Wacom
has
thrown
a
tablet-shaped
curveball
at
digital
creatives
waiting
on
Apple’s
highly
anticipated
OLED
iPads.
The
company
introduced
the
Wacom
Movink
13
on
Wednesday,
its
own
OLED-based
offering
that
targets
creatives
in
need
of
a
highly
portable
display
drawing
tablet.
Available
now
for
$750
via
the
Wacom
web
store,
the
Movink
features
a
full
HD
13.3-inch
Samsung
OLED
display
that
gives
it
several
advantages
over
comparably
midrange
LED-based
tablets.
The
most
notable
is
the
lack
of
a
backlight
—
not
only
does
that
prevent
light
leakage
and
excess
heat,
according
to
Wacom
(the
latter
being
a
familiar
nuisance
for
display
tablet
users),
but
it
also
allows
the
tablet
to
be
more
compact.
Wacom
says
the
Movink
is
the
“thinnest
and
lightest”
pen
display
tablet
it
has
ever
made,
weighing
420
grams
(14.8
ounces)
with
thickness
ranging
between
4–6.6mm.
By
comparison,
Wacom
says
it’s
66
percent
thinner
and
55
percent
lighter
than
the
comparably
sized
Wacom
One
13
touch.
That
also
makes
it
lighter
than
the
682-gram
(24-ounce)
current
12.9-inch
iPad
Pro
model
while
sharing
a
similar
thickness.
Yup,
that’s
pretty
skinny
—
a
plus
for
anyone
who
needs
a
drawing
tablet
they
can
easily
toss
into
a
bag.Image:
Wacom
It
isn’t
blighted
by
those
messy
three-in-one
cables,
either
—
the
Wacom
Movink
13
uses
a
single
USB-C
to
USB-C
cable
for
both
power
and
connectivity.
The
tablet
supports
Windows,
macOS,
ChromeOS,
and
Android,
and
a
second
USB-C
port
is
also
available
for
additional
power
if
the
connected
device
doesn’t
have
enough
juice.
Some
devices
may
not
have
enough
power
output
for
the
Wacom
Movink
13,
requiring
you
to
use
a
secondary
USB-C
cable
for
extra
juice.Image:
Wacom
Users
can
also
expect
a
wider
color
spectrum
and
deeper
blacks,
with
a
contrast
ratio
of
100,000:1,
a
hundred
times
higher
than
what’s
featured
on
the
recently
released
Wacom
Cintiq
Pro
17.
The
Wacom
Movink
is
validated
for
Pantone
and
Pantone
SkinTone
and
provides
100
percent
DCI-P3
and
95
percent
Adobe
RGB
coverage,
according
to
Wacom.
The
faster
response
time
for
OLED
also
lowers
pen
latency
below
one
millisecond.
Speaking
of
pens,
the
Movink
comes
with
a
dedicated
version
of
Wacom’s
Pro
Pen
3
stylus
that
features
a
slimmer,
more
visible
nib.
This
version
is
exclusive
to
the
Movink
13,
but
Wacom
says
the
tablet
also
supports
“multiple
pen
technologies,”
allowing
it
to
work
with
Wacom’s
Pro
Pen
2
or
third-party
offerings
from
Dr.
Grip
Digital,
Lamy,
or
Staedtler.
That’s
it
for
the
free
accessories,
though
—
users
who
prefer
to
work
at
an
angle
will
need
to
purchase
a
separate
(and
equally
skinny)
$80
foldable
stand.
There
are
also
only
two
customizable
buttons
built
into
the
tablet,
one
on
either
side,
that
can
be
used
for
things
like
toggling
touch
functions
on
or
off.
If
you
need
more,
then
you’ll
need
to
either
purchase
Wacom’s
separate
$99
ExpressKey
Remote
or
create
some
on-screen
shortcuts.
Touch
controls
are
also
supported
for
when
you
don’t
want
to
use
the
pen
and
can
be
toggled
on
or
off
as
required.Image:
Wacom
Given
Wacom
is
the
first
drawing
tablet
manufacturer
to
provide
an
OLED-based
offering,
the
closest
competitor
for
the
Movink
13
will
likely
be
Apple’s
long-anticipated
OLED
iPad
Pro,
which
is
expected
to
be
unveiled
on
May
7th.
The
most
notable
difference
between
the
products
is
that
Wacom’s
tablet
needs
to
be
connected
to
an
external
device,
but
at
$750
(which
is
surprisingly
cheap
for
Wacom),
it
may
be
significantly
more
affordable
than
Apple’s
all-in-one
offering.
Unless
users
are
tied
to
using
desktop
creative
software,
the
only
thing
that
would
make
it
more
difficult
to
choose
between
them
would
be
if
Apple
announced
a
native
way
to
use
the
iPad
as
a
drawing
tablet
on
Mac.
A
girl
can
only
dream.
(Originally posted by Jess Weatherbed)
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