Graphics Tablets

Bramp · 07-07-2007, 07:04 PM

My GF is into painting and drawing, she has really been wanting a tablet, and well her birthday is coming up. I just have no clue what to get her, there are a lot of options and I don't want to make a mistake and get the wrong thing.

Max Budget is $200 but would prefer to be much less if possible.

She has never used a tablet before, I guess I am wondering what you guys recommend for a first time tablet?

I have been looking at the Wacom Graphire 4 Series; seen in link.
http://www.wacom.com/graphire/4x5.cfm

is the 4X5 to small, should I step up to the 6X8?

Or should I look on ebay for a higher end one but used to stay in budget, something like this?
http://www.wacom.com/intuos/6x8.cfm

other info:

What kind of work can you do on a 6X8 tablet?

Should I look at another brand altogether?

Thanks for any help from those knowledgeable about tablets.

P.S admen's if wrong area feel free to move thread...

bluedishwasher · 07-07-2007, 07:05 PM

my friend has the cheapest wacom and loves it, buy whatever you can afford, only buy it on ebay if it's brand new with warranty from the seller, otherwise they're all really good

XxSNIPERxX · 07-07-2007, 07:08 PM

i have always wanted one of these

i say get the better one.. ur gf may not know how to use it yet but im sure once she starts using it she will want to take advantage of all the features so the more expenssive one will be more beneficial in the end.. also saves u having to upgrade it for her next birth day

win win

**dragon2309** · 07-07-2007, 07:47 PM

definately dont get the 4x5 one its way too small to be effective.

the second one you linked to, this one - http://www.wacom.com/intuos/6x8.cfm - is an incredibly nice tablet, and have toyed with getting that for quite a while. At the moment i have a crappy old one, that does the job.

dragon

*EDIT* - btw, the intuos 3 range are amazingly better than the graphire ones, hence the difference in price, if you can stretch the budget then defo get the intuos

Bramp · 07-09-2007, 05:35 PM

How necessary is the “Nik Color Efex Pro™ 2 GE for selectively applying photo enhancements” software? I can save $30 bucks by purchasing on newegg.com but it does not include that software?

P.S I have posted on other forums too, and so far the "graphire" and "intuos" series have gotten even votes, any other voters?

07-07-2007, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bramp Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 378	Graphics Tablets My GF is into painting and drawing, she has really been wanting a tablet, and well her birthday is coming up. I just have no clue what to get her, there are a lot of options and I don't want to make a mistake and get the wrong thing. Max Budget is $200 but would prefer to be much less if possible. She has never used a tablet before, I guess I am wondering what you guys recommend for a first time tablet? I have been looking at the Wacom Graphire 4 Series; seen in link. http://www.wacom.com/graphire/4x5.cfm is the 4X5 to small, should I step up to the 6X8? Or should I look on ebay for a higher end one but used to stay in budget, something like this? http://www.wacom.com/intuos/6x8.cfm other info: What kind of work can you do on a 6X8 tablet? Should I look at another brand altogether? Thanks for any help from those knowledgeable about tablets. P.S admen's if wrong area feel free to move thread...

07-07-2007, 07:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
bluedishwasher Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 639	my friend has the cheapest wacom and loves it, buy whatever you can afford, only buy it on ebay if it's brand new with warranty from the seller, otherwise they're all really good __________________ - Jon

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dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,338	definately dont get the 4x5 one its way too small to be effective. the second one you linked to, this one - http://www.wacom.com/intuos/6x8.cfm - is an incredibly nice tablet, and have toyed with getting that for quite a while. At the moment i have a crappy old one, that does the job. dragon EDIT - btw, the intuos 3 range are amazingly better than the graphire ones, hence the difference in price, if you can stretch the budget then defo get the intuos __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

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07-07-2007, 07:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
XxSNIPERxX banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Age: 23 Posts: 589	i have always wanted one of these i say get the better one.. ur gf may not know how to use it yet but im sure once she starts using it she will want to take advantage of all the features so the more expenssive one will be more beneficial in the end.. also saves u having to upgrade it for her next birth day win win

07-09-2007, 05:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bramp Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 378	How necessary is the “Nik Color Efex Pro™ 2 GE for selectively applying photo enhancements” software? I can save $30 bucks by purchasing on newegg.com but it does not include that software? P.S I have posted on other forums too, and so far the "graphire" and "intuos" series have gotten even votes, any other voters?