drawing tablets

CopperKid · 03-24-2008, 03:19 PM

hey guys, i was looking at buying one of those drawing tablets and i was just wondering if any one has any advice or things to look for, my budget is hopefully around 1000 but less is always better:d

ukulele_ninja · 03-24-2008, 03:21 PM

Wacom is the way to go. Thats a little bit of a large budget, you can get a very nice size for around $300

CopperKid · 03-24-2008, 03:30 PM

ohh very nice, thanks, ill take a look into them

Irishwhistle · 03-24-2008, 06:16 PM

Definately go Wacom. I'm happy with my Wacom Bamboo and that was only about $60 (US dollars). If you want a really nice one you could get this http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...WAC+CINTIQ12WX (the tablet has a display that you draw on)

If you want one that's a little less expensive you could go with the http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...ed.WAC+PTZ1231

It's got a really big workspace.

There are other wacom intuos tablets with smaller workspaces that are less expensive.

Then of course there is the Wacom Bamboo Fun.

Check out their website here http://wacom.com/index.html

ukulele_ninja · 03-24-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishwhistle

Definately go Wacom. I'm happy with my Wacom Bamboo and that was only about $60 (US dollars). If you want a really nice one you could get this http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...WAC+CINTIQ12WX (the tablet has a display that you draw on)

If you want one that's a little less expensive you could go with the http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...ed.WAC+PTZ1231

It's got a really big workspace.

There are other wacom intuos tablets with smaller workspaces that are less expensive.

Then of course there is the Wacom Bamboo Fun.

Check out their website here http://wacom.com/index.html

Unless your doing some really heavy graphics stuff, I dont think you need anything that heavy duty. The bamboo is fantastic and so is the Intuos 4X6 model which starts at around $150

Irishwhistle · 03-24-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ukulele_ninja

Unless your doing some really heavy graphics stuff, I dont think you need anything that heavy duty. The bamboo is fantastic and so is the Intuos 4X6 model which starts at around $150

Agreed! I was just showing him the best he could get with the money.

My Bamboo 4x6 is great!

ukulele_ninja · 03-24-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishwhistle

Agreed! I was just showing him the best he could get with the money.

My Bamboo 4x6 is great!

Ive been looking at both the bamboo and intuous 4X6 but cant make up my mind which Im more interested in. does the bamboo work good with photoshop and illustrator?

Irishwhistle · 03-24-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ukulele_ninja

Ive been looking at both the bamboo and intuous 4X6 but cant make up my mind which Im more interested in. does the bamboo work good with photoshop and illustrator?

idk if you mean the bamboo or the bamboo fun, but anyway... I can't tell you much because I'm a Linux user. It's works no problem with the Linux version of Gimp and Inkscape. My brother uses his 4x6 Bamboo Fun in Photoshop CS2 with no problems.

voyagerfan99 · 03-24-2008, 10:55 PM

I've been looking to get one myself and I think I'll get a Bamboo. Thanks guys!

Irishwhistle · 03-25-2008, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

I've been looking to get one myself and I think I'll get a Bamboo. Thanks guys!

You're welcome!

Just beware, the software the Fun comes with (the normal bamboo doesn't com with anything but the driver) is pretty bad. Unfortunately, it doesn't work well with Gimp in Windows (the Linux version is fine), so you'll need Photoshop or maybe Corel Painter X. Just make sure you've got some software it works well with... who knows, you might even be able to get Gimp to work.

03-24-2008, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
CopperKid Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 357	drawing tablets hey guys, i was looking at buying one of those drawing tablets and i was just wondering if any one has any advice or things to look for, my budget is hopefully around 1000 but less is always better:d __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 My Rig (:Laptop:) IBM Lenovo T60 Intel Centrino Duo T7200 2.0 GHZ 2 GIG DDR Ram ATI Radeon X1400 512 MB

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Irishwhistle Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 14 Posts: 1,779	Definately go Wacom. I'm happy with my Wacom Bamboo and that was only about $60 (US dollars). If you want a really nice one you could get this http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...WAC+CINTIQ12WX (the tablet has a display that you draw on) If you want one that's a little less expensive you could go with the http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...ed.WAC+PTZ1231 It's got a really big workspace. There are other wacom intuos tablets with smaller workspaces that are less expensive. Then of course there is the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Check out their website here http://wacom.com/index.html __________________ The Heron Has Been Unleashed! CPU: Intel Celeron 1.5GhZ :P GPU: Integrated Intel :P RAM: 256MB :P OS: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron! :D The statement below is true. The statement above is false.

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