I don't draw, but I make annotations on screen with it. Simple shapes, words, etc. Works great for me.

Notes:
- For those wondering and have never interacted with one of these, yes. It does control the mouse pointer as expected but it also works while hovering (not touching, maybe 1-2 inches) over the pad. I was confused as to how you would know where to put the pen thing down to write. Had a hard time finding the answer to that question. Googled for a whole 2-3 mins. Now I know, and so do you.
- Also for never touched'ers, no, you do not need one of those hand protector things if you are doing something simple like me.

I am not a digital artist and don't strive to be one. I just need to be able to draw simple things on my screen and using the mouse is just wrong on so many levels.

Enough said this thing is great on the go

This is a great item , my daughter loved it

The 'Renewed' Wacom tablet looked like new when I took it out of the box it came in. The box was your typical plain brown cardboard box printed with a large Wacom logo. Inside the box everything was held securely by a custom cut and folded piece of packing cardboard. This box looked like it might normally be covered by a slip cover in the (un-renewed) retail packaging.

I had no problems getting the tablet running on Linux Mint - I just connected the enclosed USB cable to the tablet and plugged the cable into an empty USB port on my computer. I then opened up the 'System Settings' tool (a.k.a. 'control panel' in Windows) and there was a new 'Graphics Tablet' icon that I could click on to set up the tablet. Please note that I'm running Linux; I believe if you're running Windows or OSX you will need to install some drivers first.

While I don't need (and can't use because I'm running Linux) any of the software that comes with the tablet, I did register the tablet with Wacom. Wacom asks you to enter the 'Model Number' of the product you are registering, and shows you were you can find the model number on the retail packaging - which the renewed product does not come in.

However, the box does have a sticker on it that is printed with numbers and barcodes, none of which are labeled as the model number. On my second try to register the product, I found that the number printed on the bottom right of the label was the model number that Wacom wanted. In my case, the number they wanted started with 8AH00...

By the way, I did see a 'Software Library' option during the registration process which is where you download the software extras that are bundled with the tablet. Again, I did not do this.

So... Am I happy? Yup. Everything that came - tablet, pen, USB cord and packaging - all look unused and like new. The tablet is working well for me so far, although like any graphics tablet it will take me a while to get comfortable using it. If I wanted to buy a Intuos S would I buy a renewed one again? In a heartbeat. The savings I realized by buying a renewed tablet compared to the full 'new' price made this purchase - for me - a no brainer.

This tablet works smoothly and perfectly. However, I had a bit of trouble registering it to receive the bonus software. The automatic process didn't work as it should've so I had to contact wacom customer support to have them register it for me. They were quick to respond and quick to register it so that was great, however I was only able to claim one software and Clip Studio Paint Pro was not at all available for me to choose from. And that is the program I wanted most out of the three. Had I been able to choose that I would've been fine not having the others but Paint Essenials 7 is what I got and it's not exactly the most useful for me... so for that I am a bit disappointed. I'll be contacting support again to see if they can give me the other program but I have my doubts that they will.