HUION Keydial Mini Bluetooth Programmable Keypad with Dial 5 Keys Anti-ghosting 18 Customized Keys, Wireless Shortcut Keyboard for Drawing Tablet, PC, MacBook, Surface Pro, Laptops

Works great and makes me so much more efficient while working in my chosen art program (Clip Studio Paint).Had no problems at all getting it set up on my Macbook, and it works reliably both plugged in or via Bluetooth. The inclusion of labeling stickers is nice too, especially in early use before you've memorized the locations of all your primary shortcuts. The keys give a satisfying click, the size is just right, and it's great value. Best thing about it is that I can change the function of the scroll wheel with a single button (in the middle of the wheel), which defaults to three separate functions (change brush size, zoom in/out, scroll). You can cycle through these functions just by pushing the center button on the wheel. Can't comment on battery life, as I've not used up a full charge yet to know exactly how long it lasts, but I've gotten at least 6-7 hours of continuous use on the first charge, and battery has not run out yet. Battery seems to last longer than my Apple Pencil.

I know my headline is kinda crazy sounding (and a little AI-ish,) but I AM a real (very excited) person, and I'm SO thrilled with this little hotkey pad. XD I just wanted to put answers to questions I couldn't find answers to in my headline, just in case it's helpful to others lol! I've also tried to leave a comprehensive but concise thoughts on my experience with the keypad for any fellow visual artists (especially those using larger-scale drawing tablets)WHY I NEEDED ITI currently use a WACOM Cintiq 22" (without "touch" capabilities), and trying to access my hot keys on my desktop keyboard was a nightmare. It made it uncomfortable, and deterred me from drawing.I found this little guy with a lot of great reviews, and had also heard enough positive buzz about Huion over the years that I gave it a try.It took a while to arrive, so just be ready for a wait. However, once it DID arrive, it has blown all of my hopes and expectations out of the water.FIRST IMPRESSIONS- Battery was already 90% charged- Downloading the driver was very easy and fast- Setting up the hot keys was incredibly easy and flexible- It comes with 2 sets of sticker labels so you can keep track of your hot keys- It has nice little rubber grips on the bottom so it doesn't slide all over the screen- It comes with a nice 3-ish foot USB cable so you don't HAVE to use bluetooth if you don't have it. I also think the cable is long enough that it doesn't get TOO in the way when you're drawing, either.MY FAV ASPECTS (So Far)1. I LOVE that the dial lets you set THREE different hot key settings simultaneously. I currently use "zoom in/out" and "canvas rotate". All you have to do is click the little button in the middle of the dial to switch between your desired "hot key mode". It's beyond convenient and comfortable for my hand.2. Super big fan of the bluetooth and wire connect options, and how the wire is long enough that it wont really impede your ability to draw or strain the connection.3. It's very light, and comfortable to use. While it has nice rubber grips, they aren't "too much" so you're not smudging your screen, but as long as your hand is on the device, it isn't sliding everywhere, either.4. Set up was incredibly straightforward and easy, and I loved how it offered program-specific key menus (like Clip Studio Paint and Photoshop).FINAL THOUGHTSI know it's just a hot key pad, but it has totally changed my workflow, and I'm much more excited and motivated to draw because I'm way more comfortable and efficient.I'm really impressed with the extra details like the stickers and USB cable that improve the user experience. I'm also really impressed that it functions SO seamlessly with my Wacom. A part of me had really worried that it WOULDN'T work so great since HUION sells their OWN line of drawing tablets--but it's working great.I've only been using it for a few days, so if it suddenly stops working or something, I'll update my review then. But, for fellow visual artists looking for a simple but effective hot key pad to make work more comfortable and efficient, I am REALLY pleased with the purchase, and highly recommend. ^_^

