh rate is awesome for drawing, it is just soo fluid and responsive! Can I tell the difference from 60hz to 120? Absolutely! And the extra screen space thanks to being 3 inches larger than my 24 pro makes it feel about the perfect size where I can do huge drawings. It's really cool in games too, though I wish this was a g-sync enabled monitor. Screen tearing n all- it's still better to have than not though. 120 is just soo buttery smooth if you have the GPU horsepower for it and the screen is HD and large enough to be a really solid gaming monitor too! PRO- PEN- THE THIRD- I love using the pro pen 3! It's soo lightwieght by default just like you are holding a real pencil. It even responds to ever bolder levels of tilt and pressure than before! I just with the pen button panels were not so fragile- I have broken 3 buttons on 2 different pens over the last year. I have learned how to superglue these back into place for a more permament fix- but it does mean you cannot replace the button panels then (at least how I do it- to ensure they don't break again). Wacom oddly enough- sells replacement parts for everything BUT the button panels... Isn't that nice of them? Sheesh... The lack of eraser is also a weird choice by wacom- but in apps that actually support the 3rd button as an eraser- it IS (as some people have claimed) better way to go about erasing anyways. I've learned to appreciate that sort of a hotkey I guess. It sure is annoying in apps that don't support it properly however. Sometimes you can invent workarounds, sometimes you cannot. It depends what app ya know? I'd say most major apps use it "good enough" to perfect. It definitely varies though. WHOOSH OF THE FAN!- The fan noise is there, but it's not bad. The screen is surprisingly chill too the touch, definitely colder than the heavy hot screen of the 24 pro. We don't get to turn the fan off this time around with settings, so thankfully it's not bad. VESA MOUNT IT!-- Make sure to pair it up with some kind of VESA mount. I use the same ancient ergotron LX that for years held up my 22hd and my 24 pro- but many kinds (including official wacom one) will fit it just fine. It didn't need a huge heavy metal mounting plate like my 24 pro did, and I'm very happy about that. The 27 pro actually looks like a much smaller screen next to 27 pro- just because there is very little bezel area which means this screen overall when mounted is MUCH LIGHTER then the 24 pro. Overall a very good change I feel. Soo bye bye bezel I say! It was fun to rest my hands on the bezel area- and it was handy how there was 2 magnet spots for the included express key remote, but I can live without those features, esp since the 27 pro has touch. Touch lets me eliminite a LOT of the need for express keys- so the 4 on the back are more than enough I find, I rarely even need to use them. SPEAKING OF SIZE- Maybe someday I'll feel ready for a 30inch cintiq- but right now 27 feels about perfect. I said the same of 22hd, and the 24 pro in the past soo... We'll see. A bigger canvas does allow for bigger ideas I find. Getting much bigger though will mean you REALLY have to reach to get around, so I dunno... Depends on your physical size I suppose, I could see a really short person not liking how big the 27 pro is already. DEAD PIXELS- not this time captain! YEEHAW! My 24 pro had some, so I was very happy to get a perfect 27 pro. LIGHT BLEED- yep- seems all 27 pro's have it to some degree. Definiely something I hope they nail down better in future generations, but it's still okay to use like this. It's only mostly noticable in really dark games and it doesn't completely ruin the experience or anything but yes, would be better if this was solved in the future. It's roughly as bad as the 24 pro, so this has been an issue for a number of years now. PEN HOLDER- it's bleh... esp if using a vesa mount and moving\tilting the screen around a lot. The pen will fly out easily and it's a flimsy thing. I'd like to see a pen silo\magnet type of solution in the future. A pen shaped dip somewhere on the top maybe with magnets that hold the pen in place? SCREEN SURFACE- It's nice- I can't tell if I liked the 24 pro surface more or not, both are very good to sketch and paint on having a little bit of a toothy feel to it like real paper would. CABLES- Sadly one of the important cables was MUUUCH SHORTER this time than on the 24 pro. I actually had to re-arrange my pc tower to bring it closer so it would reach. You are gonna have to keep your tower fairly close to your cintiq. Seriously, why is it soo short? FREE SOFTWARE- It was lame again. Just like the 24 pro- I never bothered to register again because of this. SCREEN DURABILITY- Just like all my other cintiqs- no scratches, and I never bother with screen protectors. Been using these things for over a decade now- seem pretty solid to me. Just don't do stupid things around it and it won't get scratched. =D CUSTOMIZING- Just like older cintiqs it's very easy to set custom hotkeys for express keys, stylus buttons. I wish touch functions could be more customizable however. DRIVERS- Less software and edge of screen glitches then ever before. Cintiq's keep getting more solid over the generations. Wacom drivers still fail now n then but it's far less often than the 24 pro. It also restarts much nicer without having to reboot the entire pc as often. OVERALL OPINION- The 24 pro was a huge upgrade to my 22hq years ago when I got it. It served me very well, but nothing so far compares to the 27. I figured it would be a nice upgrade, and it sure was. I adore my 27 pro. ADORE IT! It is the ultimate device for anyone who loves to draw-paint-sculpt. It is worth the price if you can afford one. It definitely makes drawing and painting more fun to do. We've