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Zero Hex -> Recommended Tablet? (3/13/2007 20:27:08)

My parents might get me a tablet for my birthday, but I need to tell them which one to get. >_>

Sooo...what would be the best tablet to get for under $150?

:D Thanks in advance



chickenbakeok -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/13/2007 20:38:58)

aww i want a tablet ;___:

alot of people use wacom tablets, but i dont know much about them so, maybe you could go to amazon.com or somethinga and check out the reviews





_Depression -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/13/2007 21:58:49)

My friend owns a tablet herself, and recommends Wacom. For $150 you won't get anything too big, but oh well.



Dracologist1 -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/13/2007 22:17:42)

I got a 4x5 Graphire tablet from Wacom for only $100. With it you get Corel Painter Essentials 2, Adobe Photoshop Elements 3, and a few Nik Color Efex Pro filters for Photoshop, all for free. It's not a bad deal IMO.



Nickwright -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/13/2007 22:44:21)

Yeah I need one too xD

Wacom seems to be our best bet Zero



The One To Rule -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/13/2007 23:22:15)

Wacom Graphire 4



Myhos -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/14/2007 8:21:50)

Wacom is great but for less then 150 bucks you'll end up with a pretty small one, I have Intuos3 9x12 but that was a an expensive one. Although its more expensive ($200), the Graphire4 6x8 is pretty good and trust me, the bigger the tablet the better control you have over it



The Illusive Man -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/14/2007 9:22:35)

Not the original compaq one.

I wouldn't get one though... They are really slow and the battery life = crap (on my old teach's one)



Dracologist1 -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/14/2007 15:13:59)

Well Wacom is battery free, so he wouldn't have to worry about that.



Krieg -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/14/2007 22:04:15)

Sorry for adding to the SPAM, but I'll be another who wants a tablet... preferably a tablet pc. Unfortunately, they're a bit on the pricey side of laptops.

Back on topic, I have no recommendations; I haven't had the time to really look for one yet.

If you check out NewEgg.com, they've got a few. Some of the smaller ones are under $50 (4.5" x 6"), the larger ones being more expensive though mostly affordable ($676 for a 12" x 19"). The non-WACOM 9" x 12"'s seem like they're a good deal (less than $150 compared to WACOM's equivalent size at $406).

If you don't care about brand names, than you should be able to find a few good deals.



vashigoozes -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/14/2007 22:11:36)

whats a tablet?



Krieg -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/14/2007 22:17:30)

It's basically a surface board connected to the computer that one can write on using a stylus putting input into the computer. It's a nice tool for digital artists as it replaces the mouse with a more familiar writing utensil for drawing.



vashigoozes -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/14/2007 22:18:15)

ooooooh that's cool



Myhos -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/15/2007 8:23:12)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Penndragon

Sorry for adding to the SPAM, but I'll be another who wants a tablet... preferably a tablet pc. Unfortunately, they're a bit on the pricey side of laptops.

Back on topic, I have no recommendations; I haven't had the time to really look for one yet.

If you check out NewEgg.com, they've got a few. Some of the smaller ones are under $50 (4.5" x 6"), the larger ones being more expensive though mostly affordable ($676 for a 12" x 19"). The non-WACOM 9" x 12"'s seem like they're a good deal (less than $150 compared to WACOM's equivalent size at $406).

If you don't care about brand names, than you should be able to find a few good deals.


Yea it might be less expensive but whats the sensitivity of it?



nolraitru -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/15/2007 13:04:04)

Wacom isn't just a brand name. It's an amazingly senstive tablet. Intuos (from the Wiki entry) "includes tilt sensitivity and 1024 levels of pressure". And the no battery/no cord stylus is an amazing little thing too. If you don't want so much senstivity, go with Graphire4 (current "generation") which has (from the wiki entry on Wacom again) "512 levels of pressure". Which even then gives for amazing control of what you're doing.

If you want for under 100-150, you'll be getting a rather small 4x5" tablet, which doesn't offer much control if your resolution on your monitor is at or over 800x600 (Which is the smallest I might add). You'll want to aim for a 6x8" or above to get the control needed for drawing or even graphic design in general.

If you want more info, check [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom]here[/color]. That's the wiki entry, and you can even just google Wacom and go right to their site if you want. If you're going to buy a tablet, just go with Wacom, it's a safer bet.



Krieg -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/15/2007 13:18:32)

I'm not exactly sure what it's called under stats, but I'm guessing it's "Pressure Levels". Either way, I'll post my thoughts.

Genius MousePen 8" x 6" Active Area USB Graphic Tablet
Price: $54.99
Pressure Levels: 1024

WACOM Intuos3 PTZ630 6" x 8" Active Area USB Tablet
Price: $299.99
Pressure Levels: 1024

Same active area and pressure level, a large difference in price. However, WACOM's do get better reviews for compatibility. It might be risky to try the less expensive models, but if it works, I believe it would be worth its price.



elda142 -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/15/2007 20:02:16)

I have a Wacom 8"x5" tablet and it works well.It not only has a stylus pen, but a mouse! And I have no idea how much it cost but it came with some odd adobe programs for picture editting...



