Mobility Bundle

1st off if you buy this device direct from WACOM you won't pay taxess, and that'll save about $150 - $200 depending on what version you purchase. Secondly, I bought both the 13 & 16 for comparison purposes utilizing WACOM's 30 day guarantee, again I bought DIRECT. Amazon's policy may be different . The short and sweet review is this, the 4k screen on the 16 compared to the qhd screen on the 13 was barely noticeable for me. The weights of the devices differ by about 2lbs and you really notice it due to how it's distributed throughout the overall size of the different devices. If you check benchmark sites you'll see that the iris 550 found in the 13 consistently outperforms the Quadro m1000m graphics card found in the more expensive 16. Throughout my use of basic programs like Clip studio, Harmony 12, and Zbrush I actually noticed faster performance on the 13". Benchmarks + Personal testing = "Fairly confident conclusion". And lastly, the increased screen real estate on the 16 is very noticeable and vastly superior to the 13 due to its 4k resolution. If you must have the biggest screen possible the 16 is the way to go. But in my opinion the 13 is the better machine overall. It's cheaper and in my experience also performs better. Also the 13 is FAR MORE PORTIBLE!!! I could barely fit the 16" in any of the bags that I own, and honestly it's borderline inconvenient depending on the place (i.e. Planes, Schools, In your lap ). In conclusion, screen size is all your getting by going with the 16". There's no performance boost or anything significant like that, but there is a decent increase in size and weight (both negatives for me). So, ask yourslef how mobile you really need or even want to be before you purchase the MOBILESTUDIO pro. For me, it's the 13".

