has anyone ever tried to use this tablet as a drawing tablet for like photoshop and 3ds max by anychance? i'm trying to look for an affordible tablet?
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I use it for a drawing application, Smartdraw, I found it was no better or worse than others. I had an ASUS Slate pc before. I have not used it on the programs you listed. Good luck
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Yes. This tablet is awesome! I had this tablet for a year and its running strong. I've even used it as a phone.
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I'm pretty sure you can get around that by downloading the driver directly. Try doing a search for them. The tablet will work plug and play, but with fewer features I think. I actually downloads some Wacom drivers too, based on something I read on a forum. Short answer-- it shouldn't be a problem.
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Yes, you do need some type of graphics software to create art or graphic design projects. The tablet by itself can only be used as a replacement mouse. If budget is your concern, try Photoshop Elements or CorelDraw.
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Negative. It's simply used to take notes and doodle. Can't draw or take notes and connect to another device.
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The tablet functions as a "mouse" sort of input. I've only used it with GIMP once, but it did everything I needed it to. Depending on how you use your mouse, and what buttons you're using, you may lose some functionality in that respect, but that's only if you completely forgo the mouse for the tablet input.
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It's a fairly simply tablet so I would think so. I've used lots of different Wacom tablets over the years and this is really nice one for the price. The surface is a great texture and the pressure -sensitivity when working in programs like Photoshop is excellent.
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Photoshop is one of the many applications that the tablet will work with. No you do not. It can be used as a mouse to navigate windows and will give you the functionality of the pen.
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I would not say it is overkill, and here's why: Over time you will find yourself wanting to do things, even just once in a great while, where you will be glad you purchased a tablet that does more. I have done some photo repair using Photoshop and Paintshop Pro. As I became more and more familiar with digital painting and drawing, I found myself wanting to learn more - I could not have done it without continually upgrading my hardware - which can get expensive. Go with the better tablet - I guarantee that at some point, you will be very happy you did.
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I'm currently working with a switched an Intuos gripper pen and a graphite table. I see thats not the tablet you're asking about but if you want to risk it - sometimes it works - in my case and sometimes not- like with Kristin who wrote in below. (but maybe that pen is stated as compatible? I didn't research it before I gave it a try!)
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No. This tablet is for drawing. I would not recommend buying this tablet. Read my review for additional information.
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I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate, and the Tablet performs great. I have this tablet for several months, using it with Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Photoshop Elements. Never have a problem. I try a couple of tablets before, and this one is the best.
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I can't speak to what your preferences are with a tablet but I work on very large artwork myself and even so, the small tablet is what I prefer, anything larger would be cumbersome.
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I think this is a good choice as long as you're not using it professionally. I use mine as a hobby mostly and in that case the pros outweigh the cons. The pros are the size of the tablet, lowPrice and features while the BIG con here is the driver issues. However yesterday I got a new driver sent to me and it's working it well.
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This would work, but it isn't worth it.Only get this for light fun, not for actual art. I bought this because my more expensive tablet broke, turns out you still get what you pay for.Find a better tablet, like a Wacom or Huon.
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The stylus I think is pretty decent for drawing, but the platform you're working on makes a huge difference too. If your tablet or whatever doesn't pick up the movements quickly enough, your drawings will look bad regardless of the quality of the stylus. So, I like it more than other styli I've tried for drawing, but my drawings still look like butt.
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I had played with one at CES, and then spent about twenty minutes going through everything on it at Frys Electronics (their demo unit) yesterday. I ran the windows experience index thing and it scored low obviously, but everything was still a tenth of a point above my current laptop which is no slouch. I run everything on my current laptop, including high graphics needs such as Rhino, Keyshot 2, Photoshop, Etc. with no problems. My point being this tablet is still just i tiny bit more powerful so it should run about anything you throw at it fairly decently. Enough to get the work done for sure