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Tablet issues, tips needed please!

Fri Jul 3, 2009, 6:01 PM

Mood: Tired
Listening to: The fan
Eating: Brioche de Vendrennes
Drinking: Coke

Ok, so I know I haven't uploaded anything for quite a whole year, and here's the reason:
My tablet is an old Genius G-Pen 450 model and I'm having trouble using it. I need to squeeze very hard because the level pressure sensitivity doesn't seem to work correctly. Result: my wrist aches after 5 minutes using the tablet

Moreover, I have a recurrent problem with tablets: I have a very poor eyes/hand coordination. It's extremely difficult for me to look at the screen if my drawing hand is elsewhere.

So I'm looking for tips and advice about good reliable and affordable tablets. A screen tablet would be ideal for my problem, but considering the price, I'll never be rich enough to afford one, lol.

I'm so impatient to be able to draw again on my computer, PS misses me

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*AureliusHaris Jul 3, 2009, 6:23:41 PM

The cheapest screen tablet I have seen is a 12 inch Cintiq by Wacom and it cost $999. For For price comfort I would suggest the Bamboo Fun also by Wacom for $99 but it would require you practice that hand eye coordination. From what I have found researching, and I have been searching for a long time, Wacom seem to be top when it comes to a graphic tablet.

I did dig a little on the tablet you mentioned. I found this [link]

rodID=99 . It doesn't out right say it but the pictures gives me the thought that you can work on screen with this. I am not sure though, hope this helped.

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I want a man who looks like Christmas morning.

[link]

~UtopiaGlam Jul 4, 2009, 10:00:10 AM

Thank you for your help, dear ^^

Unfortunately, the Genius tablet isn't a screen one, Genius don't make screen tablets and the background image is just a decoration paper they put behind every tablet's pad ^^'

I think I'm gonna have to wait until I get enough money and the prices get low ^^ (Cintiq 12WX is so interesting, yet so expensive! They're selling it 999€ but 999$ equals 715€ >.>

'Alors j'me dis que j'dois pas être le seul en lice
à vouloir mettre ma main dans la gueule d'Adam Smith'
(Volo)

*AureliusHaris Jul 4, 2009, 12:35:45 PM

Oh darn sorry about that...so misleading.

Yes that Cintiq is amazing unfortunately for me I am used to looking at the screen instead of the tablet so it wouldn't be good for me. That is pretty sweet I knew that you would pay less but I don't know how to convert

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I want a man who looks like Christmas morning.

[link]

~UtopiaGlam Jul 4, 2009, 3:35:30 PM

Here's a converter's site: [link]

But Wacom doesn't play it fair. It's 999€ instead of 715€... Maybe it's possible for an European to buy it from the US store and pay the price in USD (which is currently cheapest because the €uro is very strong at the moment) but I'm not sure at all, because it seems the site detects the location :/

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'Alors j'me dis que j'dois pas être le seul en lice
à vouloir mettre ma main dans la gueule d'Adam Smith'
(Volo)