Design:
The tablet is sleek, lightweight and the build quality is good enough for a drawing tablet and for its price. It is made out of black, hard plastic and this dotted texture to distinguish the work area from its bezels. It has for 4 rubber feet to make the tablet not slip all over your desk while you're working. The Q11k has 8 function keys that you can map to whatever you want through the driver. It comes with a stylus, a stand that looks similar to the Intuos 4 and 5's cup stand, and it has 8 extra nibs included.
Specs:
The tablet measures at 15.35 inches length, 8.78 inches width, and 0.43 height. The work area measures at 11 inches length and 6.87 width. Its definitely a portable thin and light tablet. It has 8192 levels of pressure so those who are use to a lighter initial activation force will love this. It is also a wireless device. If you don't want your tablet to be tethered to a cable, you can use the USB receiver that's also included with the device.
Setting up:
The setup is relatively easy nowadays as drivers for both Mac and Windows has improved as far as the drawing tablet is concerned. I am not so sure about pen displays at the moment. If you have a CD/DVD/BR Drive on your computer, you can just install using the driver through the provided disc. It is also best practice to check for the latest driver through their website.
Once you install the driver software, you'll be able to configure your tablet their. You can also rotate the orientation if you want the function keys on the left or right side of the tablet.
Working:
I have used the tablet for almost 2 weeks and the more I use it, the more comfortable I become working with it. When I got it first, I thought it was too smooth and too slow for my taste. I have an intuos 5 pro and the work area is only 8" length and 6" wide so a wider area isn't really comfortable for me. The driver helped me by adjusting the size of the active work area and everything felt great and fast.
I use wireless most of the time just to see if the tablet has a noticeable lag from input to display, and so far, I haven't seen anything at all. It works smooth and as intended and I can move my pen tablet anywhere I want. As long as it's within range of the receiver. The texture isnt as gritty as what Wacom has, it's actually smooth. I don't mind it but it could be a reason to buy or not to buy for some customers. I use the tablet for vector work and some drawings. I've used it to animate as well, so it is pretty much a versatile product. I haven't fully used up the battery as Huion mentions that it's rated at approximately 40 hrs.
The stylus has a battery and needs to be occasionally charged but that depends on how much you'll use it. It also does not support tilt, which is a bummer but I hope Huion is working on new models that will support tilt soon.
Final Thoughts:
If you are looking just for a simple pen tablet to draw on, this is your device. There's really no big thing that can deter you from this tablet except for huion’s other available tablet options. Some are a little more expensive, some are cheaper. This tablet in particular is $109 - $119 on Amazon right now and the price of the closest wacom competing tablet is on sale and priced at $299($399 normally) on their website. So it really boils down to the brand and size preference. If you have the cash, might as well get something that you know is reliable. But if you're on a tight budget, you might want to reconsider the W and consider Huion. It's cheap, reliable and they have good customer service as well. ( at least from the US and from my experience.) As for me, I've replaced my Wacom Intuos and will keep it as back up and for now, this Q11k will be my permanent portable pen tablet solution.