Intuos and Portablity? Hello. I'm an visual communications student and also a digital artist. I purchasd the 6 x8 Wacom Graphire 2 (sapphire) three years ago and now it's starting to malfunction. Even though it wasn't as high tech as the Intuos, I liked the fact that I didn't have to pay some mouse and also because it was really light and portable.I'm now looking to buy a new tablet and am considering the Intous 6 x 8, but I hav two questons: Is the Intous portable? As in can it be stuffed in a backpack (mine can hold a laptop with a 15.3 " screen). Also, does the mouse come in handy? I'm not too convinced abot Wacom's decision in shipping tablets that necessarily accompanies a mouse. I'd just like feedback on these. Thanks a lot! Intuos and Portablity? Hello. I'm an visual communications student and also a digital artist. I purchasd the 6 x8 Wacom Graphire 2 (sapphire) three years ago and now it's starting to... » Read More Intuos and Portablity? Hello. I'm an visual communications student and also a digital artist. I purchasd the 6 x8 Wacom Graphire 2 (sapphire) three years ago and now it's starting to malfunction. Even though it wasn't as high tech as the Intuos, I liked the fact that I didn't have to pay some mouse and also because it was really light and portable.I'm now looking to buy a new tablet and am considering the Intous 6 x 8, but I hav two questons: Is the Intous portable? As in can it be stuffed in a backpack (mine can hold a laptop with a 15.3 " screen). Also, does the mouse come in handy? I'm not too convinced abot Wacom's decision in shipping tablets that necessarily accompanies a mouse. I'd just like feedback on these. Thanks a lot! « Show Less
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Intuos 6x8 is portable and it should be fine. I see alot of digital artists carrying it and stuffing them into their laptop cases.But my friend who has it broke the thing in like a month (her dad accidently dropped it)so be sure to get the insurance thing and be very careful!
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The 6x8 Intuos 3 should be perfectly portable for what you're describing; mine fits easily into my laptop case, and I've never had so much as a hiccup from it. It's quite durable; I've had it for about 3 years and use it every day, and it has taken its fair share of abuse with no problems. As for your mouse question, I personally don't ever use the thing, but it's extremely useful when other people need to use the computer. Nobody else in my family can figure out how to use the tablet, and it's easier to just pull out the mouse and let them use it than to give them a crash-course in tablet use. I highly recommend the Intuos 3; I love my tablet and it really works like a dream. The 6x8 Intuos 3 should be perfectly portable for what you're describing; mine fits easily into my laptop case, and I've never had so much as a hiccup from it. It's quite durable; I've had it for about 3 years and use it every day, and it has taken its fair share of abuse with no problems. As for your mouse question, I personally don't ever use the thing, but it's extremely useful when other people need to use the computer. Nobody else in my family can figure out how to use the tablet, and it's easier to just pull out the mouse and let them use it than to give them a crash-course in tablet... » Read More The 6x8 Intuos 3 should be perfectly portable for what you're describing; mine fits easily into my laptop case, and I've never had so much as a hiccup from it. It's quite durable; I've had it for about 3 years and use it every day, and it has taken its fair share of abuse with no problems. As for your mouse question, I personally don't ever use the thing, but it's extremely useful when other people need to use the computer. Nobody else in my family can figure out how to use the tablet, and it's easier to just pull out the mouse and let them use it than to give them a crash-course in tablet use. I highly recommend the Intuos 3; I love my tablet and it really works like a dream. « Show Less
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It is also my understanding that the Intuos is simply better built and more durable. I know people whose graphires die after only a couple of years. Some people though are still using their old serial Intuos 1's.
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No Kim. the tablet is simplya surface interface. What you draw can only be seen on the monitor. I think that what you are looking for might be the touch screen monitor that supports Wacom pens. That is somewhere between 900 & 2000 dollars depending on the size you buy.
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This product needs to be connected to a computer. If you want to be 100% mobile I suggest the Surface Pro which is what I have for doing art on the go. It is about the same size but its a tablet/digitizer in one. If you are okay with being stationary go with the Yiynova, you cannot beat the price. Heads up though, the drivers for the Yiynova cause some games to crash, if you are a PC gamer just be aware of that.
