Stylus/tablet for sketching? Modest budget

[nquinn]

For product/UX designers that just want to draw wireframes/rough sketches for meetings, is there a budget tablet + stylus that you'd recommend to pair with a macbook?

Wacom was the big name in the past, and I suspect that an Apple Pencil is probably overkill

 

[Amethyst1]

I use a Wacom Cintiq 13HD that I bought used for about 200 bucks. It’s not a stand-alone device though.

 

[nquinn]

I use a Wacom Cintiq 13HD that I bought used for about 200 bucks. It’s not a stand-alone device though.

Thanks, any particular reason you liked that one over the other wacom models?

 

[Amethyst1]

Thanks, any particular reason you liked that one over the other wacom models?

I wanted an actual screen I can draw on and the 13HD struck a good balance of being reasonably affordable, small, lightweight and high-res (1080p).

 

[Slartibart]

get one of the latest iPads and one of these. Install the free Sketchbook, Vectornator and Figurative. Enjoy!

 

[nquinn]

get one of the latest iPads and one of these. Install the free Sketchbook, Vectornator and Figurative. Enjoy!

As soon as you add an iPad in the mix you are talking an additional $500+ for the setup though. Not too interested in that.

 

[Slartibart]

As soon as you add an iPad in the mix you are talking an additional $500+ for the setup though. Not too interested in that.

Mmh… well, this will work. And 171$ below what you write (assuming US prices). And it will probably run circles on a tablet from any other company in a related price bracket… IMHO that’s a no brainer… there is nothing even close to this out there, isn’t it?

EDIT: and then there is SideCar