E**L
It's a really good tablet for the price
It's a really good tablet for the price, easy to install drivers with customizable hotkeys, nice build quality with a slim design for a tablet, a Free battery pen (one of the best features) with a nice case, a good and adjustable HD display monitor (Not s bright), decent pressure and good protection inside the box. I had minor problems with the drivers like: Pointing problems when you extend monitors and the Drivers stops working sometimes after setting the pen, But I'm giving it 5 stars because It's one of the best cinqiq HD 13 alternatives for a good price and this drivers problems can be fixed with an update.
A**D
... four months straight now and have had an overall good experience with it
I have been using this tablet practically every day for four months straight now and have had an overall good experience with it. I am an animation/ motion design student and was looking for a tablet monitor I could throw in my bag and run around with easily. I also own a larger Cintiq that I use at home, but this little tablet gets much more use due to its small size and convenience. The build quality does not feel all that cheap and I am rarely worried about damaging it because of how durable it is. In my opinion, this little tablet blows the 13" Cintiq out of the water not just in terms of price but in that it does not require you to be plugged into a wall outlet as Wacom's does.Nevertheless, this tablet is not perfect. It has a few little flaws, but in all honesty, they are either minor or easy to correct. One of my complaints is that if you are using an older Macbook Pro (mine is from around 2015/2016) you will want to get a USB extension cable. The tablet requires two USB ports to work; one for the digitizer and one to power the unit. Unfortunately, the USB ports are on opposite sides of the computer and the supplied cable doesn't reach the other side. Another issue is that the drivers are unpredictable. Sometimes they will decide not to work and other times they will work just fine. It can be a bit frustrating, but turning the computer on and off again tends to solve the problem. Also, like many tablet monitors, the unit suffers from a small amount of parallax between the nib and the cursor. This has never really been an issue for me, though.All in all, I have to say that I love this tablet and I do not regret buying it one bit. It has been a huge convenience having at school and the price is hard to beat. I also recommend getting one of the cheap, adjustable wire mesh ipad/tablet stands on Amazon for this. I picked one up for around 10 bucks and It makes a perfect kickstand for the tablet.I hope my comments are useful! :)
A**R
Parblo Coast 13 was broken on arrival. could not fix over weeks of trial and error with Parblo staff.
I'm not sure about the other Parblo products, but this one didn't work properly nearly out of the box. I spent weeks working with Parblo staff to try to resolve the issue (they were a great help, but alas, it was not enough).The cursor kept moving to the bottom of the screen and pressing mouse buttons erratically.This is one of the cheaper graphics monitors on the market. If not for this ubiquitous error, this would have been a god-send product.Just goes to show that you get what you pay for. Spare the extra $100 if you have it.
K**Y
Poor brightness, broken monitor-extension support.
Poor colors and a lack of working dual-monitor support. I cannot see the fainter lines of my sketches on this tablet, and the colors feel shifted toward blue. I cannot extend my desktop onto this device, I must duplicate my main monitor on it.
T**M
Great tablet for the price.
I am upgrading from the Huion H610 Pro. At the time of writing this review, I've used the Coast13 consistently for two months and it's been working well. In terms of hardware, everything feels fairly solid and high quality.The pen has one programmable side button, an eraser, and doesn't require any batteries. Six replacement nibs are included in the carrying case, but after only two months of usage, I haven't tried them yet. Display Parallax is present on this tablet, sometimes the pen tip doesn't match up exactly with the mouse cursor (It is very close, though); however, this isn't really a dealbreaker for me.The display is 1920x1080 and seems sharp enough. It should be noted that it tends to get warm near the bottom-center area after a while of usage. Colors, brightness, and contrast can be fine tuned using the button on the right side.One of my favorite things about this tablet has to be the express keys. There are 6 express keys on my old H610, however, on the Coast13, there are 8 keys in addition to the dial. The dial can be used to quickly change brush size and zoom, in comparison to the buttons, it feels much more intuitive for fine tuning.The software functions well most of the time, all of the side keys can be reprogrammed to whatever macros you need. There are some minor issues that crop up every now and then, for example, when I first boot up my PC from sleep, the pen tip doesn't match up with the cursor at all. I'm not talking about display parallax, but rather that the cursor is about two inches away from the pen tip. This can be fixed easily by starting the "Tablet Setting" program and exiting it. Sometimes after alt-tabbing away to another window and then back to Clip Studio Paint, the express keys won't work; alt-tab away and back again to fix it.Overall, I am very happy with my Coast13, it functions well most of the time and seems pretty structurally sound. Although there are minor flaws with the software, it should be kept in mind that most tablet drivers have small issues every now and then too.
R**E
ITS VERY COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 10 AND EASY TO INSTALL
BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS ITEM. I PURCHASED THE XP-PEN ARTIST 15.6 AND IT DID NOT WORK SO I RETURNED IT. THE DRIVER WOULD NOT INSTALL CORRECTLY, THEN I ORDERED THE UGEE AND THAT ONE DID NOT WORK. SO THEN I ORDERED THIS ONE THE PARBLO COAST 13 AND IT WORKED. ITS VERY COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 10 AND EASY TO INSTALL. I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. ITS VERY LIGHT WEIGHT AND AGAIN EASY TO INSTALL. VERIFIED PURCHASED AND HONEST REVIEW. THANK YOU
A**R
I’m giving this 5 stars because I really like how it’s so cheap for so much
I’m giving this 5 stars because I really like how it’s so cheap for so much. And I really think this is good for people who just want to start out a graphic tablet for the first time. And the fact that it has 8 buttons on it plus a scroll wheel is amazing!
D**I
everything is perfect but this comes without tab stand, compared to coast 16
no inbuilt stand
C**N
Bad Experience, Mixed Feelings on Product.
I don't normally leave a negative review after finding a fault with a unit (A 2cm deadzone running the entire length of the display 2" above the base, ruining an entire quarter of the display) without trying a replacement unit, however, I also found that my setup, which includes 2 other monitors, is not supported and the drivers will not work with more than 2. This is not something that was stated anywhere on Amazon, the Parblo website or in the devices instructions, I had to be informed of this fact through Parblo's tech support. Due to this, and the unit defect, I could not bring myself to get a replacement unit and must review to reflect my disappointment.This is not to say I wouldn't recommend this device, I'm sure had I gotten a replacement unit the fault would not be present and but I cannot say for certain. It's certainly worth a try for anyone with only 1 monitor (needs to be 1920x1080) as the build quality of the tablet is incredible, though the drivers are lacklustre, the presentation is first class, but, as with all Cintiq alternatives, be prepared for disappointment, with the chance of a happy surprise.
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