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I don't understand how people use a mouse for those programs at all, it's so much easier to use a tablet and pen, and anymore these can be purchased fairly reasonably priced. If you can't afford a Wacom, take a look at those on Monoprice. That said, this is not the mouse for that type of application, it's best used for surfing or general use.
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I'm a fine art photography and graphic design student. any of the cintiq's are worth the money I just invested in the cintiq 13hd and I love it. it makes creating and editing so much faster, precise and easier I wish I would have gotten one years ago. so yes its worth the money before I was using a wacom intuos 5 or a mouse and keyboard and it would take forever to get things right. With the cintiq I would say it has cut the time almost in half of what it use to take me to edit or create a design. Though you being an illustrator you my find the bigger cintiq's to be better for you if your use to using a bigger area to draw/create on. I'm a fine art photography and graphic design student. any of the cintiq's are worth the money I just invested in the cintiq 13hd and I love it. it makes creating and editing so much faster, precise and easier I wish I would have gotten one years ago. so yes its worth the money before I was using a wacom intuos 5 or a mouse and keyboard and it would take forever to get things right. With the cintiq I would say it has cut the time almost in half of what it use to take me to edit or create a design. Though you being an illustrator you my find the bigger cintiq's to be better for you if your... » Read More I'm a fine art photography and graphic design student. any of the cintiq's are worth the money I just invested in the cintiq 13hd and I love it. it makes creating and editing so much faster, precise and easier I wish I would have gotten one years ago. so yes its worth the money before I was using a wacom intuos 5 or a mouse and keyboard and it would take forever to get things right. With the cintiq I would say it has cut the time almost in half of what it use to take me to edit or create a design. Though you being an illustrator you my find the bigger cintiq's to be better for you if your use to using a bigger area to draw/create on. « Show Less
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Including a display in the tablet would be incredibly expensive; however, Wacom does offer the Cintiq line which provides exactly that. There are also cheaper tablets from Yiynova that do that as well. Personally I prefer the detached tablet, because then my hand doesn't get in the way of seeing what I'm working on. Also, having a 1:1 correlation between the pen and the mouse cursor makes it more annoying to have any slight accuracy or latency problem, while if you have your hand decoupled from the cursor those issues aren't as noticeable.
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I feel bad for you ben. I wrote a review writing about the same thing. Apparently, Wacom (those mofos) put a thin plastic film over the screens of the Cintiqs that scratches ridiculously easy if you don't change out their nibs as part of a planned obsolescence. I noticed that the screens of the 13 in models (Cintiq Companions & Cintiq 13in HD) scratch especially easy. Don't remove the screen's plastic, otherwise you'd void your warranty. I would just return the damn thing.
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Without knowing whether you are using Windows, or OSX, the few options I know of are to make sure you are using either 32bit or 64bit drivers based on your operating system's architecture. If you are positive that you have the correct driver version for your architecture (x32 or x64) then I would start by uninstalling the driver you are running and start with Wacom's first driver version, and work your way up to the latest. I find that the newest Wacom drivers can be buggy, so I stay at least one or two behind. Make sure to uninstall any older Wacom drivers (intuos2 or 3) you may have had. Also make sure you don't have your USB ports set to "suspend mode" for power saving. Again, without knowing your OS or architecture these are just basic tips. You could be on Linux, which isn't "officially" supported yet by Wacom.
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A professional cartoonist, per se, could definitely use the Graphire4 and be more than happy.Someone who does extremely detailed art, though, and I mean the type of art that makes you dizzy with detail, would probably benefit from the Intuos3. But honestly I think just about anyone can get away with the Graphire4 if they're worried about the money, it's such a great tool. Just ask yourself if you need the extra pressure sensitivity. (That's what it's all about, predominately.)
