I use a Xencelabs tablet - this is the premium brand of Haomon Ugee. While I haven't tried to research the topic in full depth, Ugee operates a number of differ

I use a Xencelabs tablet - this is the premium brand of Haomon Ugee. While I haven't tried to research the topic in full depth, Ugee operates a number of different tablet brands(the best-known to the West being XP-Pen) but apparently has them working in independent groups, so the products and experiences differ substantially. The Xencelabs team was built out of former Wacom team members, so it's a cut above just on pedigree, and their first products have followed through in mine and most reviewers estimation. I can say for a fact that the Linux support is actually pretty great. Wacom's downside is simply the "monopoly curse" - they had the patents to EMR technology, so they had no real competition for a few decades. Now that the original patents are expired the competition has appeared, and Wacom has stepped up and made some good product releases lately.