Choosing a Wacom.

[Evil]

Yeah Eric, I have the same problem and I cant find my others. Do you also have a problem getting the flat part of the side button(s) to work? I still have trouble with that.

[MrColossal]

i don't use the buttons at all... why use them?

[Evil]

I'm just too damn lazy to change from mouse to pen.

[._.]

Heh scotch, rename your avatar, it keeps getting blocked by my work and school proxies (it's called porn.gif)...

I am not porn k ._./

[AGA]

Not yet...

[TheYak]

Sorry to reincarnate an old thread but I was browsing the Wacom thread and looking at the Intuos.  Particularly, I was looking at the nifty Intuos 2 features vs. the Graphire 3: Tilt detection, Grip pen, handy menu-buttons on tablet, 1024 levels of pressure vs. 512.  I was thinking, "Hey, I can actually afford this now! Hooray for commercialism!"  
So, I wanted to get an opinion or two from people with some experience with tablets, particularly Wacom, to see if it's worth the $$$ to upgrade from my Graphire 2.

[RickJ]

I noticed that the Wacom Graphire thing comes bundled with Adobe Elements for $99.  Elements usually retails for $99 so thats a pretty good deal if you don't already have Photoshop or something.  

[TheYak]

Good comment..  useless to me.    I've got the Graphire 2 and it is a sweet tablet.  It actually comes bundled with its control panel/driver software, Photoshop Elements, Painter Classic and PenPalette (plug-in for extra versatility for tablet in Photoshop).  Photoshop Elements is quite useful (The options cut from Photoshop I don't even miss) and Painter is a very cool program, particularly with a tablet.

[Elianto_Guestmode]

I'm thinking to buy a tablet too but I'm stuck choosing among ultrapen 12000/8000 and the graphire3 some suggestion??? It's really worth the extra price for the wacom or for a starter the aiptek are just good???

[TheYak]

I believe it's been stated once or twice already but here goes: The Aiptek, while being a hell of a lot better than the Wacom, has some design flaws.  I haven't heard from any Graphire 2 (or 3) user that finds their tablet difficult to use.  Spending about $100 isn't much when you're talking about professional (or at least semi-pro) equipment.  If you really want to test the waters and see if you even wanna blow that kind of money, get a cheaper Logitech (I believe a $25 one was mentioned) or a JamStudio (If they're still sold).  I can pretty much guarantee that if you put any use into the cheapy, you'll be salivating over the possible use of a Wacom.  [Of course, 'tis only a Yak's opinion but I think a few might agree]

[Scummbuddy]

I just went with my Dad to CompUSA and bought a Wacom Intuitos 2 6*8 tablet.  I want to use it now, but I have to wait til Christmas, so I'll soon upload my art that I do with that and the programs.  Thanks for all your help guys. (in convincing my Dad to get me one, especially Miez's quote of "I love my Wacom"