come a long ways from the old 22hd and earlier, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for the cintiq line. Really, I'm already looking forward to a future generation of insanely responsive buttery smooth cintiqs with 240hz and 8k resolution, but this screen is a dream in the meantime and I'm glad wacom built it. Hopefully the pro pen 4 won't be soo fragile- and maybe bring back an eraser while letting us keep a 3rd button still. =D CLOSING ADVICE- Good luck on your decision, I know it's something that takes a lot of thought. If you do as many miles in drawing as I do in a year, anything that makes drawing even slightly better is worth a lot IMO. That's the best advice I can give ya. Get your priorities in order, cause if you spend 2000$ a year in smokes\energy drinks\booze\gambling you got no right to complain about the price of a cintiq, period. People in ACTUAL hard sitations in life can, but it won't do any good. This is bleeding edge tech for drawing screens, with the very best in stylus\software\app\touch support and drivers. Which STILL needs a lot more support for all kinds of apps- so imagine how much worse support would be on a 3rd party cintiq-like device! 3500$ gets you much more than just hardware here. Whatever you do, just make sure it isn't an intuous like device that you end up buying. The disconnect between hand and screen is very real. Get a proper drawing screen like a cintiq or a cheaper 3rd party brand. The people who prefer intous to cintiq are just being silly. 99% of folks would clearly like a cintiq more. Get the linework and curves you actually intented the first time! Seriously how do those people ink like that! I never could... 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PROS: - 4K resolution - Fantastic Colors - Almost no parallax - Works right out of the box, and driver-installs are a piece of cake (for me, anyway) - The Pro Pen 2 is wonderful (best I've ever used) - The Remote, albeit a wonky button setup, works fluidly with the tablet and my workflow - Very sturdy design (feels high quality) CONS: - Expensive - No stand included in the box, just two small kickstands built under the tablet - Poor quality-control on earlier units (I don't know if they curbed that, or if I just got lucky with mine) EXTENDED REVIEW: I've owned both a Huion GT-191 and a Cintiq 13HD, and the Cintiq Pro 24 makes them both feel like cheap toys. Don't get me wrong, you can achieve essentially the same thing with any of these devices. You don't need a $2,000 tablet to make digital art. It's honestly excessive unless you can justify it for the work you do. I can't, but I obsess over using the best hardware available. That being said, I don't regret it! I went in mainly excited for the nearly non-existent parallax and the pro pen. I expected the 4K resolution to be nothing more than a gimmick for easy marketing. To my surprise, the resolution ended up being one of the most prominent features this tablet had to offer. Going from a Huion GT-191 V1 at 1080p with a really poor color grade, the Pro 24 blew me away. The colors are vibrant, and I'm able to work super close to the screen without seeing any pixels. It's fantastic. The etched glass is also really nice, and coupled with the felt nibs, it's the closest to feeling like paper that I've experienced on any tablet. The remote is also super handy. I'm still getting used to it, so sometimes I'll tap the scroll wheel and it'll do something unintended, but I still prefer it over built-in buttons on the bezels. I should add -- going from a Huion back to a Cintiq, it really is fantastic how these tablets just work right out of the box. My previous Huion consistently had driver errors or just downright wouldn't work for seemingly no reason at all. It felt refreshing to plug it in and just start drawing immediately. The main con for me is the lack of a stand in the box. I get that they wanted to market the Ergo Stand, but surely they could've thrown in something to allow more than one super-low angle. Like a lot of people, I resorted to just propping a few books under the little kickstands, and that essentially solved my problem. I've also seen some negative reviews for the Pro 24 where they've received essentially unusable units. I can't speak on that since mine was in perfect condition out of the box. It seems like Wacom had a quality-control issue with this model on release, but they've since smoothed that out. (I don't know though, maybe I just got lucky?) I was super anxious about spending $2,000 on a pen tablet when the last two I've owned had annoying issues and were letdowns in their own ways. I'm happy to say that the Pro 24 lives up to its price and delivers exactly what I was hoping for. That being said, I came from a Huion GT191, so my point of reference isn't the same as someone coming from another high-end pen tablet. Read more

Didn't arrive defective, which is nice, and contrary to a lot of the reviews on here. Great upgrade over the 24HD that I've been using for the last 10 + years. Nice and clear picture, and the surface is great to draw on. I love that it can work with an arm as well, a super huge plus if you have experience with how much desk real estate the 24HD took up. Fan isn't loud at all, haven't noticed it very much. I'm used to the classic pen, and I'm glad it works with this device. The pen it comes with is also very nice feeling and light. Read more

