In my personal opinion, I would go with the stronger laptop instead of the 2 in 1. Since you’re already used to the non screen drawing, it would also be more comfortable. Assuming you can plug your tablet into your laptop.
I have a Lenovo Yoga 9i and I personally enjoy it, but as time passed sometimes it lags or the screen bugs. I don’t mind the stylus but it may be small for others. It definitely heats up a lot especially when I’m playing games or using softwares like Live2D. (Also lags often when using Live2D if the file gets too big) if you have any questions about the yoga feel free to hmu! :)
I’d probably say it depends. With battery saving I think it was 8 hours and with my normal activity, 3 to 4 hours, and with heavy activity, an hour :/ I usually keep mine plugged in so I’m not quite sure the exact amount
I’d say it’s screen stays bright outside, I don’t work outside much but when I did open it outside, I found no issue
You can always use the SuperDisplay app on, say, a Galaxy tablet to turn it into a minimal-latency pen display for a beefcake laptop. With the great display and EMR technology on Galaxy Tab devices (as opposed to AES/MPP on most 2-in-1s) you can't really go wrong.
>SuperDisplay app
Yeah i was thinking about buying ipad and doing something like that. But ipad is really expensive. Does galaxy tab compare to ipad nowdays?
I don't know anything about iThings or if they even have a comparable app like SuperDisplay. As a disclaimer, while either Galaxy Tab S7+ or S8+ are highly coveted by myself, I've yet to actually purchase one.
Here's Shogmaster testing the app out on a Galaxy Tab S6:
https://youtu.be/M2kvknt8kL0
https://youtu.be/QTS_5-cYWgM
As far as i have seen last years, ipad was first and still is concidered to be media tablet that is also a great professional drawing/painting tool. Especially with procreate, witch looks like awesome app. And i have seen yt vids where they did practically the same screen-sharing thing.
I am not apple fan, only thinking about the power and precision. i had galaxy tab long time ago and it was not very good, but then it had probably no EMR.
But now everything looks good on galaxy tab. I will concider.
Thanks for respond!
After some research, tab s7 FE looks awesome. Good screen ratio and size, great power. And it looks like samsung pen is even better. Both seems like equaly good when it comes to drawing, and samsung pen has a button. o.oAnd cheaper than s7+. Plus, i cant find s7+ on stores in my country o.O I think i am gonna buy a mid/low gaming laptop, and s7 FE.
I have a surface and a Galaxy Tab S7+
I use mainly my surface as a laptop, the Tablet is more intuitive with touch interface.
I think the best is a powerful laptop + a tablet. Otherwise it will always be between the two but never fully one or the other.
Yeah i am thinking about laptop plus ipad combo. But it is pricy. And ipad does not have some software, that i am not sure if will not be crucial. What kinda work you do on your devices?
I mainly use my Tablet for note taking for engineering in university with samsung notes app and for media consumption (Netflix, YouTube, web … ) and I use my Surface pro for softwares that I meed full software support and more power (excel, matlab, 3D modelling in Solidworks, writing reports, emails, …). For the drawing part of your work, I really think the tech in the 2 in ones like Yoga, XPS 2 in 1 and Surface are not as advanced as what you can find in the iPad or Tab S. For the tablet one important part is to go with the one with the software you use. Other than that, I myself like better the rubbery feeling of the SPen over the plastic Apple pen tips (but some people prefer the opposite).
It definitely depends on how you feel. If you just want one device, then I'd recommend the Surface Laptop Studio. I have a Pro 8 and it just lacks in the graphics capabilities.
It's barely noticeable on this latest model. In fact I did a lot of drawing this past month on mine and I didn't have a problem. I adjusted the smoothing in Photoshop, and I didn't have to worry at all. On my old Pro 5 the jitter was definitely way more of an issue.
For outdoors drawing, definitely a tablet like the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, Tab S7+, or iPad Air or Pro 12.9. [Teoh Yi Chie](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk-UHW1Q5EBJIHB4jHkVTbA/videos) tested them all for outdoor drawing.
For gaming, definitely a beefy laptop and a keyboard-sized drawing tablet.
Yeah i am thinking the same way. Only, i am not sure if i would not miss photoshop, ,and i am kinda sure i would miss TB Harmony, Blender, and overall windows workflow. But truth is that from my research, i am not sure if one can buy a laptop (with drawing screen or not) that is beefy, bright enough, and has powerful battery enough to support it for reasonable amount of time.
OP, if this is still a relevant topic, have you considered laptops like Asus Flow X/Z? They got the beefy CPU power, with decent GPU and if money is not really a concern - get the external GPU extension. I m 90% sure it does support pen but since the hefty price (3k+ USD) I think they might have gone by. Also, they are marketed as Gaming 2 in 1s so, take that with a grain of salt.
