Acer ProCreator PE270XT
Acer ProCreator PE270XT
If you’re happy with a glossy screen, this is a superb choice for photographers, animators and designers
SCORE
PRICE
£583 (£700 inc VAT)
from
scan.co.uk
At Computex last year, Acer announced its ProCreator range targeting creative professionals. Along with the 32in PE320QXT, available for £1,000 inc VAT from Scan, we’re now seeing the fruit of its labours in the UK with the debut of the 27in PE270XT. It offers a holy trinity of high-end features: a 5K IPS Black panel for stunning contrast and sharpness, 100% coverage of Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 gamuts, plus touchscreen support for styluses.
That means digital artists who might otherwise be tempted by the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (see p72) can enjoy an even larger canvas for less money. The supplied active stylus is far more basic than the Huion’s: there’s an eraser, shortcut button (which defaults to the marquee tool in Photoshop) and USB-C port for charging, and that’s it. You get two nibs in the box, but they’re both hard-tipped so the nib-on-screen sensation is as you’d expect against a shiny layer of glass without any roughening. However, it’s accurate and responsive, so artists should be happy with what they can achieve.