Configuring the XpPen ACK05 Remote with only FLOSS on GNU/Linux: my investigation and workarounds.
@davidrevoy Hello David! I did not realize that you are not using Wacom tablets anymore.
@Konqi Hey, yes. My last one was a Intuos Pro Large, a gift from Wacom (src: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article921/ ), but I managed to "scratch it to death" and make the stylus wobble so much in 9 months of intensive usage that this model wasn't usable anymore... Their quality really went downhill while still getting a high price tag.
On another hand, for the same period of usage my Artist 16 Pro gen2 of XpPen is still on my desk, and functional as in day 1. I'll soon try their 19 Artist Pro.
@davidrevoy I ran into the same problem with Wacom's tablets where the surface would wear down and become unusable. I went through two of them at an old job. I've been using an Intuos 4 XL at home for 14 years without any issues. I thought I'd try some new ones, but I wasn't about to buy an Intuos Pro. I got an XP-Pen Deco Pro XLW a few months ago. I'm worried it might wear down like the Intuos Pros did. Yours hasn't yet?
@davidrevoy I was seriously considering putting some sort of adhesive protector on it so when it does wear down I can just replace it... like the old Wacom tablets had.
@dustin I never tried the XP-Pen Deco Pro series (nor the new gen2) so I can't really give you a feedback about what I'm thinking about the quality of the overlay surface, all I can say is they look amazing from what I see on the shop/product info, especially for non-display tablet. Three sizes, and the same tech for the stylus as my Artist Pro 16 gen2. After the review of the 19 Pro gen2 and if everything goes well, I'll probably ask my contact at marketing to try a medium model of that. 1/2
@dustin overlaying the default surface is always tricky: it's a very hard to balance game of plastic hardness.
I think the right balance is when the stylus tip is slightly softer than the surface; so this one doesn't scratch the surface at all and the tips wears slowly, take a gentle flat that improve a bit the feeling of friction that is necessary to get a minimum feedback while tracing.
Unfortunately, manufacturer never publish the surface or plastic of the tip hardness on the Mohs scale. 2/2
@davidrevoy Yeah exactly. This one doesn't feel like you're scratching into the tablet with a diamond like it does with Wacom at least, but I'm just wary. I've only just within the past couple of days really started using it a lot, so maybe I'll see if I've worn into it after a few months of use.