Myhos -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/15/2007 21:39:57)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Penndragon

I'm not exactly sure what it's called under stats, but I'm guessing it's "Pressure Levels". Either way, I'll post my thoughts.

Genius MousePen 8" x 6" Active Area USB Graphic Tablet
Price: $54.99
Pressure Levels: 1024

WACOM Intuos3 PTZ630 6" x 8" Active Area USB Tablet
Price: $299.99
Pressure Levels: 1024

Same active area and pressure level, a large difference in price. However, WACOM's do get better reviews for compatibility. It might be risky to try the less expensive models, but if it works, I believe it would be worth its price.

First of all notice how the 50 buck 1 doesn't support vista? then next PC you get WILL have vista so you won't get too much time with it. 2nd pressure levels isn't everything:

Tablet Dimensions: 13.6" x 10.3" x .5"
Active Area: 6" x 8"
Pressure Levels: 1,024
Resolution: 5,080 lpi
Maximum data rate: 200 pps
Accuracy: +- .01"
Tilt range: +-60º

tell me the resolution of the 50 buck one or the tilt range

edit: i took at look at what the 50 buck one had:

Resolution: 4,064
Tilt: unknown
Max data rate: unknown
Accuracy: unknown
Tilt: unknown

what is know tho is that you need AAA batteries for the pen and mouse



Krieg -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/16/2007 9:23:12)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Myhos
First of all notice how the 50 buck 1 doesn't support vista?

1) Vista has so many bugs in it that it isn't worth getting for at least two years. They still offer older operating systems. Besides, what's wrong with the Mac OS or Linux?
2) [sarcasm] Notice my comment about compatibility on the bottom or did that slip by your perspicacious eye? [/sarcasm]

If you hadn't noticed already, I do not know much about tablets. You asked about the sensitivity and I gave you an answer. Beyond that and you're on your own. If you were so keen on researching to prove my thoughts wrong (which were not; you just took them a step further), then please finish researching by yourself and stop asking questions that you can find by yourself especially after some links were given to you to point you in that direction.

I'm sorry for sounding POed, but I am annoyed with the above post.

Elda:

ADESSO CT-8600A 6" x 8" Active Area USB Graphics Tablet with Adobe PhotoShop Elements 3.0
No mouse and low stats, but whatever.

Zero Hex: If you can afford a WACOM that has a sufficient area for you to work with, then go for it. The largest NewEgg offers for a WACOM a little over $150 is either the WACOM Graphire4 CTE640S 6" x 8" Active Area USB Tablet or the WACOM Graphire4 CTE640B 6" x 8" Active Area USB Tablet for $169 each. They're both out of stock from NewEgg atm, but they should offer it in some other places. The surface area should be enough and they come with the tablet, a pen with stand, a mouse, 2 CD's for installation, the user manual, and "bundled software".



elda142 -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/16/2007 15:41:42)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Myhos
Elda:

ADESSO CT-8600A 6" x 8" Active Area USB Graphics Tablet with Adobe PhotoShop Elements 3.0
No mouse and low stats, but whatever.


Not it. Wacom is brand name, I have the WACOM CTE-440



Myhos -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/16/2007 17:05:26)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Penndragon
1) Vista has so many bugs in it that it isn't worth getting for at least two years. They still offer older operating systems. Besides, what's wrong with the Mac OS or Linux?
2) [sarcasm] Notice my comment about compatibility on the bottom or did that slip by your perspicacious eye? [/sarcasm]

If you hadn't noticed already, I do not know much about tablets. You asked about the sensitivity and I gave you an answer. Beyond that and you're on your own. If you were so keen on researching to prove my thoughts wrong (which were not; you just took them a step further), then please finish researching by yourself and stop asking questions that you can find by yourself especially after some links were given to you to point you in that direction.

I'm sorry for sounding POed, but I am annoyed with the above post.

Elda:

ADESSO CT-8600A 6" x 8" Active Area USB Graphics Tablet with Adobe PhotoShop Elements 3.0
No mouse and low stats, but whatever.

Zero Hex: If you can afford a WACOM that has a sufficient area for you to work with, then go for it. The largest NewEgg offers for a WACOM a little over $150 is either the WACOM Graphire4 CTE640S 6" x 8" Active Area USB Tablet or the WACOM Graphire4 CTE640B 6" x 8" Active Area USB Tablet for $169 each. They're both out of stock from NewEgg atm, but they should offer it in some other places. The surface area should be enough and they come with the tablet, a pen with stand, a mouse, 2 CD's for installation, the user manual, and "bundled software".

And now I am annoyed by yours, I looked at the site, i look at the home site of the manufacturers of the product. All that i found out was the battery thing and the resolution NOTHING ELSE. And i wanted to point out that specifically that it doesn't work with vista(since most people use Windows). I use All of the major OS's out there, also most computers that you can get have vista and all of them will have it in half a year or so.



Krieg -> RE: Recommended Tablet? (3/17/2007 16:37:51)

quote:

ORIGINAL: elda142

Not it. Wacom is brand name, I have the WACOM CTE-440


You didn't quite understand what I meant. I didn't mean to point out which was yours, but another tablet that contained "some odd adobe programs for picture editting".

In other words, it was a pointless comment that I wanted to throw out there.

So, do you have any ideas yet, Zero Hex?



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