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Question was cut off, there was no driver that came with the tablet but a visit to the wacom site and download a driver for your specific tablet should fix any issues. If you are just plugging it.it should.draw fine ,their isnt any pen pressure ,line gets bigger with pushing down. Any other questions please feel free to adk
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Hello, my name is Douglas and I am with PurrfectFinds4U, an authorized retailer for the I-Pen Mouse. The I-Pen USB (hardware) is compatible with any windows or mac o/s since it is really a mouse, only with a more ergonomic shape. The driver is firmware built into the I-Pen and will install when plugged into a USB port. However, the additional CD software, which gives it the added capabilities of drawing within any screen (applications, internet, desktop, etc.), creating screen captures and saving them as a file, etc. is only compatible up to Windows XP. (The software CD will not install on a MAC.) There is a newer version of the software which is compatible with Vista, but it sold with the wireless I-Pen Pro II (retail $99.00). As an authorized dealer, we have purchased several of the I-Pen Pro II Vista compatible software CD's separately (without the I-Pen Pro II mouse) and are currently selling them on eBay in a special combo package with the I-Pen USB model, for Vista users. (We hope to have them listed on Amazon very soon.) Here is a direct link to the listing (copy and paste it into the search box if it doesn't display as a link) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
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Sorry it's working' that way for you. It has been just as good as my initial pen for my CTE-661. Perhaps you can re-install the Wacom software or your OS devices in Control Panel icons. Best of luck and good outcomes.
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Hi, I recently bought the pen and touch. They advertise two active areas. This is from their specs page http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_pen_touch.php Active Area - Touch (WxH) 4.9" x 3.4" (124mm x 86mm) Active Area - Pen (WxH) 5.8" x 3.6" (147mm x 91mm) Be aware though that contrary to advertised, the actual part of the tablet that will map to the screen when on pen mode is the smaller touch size. I contacted the company thinking that there was a glitch somewhere and they replied back that that is indeed the normal operation, which left me quite puzzled since what sense does it make to advertise 5.8" x 3.6" (147mm x 91mm) pen active area if only 4.9" x 3.4" (124mm x 86mm) is usable?
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Thanks for your answers. If there's a Wacom rep reading this, do you know of any plans to develop more types of tips? I really liked the multiple tips & styli when I used them for my Wacom tablet (bought 6 yrs ago) & there would definately be a market for them. :-)
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ohhh, thats a hard question since I don't have experience with the Wacom Cintiq. As far as I know I don't think you can use this tablet the same as a Wacom. If you have the link of someone saying it could be a good alternative, please send it over. This tablet can not be used as a Wacom for Adobe Illustrator on Windows/Mac OS (As far as I know) for example. You will have to depend on the Android drawing software available, like Quill, NoteScript, etc. The Wacom Cintiq is for professional illustrators, I don't think you should get this for this kind of professional work, at least, not without knowing the Android software you want to use for that. Regards. Martín ohhh, thats a hard question since I don't have experience with the Wacom Cintiq. As far as I know I don't think you can use this tablet the same as a Wacom. If you have the link of someone saying it could be a good alternative, please send it over. This tablet can not be used as a Wacom for Adobe Illustrator on Windows/Mac OS (As far as I know) for example. You will have to depend on the Android drawing software available, like Quill, NoteScript, etc. The Wacom Cintiq is for professional illustrators, I don't think you should get this for this kind of professional... » Read More ohhh, thats a hard question since I don't have experience with the Wacom Cintiq. As far as I know I don't think you can use this tablet the same as a Wacom. If you have the link of someone saying it could be a good alternative, please send it over. This tablet can not be used as a Wacom for Adobe Illustrator on Windows/Mac OS (As far as I know) for example. You will have to depend on the Android drawing software available, like Quill, NoteScript, etc. The Wacom Cintiq is for professional illustrators, I don't think you should get this for this kind of professional work, at least, not without knowing the Android software you want to use for that. Regards. Martín « Show Less
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There is an FAQ here which might help: http://draw2much.deviantart.com/journal/Monoprice-Tablet-FAQ-for-Windows-7-342426446It didn't work for me (I had terrible issues with pen pressure because of the driver), but it has worked for other people.