The good thing about this generation is you can get a lot of quality tablets for cheap.
- Huion
- Xp-pen
- Veikk
- Bosto
- etc
My first tablet was a bamboo wacom. It lasted me TEN years before it broke down. And yes, Wacom feels premium. The materials feel nice and their pens have weight so your wrist won't hurt as much when drawing for long hours. Wacom is great. The Best. But the downside is the price. There are regular wacom tablets under $200 but they are usually small / outdated.
I can't give you much advice on the others except Veikk, because it's my current tablet. I got an 11 inches one for like $40? or $50. It's great. But, it's cheap and feels cheap. The pen is cheap plastic and I honestly have wrist pains after a long while. I'm thinking of replacing it.
Xp-pen get the Deco 01v2. ($99 i think) My friend has it and it works amazing. Their pen is also pretty nice.
Things you need to care about (regular tablets)
1. the pen pressure levels. It's pretty common to have 8k now.
2. Some tablets have battery powered pen, some have battery free.
3. I say, the best brands you can get are Huion and Xp-pen because support and community matters. When you have tablet driver issues, it can help a lot when other people are talking about it. Xp-pen is pretty open to their users and replies to DMs and stuff.
that's really all I can think about.
Display tablets under $200... uh that's gonna be really low end for that price.
best Comics app
- Clip Studio Paint ($50) <the best buy I ever made tbh.
- Medibang (free)
these two are made especially for comics.