SUPER SIMPLE VERSION: Screen Size makes a huge difference in my experience!Significantly longer and more detailed version:I spent a lot of time looking at the difference between the 13 and the 16. The weight was a HUGE factor for me, I really wanted something that was supremely portable, that I could see myself working from home, the office, a coffee shop, or even another province or country from, and still getting the amount of work done that I normally do working from my Macbook Pro connected to my large Cintiq monitor.I only found 2 real reviews which compared the tablets on their own. The first was a review on Amazon.com in which the user bought one of each, and tried them both out, and ultimately decided the smaller one was for them. The second was a short segment of a video review by Nihongo Gamer, where he looked at the sizes in-store (an option that was unavailable for me in Canada), and also came to the same decision that the smaller one was perfect for him.This, along with looking at the weight difference (about a lb and a half lighter) ultimately led me to try out the smaller model, and so I ordered one through Amazon.I gotta say, when it arrived, the light weight blew my mind, and the design of the whole thing just popped in my head the thought: “damn, this thing is a piece of art all on its own!!” Regardless of which one you buy, I have a feeling you will agree. It’s VERY nice.Now, after spending about 2 days with it however, I did start to experience one major problem, and several smaller problems.It’s worth noting that at first, I ordered the middle version, not the highest-end model. This was an i7 with 8 gigs of Ram, rather than 16. The charts provided by Wacom said that this version was ideal for 2D animators and Graphic Design, and this is largely what I do. However, it’s also worth noting that I push Adobe Animate to its limits, so I wasn’t sure if this model was going to do the trick. I kept in mind that, if I fell in love with the size, I would return this version for the upgraded Ram of the same size, and if not, I would go to the bigger model.Nevertheless, I found Adobe Animate struggling to keep up with me, with glitches and lag in pen recognition and a rather slow response rate in moving around the stage than I was expecting. THE STRANGE THING IS: This happened even when I tested it on a blank Animate file… which was really strange… and largely uncomfortable.It’s also worth noting that the machine generally ran smoother when it was plugged in, still some hiccups but not as many. But the moment I unplugged it the performance dropped. I later found out that processor speeds in the advanced settings by default went down dramatically when on battery power, but that you could change it to match plugged in speeds when on battery too, so not the end of the world.These were all however, very minor issues when compared to the 1 larger issue which I was finding in my experience: The drawing area was just too darn small!!!As adorable and light and beautiful and portable as this piece of amazing hardware is, the biggest problem I had was just having enough room to really draw the way that I wanted to! Maybe it’s that I’m used to a slightly larger monitor, and so its possible that I was just being picky, but I genuinely felt as though I could accomplish a lot more if I was able to see just a little bit more of the stage, because with Adobe Animates menu’s (timeline, properties, colour picker) all floating around (which I don’t often minimize because I use them just THAT regularly), it really limited my screen size.That coupled with the fact that I just felt as though I didn’t have enough buttons on the side to do what I wanted to, after about 2 days, I decided I should at least give the bigger model a go, and see how it fared in experience. My 2 biggest concerns: Size and Weight. I was afraid it was gonna be too bulky to be able to really use it on my lap while on the couch or wherever to get my work done… and I really love the notion of working on the couch.. A dream come true for me, honestly.It arrived several days later in the mail and I got to work setting it up. After a few hours I was ready to put this thing to the test, and so I got really nice and cozy on the couch, opened up Animate, and just started drawing.Within 20 minutes I KNEW this was the perfect tablet!! It was like a dream come true. I had enough buttons to do everything I wanted. Maneuvering the stage was a dream. I could see everything on the screen without a problem, and the screen size was not at all a problem! It was without a doubt the most intimate animating experience that I had ever had, able to fully do everything I wanted to without connected to a big workstation on a desk in some office was AMAZING. Not that I don’t love the desk experience, but I have always wanted to be able to cozy up on the couch and make cartoons, and BAM - handled like a dream.In the end, the 16” is just perfect for me and what I need it for. I will admit, it’s forcing me to get a new backpack, because my old one just isn’t large enough, but that’s a small price to pay for such a delightful experience… plus, the 16” is rather expensive already, so what’s another 100$ for a backpack?I know that in 5 years time or less, this kind of technology will be significantly cheaper, smaller, lighter, and easier to handle, but Wacom is paving the way for that future by making this available today, and I must say they have done a very good job of putting everything together into a clean and beautiful package.Thank you Wacom! Team Spirit salutes you!JordanPs. One thing that thoroughly baffles me to this day however, about the whole MSP thing… is the freaking STAND!!! Wacom states on their site that a stand is available, however looking at their store yields no such thing! The only stand that seems available that looks the same for the MSP is the Cintiq 13” stand except that THAT product on their store says nothing about working with the MSP…*Wacom Casts Confusion**It’s SUPER EFFECTIVE!*Okay I called them about the stands and they said that it should be available “soon”, he couldn’t tell me when but that they had a manufacturing shortage and it’s on its way? I’m gonna get something else in the meantime and if the new stand looks good I’ll swap it out.~DOWNSIDES ACROSS THE BOARD:Windows is just less stable than the Mac I am used to for so long… I’m learning to “Windows” but it’s not quite the same. There are some upsides to Windows as well though, like advanced customizability of everything, but at the end of the day, this is a tool for art (to me that is!), and i’m not so concerned about customizing as I am about creating. But alas, what can you do?This is not to say that Mac doesn’t have glitches, but so far my experience has been… less.So yeah I’ve def found some windows glitches so far but at the end of the day it’s not a deal breaker, just a small number of minor inconveniences that I’m learning to work around or get used to.UPSIDES ACROSS THE BOARD:Without a doubt the most (when not lagging on the smaller tablet) LAGLESS Wacom tablet I have ever used! I am actively comparing it to a Cintiq 27” and there is a noticable (albeit very small) number of millisecond delay more so in the 27 Cintiq vs. the MSP.Okay, that’s all for now, thank you for reading! I SUPER HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL! I looked everywhere for a review like this so to be able to share it with you in hopes it might help you find what you need is my only hope by writing it!Cheers!River Jordan

Wacom really knocked it out of the park with the mobile studio pro. Outstanding build quality. It's very compact for the screen size, I have the 16" version and it's about the same weight and barely larger dimensions than my Companion 1 due to the smaller bezels. The new stylus delivers no parallax and minimal lag, drawing feels smoother than the previous models. The screen is gorgeous and the menus in Photoshop scale well for such a small 4K display. Overall, you can't buy a better digital art tool right now.That being said, Wacom needs to stop the trend of leaving out important accessories. The fact that a $3000 device does not include a cheap stand, nor the link to use it with a separate PC is an abysmal failure on their part.