The 5 Best Osu Tablets 2020

Osu is fun.

No, osu is not just "fun"...

It's an addictive carneval of colors, music and speed. Best suited for people with the twitchy nervous system of a war veteran. After playing it a bit you quickly realize that you need something better than a mouse to reach the absolute limits of your potential.

If you're interested in becoming better at Osu then you will need to consider a graphic tablet for the absolute tracking it enables. But there are other features to consider, like the RPS, active area size and pressure sensitivity (if you want to also draw or write with it).

For the time being we'll just focus on squeezing out more performance.

Features important for OSU:

Absolute tracking
Means that unlike the relative tracking from your mouse you'll be able to instantly move the cursor over to a new location.Thus saving you some precious seconds.

Active area
Smaller is better in this aspect. The less space you have to move your arm the less time is spent, the more points are earned. But at the same time finding the optimal size might be crucial for scoring those extra points for those tight corners. Where a larger active area and a higher resolution might be advised.

Parallax and response time
This matters if you're interested in performing at the absolute limits of perfection. Some of them shave off milliseconds in response time. Minimizing parallax also means that your cursor will be as accurate as possible. With a cheaper alternative you might have to adjust to less than perfect precision. More expensive tablets will have lower parallax but they will also have larger surfaces. In this case there isn't much wiggle room.

To recap, the most important aspects for an osu tablet are:

• Absolute tracking
• Smaller active area
• Parallax and response time of the stylus

1. Huion H420 Osu

2. XP-Pen G640 6x4

3. GAOMON Osu Pad 

4. Huion 420 Osu

This doesn't have the express keys the first Huion model has. In all other significant ways it's no different. It boils down to do you like the aesthetic? Do you want or need the express keys?  The price is slightly less so might be worth it.

5. Intuos Small Art

Wrapping it up

Although Huion's Osu tablet is popular the better stats are clearly on the XP-Pen. These tablet manufacturer's tend to just make tablets for note taking and drawing and they simply slap the title "Osu" on it to sell a few more units. So when making a decision, don't make it based on the Osu in the name.  Look at the size, the RPS, resolution and activation height.