Wacom Cintiq 21UX

design, size, durability

usability, price

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, price, design, durability, size

90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Design

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Hands-down the best way to draw and paint digital artworks

Screen glare issues, large and heavy if used on your lap, pricey

Every artist, designer, animator and compositor will want a Wacom Cintiq 21UX. It makes drawing, painting, designing and rotoscoping like being a kid with crayons again – it's just so much fun to use. Its price will put many off, but if you can afford...

Touch screen, rugged stand

Can't achieve full 90 degrees or 0 degrees to the ground, expensive

This pricey touch screen monitor allows working with images in new ways, but its size and limited positioning options can make it tough to use.

Similar experience to drawing on paper ; Beautiful IPS display, excellent build ; Matt glass layer doesn't reflect ; Fully and easily adjustable ; Generous, intuitive controls

Expensive ; 1600 x 1200 resolution ; No hardware display profiles/presets ; Heavy

Meanwhile, the stand’s unique folding legs allow the tablet to be tilted as flat as you like, so that you can draw on it just as you would on a piece of paper. These tilt adjustments are made by gently pulling two levers to the sides of the tablet,...

Amazingly natural to work with. Pressure sensitivity makes drawing on a computer as intuitive as drawing on paper. Highly accurate. Gorgeous display. Connects via USB and DVI-I

High price point. Lack of 90-degree adjustability can cause neck strain after prolonged use (like an eight-hour workday)

Superb drawing accuracy. Big screen. Luxurious, paper-like feel. Brilliant base design offers multiple configurations and easy adjustability. Conveniently located rear-mounted Touch Strips

Very expensive. Display could be brighter. No multitouch. Inflexible, fixed wiring and external AC adapter

If you're a graphic designer, computer-based artist, or animator, the Wacom Cintiq 21UX is still the pen display for the most natural-feeling drawing surface possible.

Hands-down the best way to draw and paint digital artworks

Screen glare issues, large and heavy if used on your lap, pricey

Wacom Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display is a dream tool for electronic artists looking to expand their digital palettes. But with a £1,250 inc VAT price tag and a weight of nearly 11kg, many will find it too costly or too bulky to meet their needs.

The Cintiq is no ordinary tablet, however. It’s an Interactive Pen Display, meaning that it doubles as a 21-inch monitor and connects to your computer exactly like one. In use, it’s outstanding. Fire up Painter, create a new document or import a sketch...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the Fall 2010 issue of Cadalyst magazine.