Graphics Tablet

Teutorix

Im looking to get a graphics tablet, I thought you guys might be the best people to ask. What do i get? and where do i get it?

Thanks in advance

p

1. get a wacom.
2. buy online
3. spend no more than €200 for a starter tablet

Teutorix

Cool thanks, wasnt planning on spending more than 100 anyway.

Any reccomendations for a site to buy from?

yawnstretch

I'm holding off for the next 6 months in case the apple tablet is coming.

emmetcummins

Just got a wacom bamboo one, its great small enough. If you're a student you can get like %50 off on some sites. I got mine on Play.com for €30 and free shipping cos i sent it to an aunt in london

Teutorix

emmetcummins wrote: »

Just got a wacom bamboo one, its great small enough. If you're a student you can get like %50 off on some sites. I got mine on Play.com for €30 and free shipping cos i sent it to an aunt in london

they ship free all over europe

emmetcummins

Not for electronics or computer peripherals, only for DVD, music, games, books, and clothing http://www.play.com/HOME/HOME/6-/Help.html?page=del

Teutorix

oh yeah...

wong

yawnstretch wrote: »

I'm holding off for the next 6 months in case the apple tablet is coming.

Why go for an apple tablet which will be obviously overpriced when you get a wacom tablet that has been tried and trusted?

Teutorix

wong wrote: »

Why go for an apple tablet which will be obviously overpriced when you get a wacom tablet that has been tried and trusted?

Thats what i was thinking, apple are rip-off ba***rds

yawnstretch

wong wrote: »

Why go for an apple tablet which will be obviously overpriced when you get a wacom tablet that has been tried and trusted?

Becuase I'll be able to draw on the screen itself.

Teutorix

yawnstretch wrote: »

Becuase I'll be able to draw on the screen itself.

Erm... im a total noob but im 99% sure wacom have a range of tablets like that

Amalgam

Teutorix wrote: »

Erm... im a total noob but im 99% sure wacom have a range of tablets like that

They do Teutorix, Wacom sell the Cintiq range of products.

http://www.wacom.eu/index2.asp?pid=90&lang=en

I can't see the Apple tablet being tailored to the same degree as the Wacom tablets, to be honest.

Teutorix

Amalgam wrote: »

They do Teutorix, Wacom sell the Cintiq range of products.

http://www.wacom.eu/index2.asp?pid=90&lang=en

I can't see the Apple tablet being tailored to the same degree as the Wacom tablets, to be honest.

I would think so... wacom arent the worlds premier graphics tablet manufacturers for no reason

yawnstretch

Teutorix wrote: »

I would think so... wacom arent the worlds premier graphics tablet manufacturers for no reason

Too much clutter. Who needs boxes and cables all over the place? It doesnt take a giant leap to imagine a tablet computer that is standalone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnuT4Ir6JIQ

I understand that wacom are currently the best. However being the best at something doesnt mean that you're safe from being instantly innovated out of the market. Wakey wakey wacom! This tech is on the way.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136910/Windows_7_The_OS_that_launches_a_thousand_touch_screen_PCs_

emmetcummins

Wacom actually supply most tablet pcs with their drivers and some HP tablet pcs are basically just a cintiq with a processor in a laptop case

Teutorix

How did we get from an apple tablet to windows 7?

Moromaster

There's a huge learning curve using a block tablet. It's odd having to stare at the wrong place when drawing. But once I got used to it, I never looked back at my mouse.