"Jerkiness" with Wacom tablet via Bluetooth

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For years I’ve used a USB-connected Wacom, and now I’m trying one with Bluetooth capabilities. I’ve noticed that when you connect it via Bluetooth, and “draw” by moving the cursor/brush at a moderately quick speed, it’s not as smooth as the same tablet using its USB connection. It’s something like a lower frame rate. Is that normal for a bluetooth Wacom?

Moving the cursor with my Bluetooth Magic trackpad is noticeably smoother, with less flickering.

Is there something I can do to make the Wacom smoother? I’ve installed the latest driver.

Thanks,
Russell

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FWIW, I used a Wacom for many years and it got increasingly less useful due to driver quality issues. I didn’t have a Bluetooth one, though.

I switched to a different brand over this - my Xencelabs is wireless and connects via a custom dongle through USB-A. I luckily have no lag issues.

Bandwidth over BT should be more than sufficient, so no, it shouldn’t behave this way.

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Thanks for the quick response. I’ll contact Wacom support about this.

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