The Most Affordable Pen Tablet EVER or Just Junk? Reviewing the XP-Pen Star G430S

In todays video we are reviewing the cheapest drawing tablet of amazon the XP-Pen Star G430S, including unboxing and checking out the hardware and giving it a try to see how it compares to using much more expensive pen tablets. It really wasn't what I was expecting in a good way and can't wait to show you how!
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[@PhilipY]

Thanks for the review, I was looking into a cheap drawing tablet for drawing out notes. This was super helpful!

[@nataliearts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sapodilla25]

I can barely manipulate it enough to write and here you are drawing beautiful things with it 😅

[@SylvesterLazarus]

I've only used 2 tablets in my entire life
- Wacom Intuos Draw S (2016-2018)
- One By Wacom M (2018-now)
Both are bigger than this one, but I generally recommend any tablet that is bigger to newcomers because of the possible damage. Even the Intuos Draw S was pretty hard on my wrist, and the other can also be if I'm not really careful. So if anyone is looking for a tablet for anything other than quick photo editing I highly recommend getting a bigger one.
Also, those cords that can't be unplugged can be really bad, especially if someone is using it while traveling with a laptop. I'd always be anxious about them.

[@nataliearts]

That is pretty dead on actually. I'm doing a digital art starter kit video next and I have another tablet coming to test for it that is around the 10-in range and it should be way more comfortable and usable. That's said as tiny as this little tablet is it is certainly better than the Wacom graphire 3 I started with in the early 00's.

[@jameshunt2577]

Thank you for the review I just got one delivered from AliExpress to here in Pennsylvania. My plan was to use as a starting pad to start 3d sculpting so hopefully itll work for me just starting out

[@nisalkarunathilake]

Thanks for the review. Your art is beautiful...

[@nataliearts]

Thank you so much!

[@fourways_]

kinda find it hard to use since it is so small and a small motion covers a lot in my monitor

[@itsactuallyrei]

just a question, do you have to hold a button like how you draw with a mouse or when it comes contact with the drawing pad it automatically presses for you, sorry if this is a stupid question i've never had a drawing tablet before, do you also think that it'll be left handed friendly?

[@nataliearts]

It should be fine either hand :) and to your question, the way these work is via a pressure sensitive tip, you don't have to press a button you literally just press down with however much pressure you want and it will communicate that to the computer. It does this with some electro-magnetic resonance computer black magic but gist is that it just works.

[@sunlightonyourskin]

thanks for the review ^^

[@arupanandamuduli6591]

Thank you so much .... A great detailed review

[@Rowx07677_y]

Thanks for the review 🫶

[@VineVisionVR]

If u can just add stability to the pen to make it easier to draw

[@KingAlbertAraneta]

I have been looking where to buy this😢😢😢

[@KingAlbertAraneta]

The pen😢😢😢

[@imtheboss8414]

I ordered it cuz i never had one before

[@franziscus4496]

OK Very well. Thanks for your information.From Spain, regards.

[@emilywebb4576]

What programme do you use to draw?

[@nataliearts]

I primarily use Clip Studio Paint and sometimes photoshop for final touch ups!

[@buckets3628]

thank you

[@wasp-117b5]

thank you for explaining 3min owrth of information in 8 min

[@keilyescobartorres7181]

What of you just want to take notes electronically instead of draw?

[@nataliearts]

It should work fine for that though there will still be a learning curve if you never used one before.

[@The_Snak3]

20 dollars?!?!?
I got it for below 10 bucks
But still very nice review

[@trevorfranks69]

It's like drawing on a phone then.

[@noctis_lucis29]

how to use it on android?

[@nataliearts]

You willl need to plug the phone into a usb-c to usb-a hub/adapter and then the tablet into the hub. Hope that helps!.

[@noctis_lucis29]

@@nataliearts ow thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

[@nataliearts]

No problem@@noctis_lucis29

[@noctis_lucis29]

uuhhmm..wich is better
xp pen deco fun xs or this

[@nataliearts]

@@noctis_lucis29 They are almost identical though for the extra cost you get a replaceable cable and it can do tilt, otherwise they are pretty much the same.

[@jessicarodrigues-hm9mj]

does it work on android?

[@nataliearts]

Yes it does.

[@SideCheeks619]

does it work on iphones?

[@nataliearts]

Sorry for the late response, no I don't believe it does.

[@fevcs]

i think this tablet was mainly designed for osu! gameplay, hence why it's so small & cheap :D

[@nataliearts]

That is correct It is primarily an osu tablet but it is perfectly useable for drawing if you need to get started on basically no budget.

[@fevcs]

​@@nataliearts yea i had it for osu but sadly it randomly stopped working so i bought an used for 15$ ctl 472 today and i love it :D

[@darnassiannightsaber7835]

WE GOING X300 ZOOM WITH THIS ONE 🔍🔍🔍🔥

[@Yorale]

Bro chill

[@darnassiannightsaber7835]

@@Yorale 🥶

[@iyuyi]

I bought this for osu 🤷

[@Collazy]

rawing Tablet XPPen G430S OSU,

[@light00651]

Those tablette are trash u need screen

[@nataliearts]

You really don't, there is nothing you can do on a screen tablet that could not be accomplish on this if you give it time to get used to the eye-hand coordination needed. There are even some upsides like not having your arm/hand blocking your view while working. Also to get a screen tablet is significantly more expensive and thats just not accessible to poorer/younger artists.

[@rathandle]

You definitely don't lol, your eyes sync up with the screen and your hands