# XP-Pen Drawing Tablet

5 Hacker News commenters recommended XP-Pen Drawing Tablet and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for good hardware and a smooth setup, especially on Linux. One critic bought it and then stopped using it, though they had expected that.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well on Linux (2 comments): "it has been a much better experience than on Windows. The tablet worked flawlessly out of the box." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639058)) "I've had both working well on linux computers as well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48632380))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Wacom drawing tablet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wacom-tablet.md): 18 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=XP-Pen+drawing+tablet&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.xp-pen.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "XP-Pen Drawing Tablet", https://hackerapproved.com/p/xp-pen-drawing-tablet/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).