I use this for digital photo editing. Anyone who has to draw or use a pen or brush function really should try a pen display. The Cintiq Pro 24 is a really elegant design. It is clear that a lot of thought went into the design, flexibility, and configuration of it. It seems very solidly built and has all the connectivity options anyone should need. The display quality is superb. I really like working at 4K resolution as that matches my main monitor that I used to use for photo editing. I am disappointed that they do not have the full manual available in PDF format (I verified with Wacomon that) but I did find someone else had created one and grabbed a copy. The price is high, but I think it is absolutely worth the premium price to get a premium product. I think most users will want an arm to mount this on for maximum ease-of-use. Read more

To keep things brief, The Wacom Cintiq Pro is the best display tablet on the market. It's long-lasting, durable, and offers a beautiful 4K Display with high color fidelity, but... it's not for everyone. In this review I'm going to discuss the Cintiq Pro from the perspective of both a layperson and the perspective of a professional artist. I've been using Wacom tablets for about 10 years now, and I've been working as a professional artist for about three. First and foremost, if you're combing through reviews, I assume you're asking yourself the same question I did when I was shopping for a display tablet: -Between Huion's Kamvas, XP Pen's Graphic Display, and Wacom's Cintiq, which brand of display tablet is right for me? Why is Wacom's product so much more expensive than both Huion and XP Pen? Is there something here I'm missing? It really depends on what you want out of your tablet. Wacom's premium price tag is largely due to the fact that the brand dominated the tablet space for nearly half a decade before any real competition (Huion) entered the game, and it established itself as the brand for professionals. That said, Wacom's hardware is designed to last... and last... and last. There's a reason that Wacom still sells and supports the tablets they released a decade ago: they still work as well as ever! In my opinion, buying a Wacom tablet is like buying a pair of expensive leather shoes. It might cost more now, but you know it won't be giving out on you... even if it gets roughed up a bit. My old Cintiq 13HD went through a LOT, and it's still kickin' like new. But does this longevity really justify the difference in price? In my opinion, not really. If all you want out of this purchase is a display tablet that you can draw/paint on, there's nothing you'll get out of the Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 that you wouldn't get out of Huion or XP Pen for a fraction of the price. INSTALLATION: The installation process was surprisingly painless. The tablet comes with two different setup configurations depending on the build of your PC/Mac, allowing you to use either a USB -Type C connection OR a USB and Displayport connection. Because the Cintiq 24 Pro is a 4K display, a standard HDMI port will not work without an adapter. all the cables were neatly packaged and clearly labeled, and I was able to get things running out of the box with no hassle. ACCESSORIES & PORTS: The tablet comes with Wacom's ExpressKey and their new pen. The ExpressKey was the biggest surprise for me; I expected to toss it to the side and keep using my keyboard shortcuts, but the ExpressKey is extremely easy to configure and very easy to get used to. Incorporating it into my workflow was a snap, and it's a feature I think I'll sorely miss if I'm working elsewhere. The additional USB ports and audio port allowed me more flexibility in my workstation setup, which I appreciate seeing as a few of the ports on my main machine are now taken up by Wacom's wiring. SIZE: The size of this tablet is formidable, but not too large for a dedicated office space. In some ways I wish I'd upgraded to the 32 because I'm used to a slightly larger monitor size, but when I'm using it as a drawing surface the tablet feels almost too large! Likewise, when I'm using it as a monitor, the bevels are a bit annoying. When I'm using it as a tablet, I'm glad they're there! WORKFLOW BOOST: The ExpressKey and pen work intuitively with most any software I've tried so far. ZBrush, Substance Painter, Photoshop, Clip Studio, Maya... Being able to customize those hotkeys is fantastic! CONS: The glass on the front is beautifully matte, but does catch a glare just a little more than a standard monitor might. I have to close the blinds in my office (which are directly across from my workstation) while I work to avoid this. I would not recommend buying this tablet without buying a Flex Arm or an Ergo Stand. In the images I've provided you can see it mounted to the Flex Arm. The freedom of being able to rotate and twist this tablet so freely makes it so much more of a joy to use. I've seen other reviews mention that their tablet dies out within 6 months to a year of purchase, so I paid extra for insurance. If any issues arise, I will return to this review with updates. UPDATE: 15 Months later and I have had no issues with the tablet’s functionality. The only thing that’s changed is that the ExpressKey accessory doesn’t stick to the magnetic bevel as well as it used to because the rubber backing of the ExpressKey is prone to collecting dust (which makes it slide). It’s a little difficult to clean, but otherwise… no complaints! Read more

Reading some of the reviews here, I was a bit worried about purchasing this expensive tablet. My tablet arrived 4 days before the estimated date. The screen quality is outstanding. Upgraded from a 13HD. You need to get used to the size space-wise on your desk, but it works like a charm. My only complaint about it is the back board, where to plug the cables. It was so hard to lift, I thought I’d break it. Quite ridiculous, for such an expensive product. You can’t find a slicker way to open the back board? Also, you have to get used to a slight fan noise. But I already forgot about it. I LOVE MY TABLET! Read more