VEIKK A30 Digital Graphics Drawing Tablet, 4 Touch Keys 1 Panel, Battery-free Pen Pad, 10×6 Inch Electronic Writing Tablet,for Laptop PC Windows、Mac OS、Android and Linux

I ordered this product in February 2020 and now I'm experiencing issues with my tablet so I thought it would be the perfect time to review this product.If you're on a budget and want an affordable tablet, I cannot recommend this product enough - it does the job, it functions well and is accurate even when I went through my PC upgrade from £1k all-in-one-powerful PC to a customised £2k well-built PC. All it takes is simple hand-eye coordination and if you have multiple monitors like me - fear not, it can be mapped to just one screen. Additionally, the tablet is also lightweight and a big upgrade for a beginner as I went from a HUION A5 tablet to a VEIKK A15 tablet (A4 sized), and the replacement parts are fairly affordable and if you've lost them - the warranty will cover you. When my pen nib was pushed too far into the pen, I received a new one shortly after contacting their support team.In terms of drivers - there was a slight issue with it as once you open the drivers, there is no window so you have to keep it open otherwise you'll need to reopen the program again. Sometimes it does open but there's no information or it'll stay stuck loading or "checking for updates" but it's OK, it can be an easy fix with a quick restart and overall, isn't mostly an issue unless you love to fiddle with the mapping and functions of the tablet.Speaking of which, it does allow you a variety of customized options. Would I say it's good for a beginner? Not necessarily due to the number of buttons and functions it has but once you get it all mapped out - it's quite efficient and favourable to use as you can tailor it to a variety of programs in a set of profiles. It can be overwhelming at the start but eventually, you'll learn where the buttons are and as I've said, you can change them for different apps. It is budget-friendly for a beginner, though. You can even check if the pen pressure is working on your tablet so it's also easy to identify issues and fix them accordingly.I personally use a software called Krita and sometimes it's a bit of a hassle dealing with tablet problems and Krita configuration. It's just going back and forth between switching WinTab, Windows Pen Ink, and replugging your tablet to reset pen pressure etc. I'll just say that for me, there was a bit of a conflict that was easy to fix but since it's a common problem, it's just mere convenience. Though I will say that it has happened more now that the tablet is suffering hardware issues than when I initially bought it.The issue that I have now is that I tend to rest on my tablet a lot and apparently, really hard. So to say that it's lasted this long up until now - it has a durable life for its price. The issue I have is the pen pressure glitching in Krita and when I reconnect, the buttons stopped functioning and also the pen pressure still doesn't work no matter what I do (basically, the tablet just stopped recognising my inputs). Still a good tablet to have as a backup and will still work in other programs that do not require pen pressure like OSU. If you are experiencing something similar, I'd say to save the tablet as a backup.The cable for connecting the tablet to any PC is a male USB to male USB-C (if I have my terms correct). I will say that the initial cable that came with did not last very long. I don't know what made the connectivity faulty but it stopped linking the two devices together. However, I am currently using a cable for the Logitech G733 headset and it's working perfectly fine. So I suppose any data cable works.Also, I have to say, I'm absolutely raving about the battery-free pen - the best purchase anyone can make if you're on a budget and yes, this does come with replacement parts but if you need any or need a replacement, VEIKK will have you covered in no time if you contact their support (as long as you have your warranty). It's also compatible with Windows Ink so you can definitely write in your text if you want to. Just contact support if you have your warranty; make the best of it and don't waste it.In terms of it being easy to use - it depends. There's a lot of buttons and you can make them as complex as you want but I will reinstate that it does get easier to use the longer you use it. So... it's not easy from the get-go, is what I'm trying to say, I guess. Anyone can learn their tablet layout within a week anyway.Highly recommend it if you're on a budget, have good hand-eye coordination, and are a beginner. Just be wary that the driver can be a bit finnicky.

Better than the last one I owned. Sensitivity is great with no lag at all. Took two mins to setup and the application is good! Lots of customisation with the buttons

VEIKK ReviewInitial impressions of the tablet itself were fairly positive. There is a single continuous matte surface running beyond the active area. This might make it a little hard to get used to where the active area ends, but I personally quite like edge-to-edge design. Moving to the bottom right of your screen means your hand does fall off the tablet, but it’s pretty thin so it’s not too much of a problem - your palm shifts down to the desk surface temporarily. The touch buttons have a simple, hard and quite loud click action - they feel quite cheap, but they get the job done and I prefer them over the ones in my old Intuos 3 which are not prominent or easy enough to activate, in my opinion. The little LED is quite bright and distracting - it would be nice if it were just a bit dimmer and more subtle.The connection is on the upper left side and uses a USB-C connector, allowing you to turn the tablet 180º and flip the connector as well so that the cable goes in the right direction. The cable supplied is USB-C at one end and USB-A at the other, but you cannot use a standard USB-C cable to connect directly to a female USB-C port on your computer, which is a shame as so many computers are now moving to USB-C ports. If you have a newer Mac laptop you’ll need an adaptorThe pen is quite plasticky and cheap feeling, there’s no rubber grip or eraser on the other end. But I actually quite like it - I never use an eraser end and I find that rubber grips pick up grease very quickly. The barrel, tip and overall shape feel familiar if you’re coming from Wacom. Personally I prefer a thinner shape like the Apple Pencil. I wish they had included a simple pen stand rather than the faux felt slip case it comes with. There are plenty of spare nibs in the box, about 20, all identical.I use a Mac mini running Catalina. Drivers were easy enough to download but the Mac installation process was not as smooth as it could have been. The driver instructions describe the process for Windows, and use Windows screenshots, with a note at the bottom saying the process for Mac is just the same, which is not true at all. In fact, Veikk do have instructions for Mac installation, but they are buried under the FAQ section of their website rather than being in the Driver Instructions section. It IS necessary to follow the instruction to remove any other tablet software from your system. I already had Wacom drivers installed and until I removed them my computer was behaving very erratically. Although this was almost certainly my own fault for not removing the Wacom drivers first, it is a shame that you can’t have the Veikk tablet software and one from another manufacturer simultaneously installed. If you use a laptop with a Veikk tablet at home and a Wacom in the office, you are presumably going to have to uninstall and reinstall drivers every day or so - not ideal.The driver itself is fairly basic and could use some UI improvements but works ok. There is no option to automatically map the tablet proportionally, so if your monitor does not share the aspect ratio of the tablet you may struggle to adapt to a non-linear XY relationship. You can adjust the pressure curve. This tablet doesn’t support tilt or rotation of the pen. One problem I encountered was that the driver stops tracking pen / cursor movement when either of the pen buttons are depressed. I usually use Middle-click-and-drag to scroll up and down webpages inside Firefox, but with this tablet that is not possible. This means you cannot use a pen button as a modifier for a brush in Photoshop, for example.I don’t use a tablet like this in Photoshop (I prefer to draw on the screen itself) but I did some quick tests and the results were pretty good. Using a ruler to draw diagonal lines yielded reasonable results - not perfectly straight, but not awful. Pressure-sensitivity seemed adequate.Overall, I’d say it’s a reasonable product for the money. There are some compromises in the details but the basics seem solid. I have only used it for a week so can’t speak to the long-term durability of the textured surface or pen nibs.