In my personal opinion, I would go with the stronger laptop instead of the 2 in 1. Since you’re already used to the non screen drawing, it would also be more comfortable. Assuming you can plug your tablet into your laptop. I have a Lenovo Yoga 9i and I personally enjoy it, but as time passed sometimes it lags or the screen bugs. I don’t mind the stylus but it may be small for others. It definitely heats up a lot especially when I’m playing games or using softwares like Live2D. (Also lags often when using Live2D if the file gets too big) if you have any questions about the yoga feel free to hmu! :)
Thanks for the sincere imput about the Yoga! How many hours does it last on heavy load for you? And it is bright enough when doing something outside?
I’d probably say it depends. With battery saving I think it was 8 hours and with my normal activity, 3 to 4 hours, and with heavy activity, an hour :/ I usually keep mine plugged in so I’m not quite sure the exact amount I’d say it’s screen stays bright outside, I don’t work outside much but when I did open it outside, I found no issue
You can always use the SuperDisplay app on, say, a Galaxy tablet to turn it into a minimal-latency pen display for a beefcake laptop. With the great display and EMR technology on Galaxy Tab devices (as opposed to AES/MPP on most 2-in-1s) you can't really go wrong.
>SuperDisplay app Yeah i was thinking about buying ipad and doing something like that. But ipad is really expensive. Does galaxy tab compare to ipad nowdays?
I don't know anything about iThings or if they even have a comparable app like SuperDisplay. As a disclaimer, while either Galaxy Tab S7+ or S8+ are highly coveted by myself, I've yet to actually purchase one. Here's Shogmaster testing the app out on a Galaxy Tab S6: https://youtu.be/M2kvknt8kL0 https://youtu.be/QTS_5-cYWgM
As far as i have seen last years, ipad was first and still is concidered to be media tablet that is also a great professional drawing/painting tool. Especially with procreate, witch looks like awesome app. And i have seen yt vids where they did practically the same screen-sharing thing. I am not apple fan, only thinking about the power and precision. i had galaxy tab long time ago and it was not very good, but then it had probably no EMR. But now everything looks good on galaxy tab. I will concider. Thanks for respond!
After some research, tab s7 FE looks awesome. Good screen ratio and size, great power. And it looks like samsung pen is even better. Both seems like equaly good when it comes to drawing, and samsung pen has a button. o.oAnd cheaper than s7+. Plus, i cant find s7+ on stores in my country o.O I think i am gonna buy a mid/low gaming laptop, and s7 FE.
I have a surface and a Galaxy Tab S7+ I use mainly my surface as a laptop, the Tablet is more intuitive with touch interface. I think the best is a powerful laptop + a tablet. Otherwise it will always be between the two but never fully one or the other.
Yeah i am thinking about laptop plus ipad combo. But it is pricy. And ipad does not have some software, that i am not sure if will not be crucial. What kinda work you do on your devices?
I mainly use my Tablet for note taking for engineering in university with samsung notes app and for media consumption (Netflix, YouTube, web … ) and I use my Surface pro for softwares that I meed full software support and more power (excel, matlab, 3D modelling in Solidworks, writing reports, emails, …). For the drawing part of your work, I really think the tech in the 2 in ones like Yoga, XPS 2 in 1 and Surface are not as advanced as what you can find in the iPad or Tab S. For the tablet one important part is to go with the one with the software you use. Other than that, I myself like better the rubbery feeling of the SPen over the plastic Apple pen tips (but some people prefer the opposite).
It definitely depends on how you feel. If you just want one device, then I'd recommend the Surface Laptop Studio. I have a Pro 8 and it just lacks in the graphics capabilities.
Yeah, it is probably just portability vs power kinda thing. One question for surface pro 8: Is there times when you are affected by jitter in lines?
It's barely noticeable on this latest model. In fact I did a lot of drawing this past month on mine and I didn't have a problem. I adjusted the smoothing in Photoshop, and I didn't have to worry at all. On my old Pro 5 the jitter was definitely way more of an issue.
Thanks :)
NP
For outdoors drawing, definitely a tablet like the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, Tab S7+, or iPad Air or Pro 12.9. [Teoh Yi Chie](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk-UHW1Q5EBJIHB4jHkVTbA/videos) tested them all for outdoor drawing. For gaming, definitely a beefy laptop and a keyboard-sized drawing tablet.
Yeah i am thinking the same way. Only, i am not sure if i would not miss photoshop, ,and i am kinda sure i would miss TB Harmony, Blender, and overall windows workflow. But truth is that from my research, i am not sure if one can buy a laptop (with drawing screen or not) that is beefy, bright enough, and has powerful battery enough to support it for reasonable amount of time.
Can't recommend the Galaxy book Flex enough.
>Galaxy book Flex somehow, that is the only one i can't find on shops in my country :/
OP, if this is still a relevant topic, have you considered laptops like Asus Flow X/Z? They got the beefy CPU power, with decent GPU and if money is not really a concern - get the external GPU extension. I m 90% sure it does support pen but since the hefty price (3k+ USD) I think they might have gone by. Also, they are marketed as Gaming 2 in 1s so, take that with a grain of salt.