
The best drawing tablets today come in all forms and sizes, and with massive variations in price. You can choose from screenless pen tablets that provide input to a computer, more expensive pen displays that still require a connection, or pen computers like iPads that have their own operating systems. Then there's all manner quick key configurations, wireless connectivity and up to a massive 16,384 levels of pressure sensitivity.
Every option has its advantages, and digital artists working putting in long daily sessions in digital painting software or doing digital plein air painting will have their own needs. But drawing tablets can also be useful for photo editing, replacing a mouse or trackpad for input to allow more precise and less risk of wrist pain.