Buying as a gift for my 16 yr old daughter. I know nothing about these tablets- should I get the small or medium? Are they much different?
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Hi...it all depends on the skill level of the user. If she is familiar with a pen pad and will use it for extensive graphics the a medium might be more useful. But if she hasn't used one before and would be learning then the small is a very good size. The pen pads take some getting used to. Unless she is already working on digital graphics, the small will be a lot to handle.
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Hi Donna,The tablet is great, I love it! For sure get her a small, it is a perfect size.
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In my opinion the small is much easier to Cary and use. One of the biggest experts of Photoshop Mr Kelby of Kelby training also recommends and uses the same.
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For your information, this tablet is useful for designers, painters and photographers. It is used as a pen to retouch and paint. There is no much different in the size for beginners. I hope this helped you.
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Get the small for her, more than enough room to work with. I have the medium size and it feels too big.
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I ordered the small for my daughter and it was plenty big for her. I don't think it was enough difference to justify the $. I'm not a tech person but she seems to like it and uses it often.
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If your daughter is studying design or illustration is preferable to buy the medium size. But if it's just a hobby, it is preferable to small.
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the small is actually pretty large by itself and I found it to be a very awesome product! go ahead and get the small becuase if you get the med. or large it would probably take up way too much space!
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I've never had the small, only a medium and a large. It would depend on what she wants to do with the tablet. For the purpose of art, bigger is better.
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I purchased only the medium. I purchased a different style/brand for the cell phones (small).
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Jessica, So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS Transformer is amazing and I use it constantly. Either would do what you are looking for. Hope this helps.
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U will get different answers for me is medium is small but a nice one, I use it. Hope it helps
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I would suggest to check the dimensions listed to see for yourself if it meets your needs. This particular tablet is a middle of the road "medium size" if you ask me. I can lay a sheet of copy paper over the entire surface and the drawing surface is, indeed, somewhat smaller. But a lot can still be done with it. I'd call it a good tablet at a fair price. I'd buy it again if the need should arise.
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I am not tech savvy enough to place full confidence in my response... but if this helps, we purchased several iPads for our teachers a few years ago. To me, these are the standard size iPads, not a mini or anything of that sort. This grip case fits perfectly and the teachers and students love the case! Hope that tidbit of info is helpful. :)
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it's a small tablet, sort of size of aspirin - not very big. Karen in Florida
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I would go with the small. the med may roll down into the wrist and bunch up. Hope that helps. i have seem a big change in my hands less swelling and better motion.
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I bought the Med for an 8 year old and it was fine for him. I would think the small is your only choice but then it might be too large for her right now. I hope this helps.
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It looks like the instant calmer is tiny compared to this. I have the small edition and love it, the calmer looks smaller than that, from the pic.
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I bought the CTH480 and although it took a while to get used to the small after having one equivalent to the size of the 680, I prefer the Small. It feels much lighter than my old one and doesn't take up much room. I also don't have to hold this one on my lap as I did the medium. This one I can put off to the side and still draw fine. HOWEVER. This is going to be your drawing tool for the next 2-3 years and you need to pick what is best for you. If you feel you will need more room to let yourself experiment then get the larger one. Also if this is your FIRST tablet, I would suggest the 680. I find it easier to go down than it is to go up.
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In looking at both, they are essentially the same. There are definitely better graphics tablets out there that are of this size, but for the price, it does the job. It is pretty no frills. When you install the device driver, I found it best to search the CD-ROM that it came with to identify the driver and utility that controls the tablet and the stylus.
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if it says tablet size, it is smaller. if it says capsule, it is the bigger one.
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This tablet was for my 13 year old son. He thinks it's pretty fast - but he's also comparing it to his last one that was pretty slow - so not sure if it's the best comparision - but it does everything he wants it to do and he hasn't complained that it's taking too long. Hope that helps. I'm not using it myself - or I might be a better judge. My son really loves it - if that helps at all.
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I would have to say yes. I've tried the mini tablets and though I love them because they are potent and lasted me a long time but they were $9 for 50. This is a better deal for sure
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I purchased the small for my 9 year old and the medium for my 16 year old. Hope that helps.
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Jessica,So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS Transformer is amazing and I use it constantly. Either would do what you are looking for. Hope this helps. Jessica,So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS... » Read More Jessica,So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS Transformer is amazing and I use it constantly. Either would do what you are looking for. Hope this helps. « Show Less