The media could not be loaded. ///The video attached to this review is in regard to the problem with this product, shown much farther below in the final 2 paragraphs.///So, I use this product for a couple of things, mostly digital animation and digital painting. If you are using it for those two purposes, this is rather serviceable and you can get a lot of mileage out of it. Ignoring that you can only bind one layout at a time, usually one setup for a program you use frequently like photoshop is all you need. It has definitely streamlined my work process since most of the common bindings I use like B and E, [ and ], and stuff like Ctrl+Z/ Ctrl+Shift+Z are all pretty straightforward and much easier to hit if I'm drawing on my tablet with this thing.If you do something like streaming this product is actually just a top tier godsend of a product because you can actually bind the keys to non buttons and instead opt for opening programs or executing short scripts. Example: You can press a button to open a program like OBS or a video game you play frequently as long as you bind the button to that programs executable file. If you're particularly savvy and determined and can write scripts with AutoHotkey you can essentially just have your entire computer bound on this tiny keypad.Essentially, if you draw a lot like I do, it allows you to disconnect your left hand from the keyboard and have a lot more freedom without having to constantly look over at your keyboard, which is awesome. And if you are a content creator or constantly open and close important programs this thing is absolutely nuts.However, this product does have a bit of a "quirk" that you either need to get used to or it will just piss you off constantly. And, I really do mean CONSTANTLY. I haven't found a fix for it anywhere and I use Huion's most updated driver for both my tablet and this Key dial so its definitely a design flaw/oversight with the actual keypad's design and not the software and drivers themselves.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//////So, here's the quirk and what you need to know about this product before spending $50+ on the key dial; it's 2 problems that play off each other in a really annoying way.\\\\\\------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. [The smaller problem] You can't press 2 keys together to combo them like a normal keyboard. Example: If you want to Ctrl+Z to undo a mistake, you have to set a specific button as Ctrl+Z, you can't have one button be CTRL and another be Z and press them together. So, this limits the keydial a bit but this isn't as big a deal on it's own. Personally, I have CTRL+Z and CTRL+SHIFT+Z on two separate buttons next to each other, so it works out fine.2. [The extremely annoying problem you NEED to know about] Pressing a key while holding another key will get the key first key "stuck" and constantly input itself as if you were holding the key down on your keyboard.This is just honestly a nightmare and took a lot of muscle memory to get used to. I've come to terms that this might have been intentional for... god only knows why... but I'll try to explain why this is such an annoying problem. Like I said, they are a problem together since using a normal keyboard your entire life you kind of just expect to be able to press two keys at the same time which is an absolutely no-no for this product.So, scenario. Lets say I have a key like CTRL or ALT bound to they keydial. CTRL or ALT do a lot of modifying in programs like photoshop, especially when you are trying to use a tool. Pretty much an essential as hell key along with Shift. If I'm working quickly and just happen to be holding down the CTRL bind the same time I hit a different button without thinking about it, you completely just ruin your workflow for a moment. It's really disorientating to be working on a drawing, just for the tablet to stop drawing because CTRL is permanently being held down and pressed. Even worse is when you go to hit a tool shortcut on your actual keyboard and god only knows what happens because key number whatever the F you just pressed is constantly inputting itself and photoshop keeps trying to press both of them together. I've seriously had entire projects get formatted improperly or had to spend a few minutes changing photoshops layout back to normal because having a modifying key held down is such a disaster.This is already annoying on it's own BUT YOU CAN ONLY "FIX" THE PROBLEM BY HITTING THE ORIGINAL KEY YOU MESSED UP WITH IN THE FIRST PLACE ON THE KEYDIAL. So, if you're getting used to the binds you made now you have to figure out which button you accidentally pressed until you finally re-press it. You can't hit whatever it's pressing on your actual keyboard, you have to actually go back and re-find the keydial bind you made and re-press it. If you use this product as much as I do, you start to be able to immediately recognize when it's doing this and I can quickly fix the problem now, but the fact that it's still happening to me several dozens/hundreds of hours in is a testament to how terrible of a design flaw it is.In the video I've attached to this review I tried to give an easy to understand example of how this problem works and how annoying it is. I don't use this keydial for gaming, as you can tell by the rest of the review, but for a visual sake I thought it was appropriate. I bound the keydial to W, A, S, and D for movement in this game. You'll notice that if I press the keys individually, they work as intended, but as soon as I hold down my binding for moving left (A in this case) and press another key, the keybind permanently holds down the left movement bind (A).The only way to fix the problem as seen in the video is having to re-press the original binding that is causing the problem. It's annoying, and it can be a total disaster when using creative software and having ALT or CTRL being permanently pressed down and causes a bunch of problems before you realize what's going on and daddy photoshop has his way with your project and layout.Still, it's a great product even with the quirk. I DO recommend using it, it's just you really do need to know how annoying it is to get used to the design oversight before committing to this keydial.