A review of Wacom's Intuos Pro (2025) pen tablet: How does it feel to draw with this incredibly convenient pen tablet?

Wacom's professional pen tablet ' Intuos Pro ' is scheduled to be released on March 26, 2025, with a new model that has a larger drawing area and a more compact body size. I was able to borrow the new Intuos Pro a little early, so I connected it to a PC to check how much more convenient it actually is.

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The new Intuos Pro comes in three sizes: small, medium, and large. The one I'll be using this time is the medium size. The digital pen I'll be using is the Wacom Pro Pen 3 that comes with the new Intuos Pro.

To connect your Intuos Pro to your PC, first insert the included USB Type-A to C cable into the Type-C port on the right side of your Intuos Pro.

All you have to do is plug it into the Type-A port of the PC you want to connect to and the connection is complete. Even if the PC you want to connect to does not have a Type-A port, you can connect it without any problems by connecting it with a commercially available Type-C to C cable.

When I connected the Intuos Pro to my PC with a USB cable, the LED light on the top right of the Intuos Pro lit up orange. The orange light indicates that the battery is charging, and when charging is complete, it turns white.

The 'USB / Bluetooth selector' and power button are lined up in the upper right corner of the Intuos Pro. The part surrounded by the red frame below is the USB / Bluetooth selector, and you can switch between USB connection and Bluetooth x 2 by sliding the switch sideways. Compared to the previous model, it is now much easier to switch between USB connection and Bluetooth connection that can store up to two, so it is quite convenient for people who use multiple devices.

Slide the USB/Bluetooth selector to the left to switch the connection to 'Bluetooth 1.' The LED light will then flash blue. The blue light indicates that the device is waiting to connect to the PC, so you can continue to set up the Bluetooth connection on the PC.

This time, connect Intuos Pro to a laptop with Windows 11. Open 'Bluetooth and Devices' in Settings, make sure 'Bluetooth' is turned on, and click 'Add a device'.

Select 'Bluetooth'.

The device 'Wacom Intuos ProM1' is displayed, so click it.

Click 'Finish' to connect.

'Wacom Intuos ProM1' has been added to the connected devices.

The new Intuos Pro is much more compact than the previous model, but when I actually checked the drawing comfort, I noticed that the thickness was thinner, from about 8.0 mm to about 4 to 7 mm. The new Intuos Pro is thinnest at the front and has a slope that thickens toward the top, so the front where you place your arm is about 4 mm, half the thickness of the previous model. If the pen tablet is thick, the longer you work, the more you will feel the difference in the 'step between the desk and the pen tablet' that you feel with your arm, so the thinness of the new Intuos Pro, about 4 mm, was a point that surprised me when I actually experienced it.

Also, in the photo below, you can see that there are white dots on the four corners of the Intuos Pro body. This is the 'reading range' of the pen tablet. When using a pen tablet, it can be difficult to know 'where the reading range is' until you get used to it, but the new Intuos Pro is one size smaller than the previous model, but the reading range is larger than the previous model, so you can use most of the body as a drawing area.

The biggest change from the previous model of the new Intuos Pro is that the previous model had physical buttons on the side, whereas the new Intuos Pro has a customizable ExpressKey and dial on the top of the body. By default, you can zoom in and out of the screen by turning the dial on the left.

Also, by turning the dial on the right, you can adjust the thickness of the pen or brush. The dial turns smoothly, but there is a clicking sensation when you turn it, so I found it easy to use when you want to change the size in fine increments.

Another big change is that the multi-touch function that was included in the previous model has been abolished. When I actually tried using it, I found that it took some time to get used to operating the buttons and dials, as the previous method of zooming was changed from 'pinching out with your hand to zoom the screen' to 'reaching out to the dial to zoom.' However, the physical buttons and dials on the top make it easier to access them along with the keyboard shortcuts when placed under the keyboard. Also, while the multi-touch function is convenient, it is prone to 'accidental taps,' so for those who have found it annoying, I recommend the new Intuos Pro, which can be operated only with the pen, buttons, and dial.

The included Wacom Pro Pen 3 comes with three types of replacement nibs. In addition to the five regular replacement nibs and the felt nib that feels like a pencil, the new Intuos Pro also comes with two new 'rubber nibs.'

To try the rubber tip, pull out the tip using a special tool and then insert the rubber tip into the tip of the pen.

The Wacom Pro Pen 3 with the rubber core changed looks like this.

The rubber core is a type of pen tip that can be pressed tightly rather than slippery, so it is more suitable for operating software than drawing. When actually using it, it feels like it has a thicker grip than a normal core, but since there was no sense that the operation of the software was significantly improved, I did not feel that it was important to replace the pen tip. If you have multiple digital pens, it seems like it would be a good idea to 'use one pen as a rubber core and switch when operating software.'

My impression after using the new Intuos Pro is that those who have used previous models will be amazed at how thin and light it is. The small model weighs 240g, the medium model weighs 411g, and even the large model weighs 660g, so it's very easy to handle and very convenient for people who want to carry their pen tablet with them to use at work or on the go. In addition, the tablet is so thin that it doesn't feel flush with the desk, and the surface treatment of the tablet has been improved so that the pen tip doesn't wear down even after using it for a while, so I felt that the more I used it, the more I could feel the evolution.

In addition, the Intuos Pro allows you to customize the operation of the ExpressKey, dial, and pen side buttons by using Wacom's dedicated driver. The customization function seems to have become more convenient with the new Intuos Pro, so customization using the driver will be reviewed in the next article.

Wacom Intuos Pro is scheduled to be released in three sizes, Intuos Pro small is priced at 41,580 yen including tax at the Wacom store, Intuos Pro medium is priced at 62,480 yen, and Intuos Pro large is priced at 82,280 yen. The release date for small and medium is March 26, 2025, and the release date for large is yet to be decided.

Pre-orders are also available on Amazon, and at the time of writing the article, small and medium sizes were available for order. The price on Amazon is the same as the Wacom Store.

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Anyway, I tried setting up customization functions to make the Wacom tablet 'Intuos Pro (2025)' even more convenient - GIGAZINE