Gaomon M106K
Number one thing to know about this tablet: you have to push the USB wire into the tablet
really hard.
Make sure it goes in all the way.
I was incredibly frustrated by this wire throughout my review because I thought I had it plugged
in right, but I didn’t, and as a result the tablet kept disconnecting and I kept wiggling
the wire for it to work.
Plug it in all the way!
In the box you’ll find the tablet, the pen, which has a cap on it.
Extra pen tips.
The tips are inside this pouch.
A one-finger drawing glove.
The pen’s charging cable - you do have to charge this pen.
The tablet’s USB cable.
And the manual, although it’s not as descriptive as the one you can download off of the website.
Please note if you’re thinking of buying this, this set of items is called the M106K
Package.
You have the option to buy the tablet’s necessary parts only, in which case you will
only get 4 extra pen tips instead of 14 and no drawing glove.
If you plan on using the drawing glove, then the extra $15 is worth it.
Otherwise just get the regular tablet and order 20 pen tips separately for $8.
Let’s install the tablet.
First make sure any old tablets are uninstalled.
Computers can only understand one tablet at a time.
Next, plug the M106K into your computer.
Go to www.gaomon.net/download.
Use the dropdown to look up the M106K.
Download the driver.
There is a Mac and a Windows version, so be sure to pick the right one.
Unzip the folder.
Double click the installer.
Click yes and next for everything.
When you’ve finished installing, restart your computer.
Right click on the Gaomon icon and choose Run as Administrator.
This will start up the tablet.
The tablet works great and has more shortcut buttons than any other tablet I’ve had:
a set of buttons on the side you press, and a set along the top you press with the pen.
To use the top buttons you have to enable them.
To do that, right click and run as admin on the Gaomon Tablet.
Go to Press Keys and check the Enable Soft Keys box at the bottom.
You can change what each button does by clicking on the button and then its box.
While you are in this window, you can also switch to Stylus Pen to change pressure sensitivity,
or program the shortcut buttons on the pen itself.
Under the Work Area tab, you can switch the orientation of the tablet by 180 degrees if
you are left-handed.
Also physically pick up your tablet and turn it 180 degrees so you can draw without the
buttons in the way.
That’s pretty much it!
The tablet works great in all of the programs I tested it in.
Unlike one of the other Gaomon tablets I tested, it works properly in SAI.
The tablet is a nice big size, 14” x 9”, yet something you can still travel with.
Here are the results on how the M106K compares to similar tablets I’ve used.
The Gaomon tablet has the same pressure sensitivity as its Huion competitor.
The Huion has fewer shortcut buttons, but it is wireless whereas the Gaomon has to plug
into the computer.
The wireless feature explains the price difference.
The fact you can buy this for a little over $50 amazes me.
I used to say you had to spend at least $100 for a good tablet, but I’ve changed my mind
after testing the Gaomon M106K.
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