Graphic Tablet

Curran · 26-09-2009 7:09pm #1

Hi folks,

Been thinking of getting one of those Graphic Tablets!! Was considering one of the very small ones as I'm a bit limited for space - and money! :mad:

I was looking for a bit of feedback from people who own them!
Say I get one if the tiny ones - are they hard to work with??
In the sense; that, does the working area of the pad directly match the screen - so say the pad is 1/4 size of the screen, I move the pen 1mm on the pad, on the screen it moves 4mm, and therefore the smallest movement on the pad, makes a huge movement on the screen; resulting in difficult accuarcy for fine details - if ya know what I mean - confusing myself here

Although - just thinking - if ya zoom up, it becomes easier!

Anyways - I can imagine they take a bit of getting used to, but I'm a fairly quick learner with things like that!

Feedback and advice please!
Cheers!

PCPhoto · 26-09-2009 7:11pm

spotted a post recently that ALDI/LIDL were gonna be doing it this week I think.... only €50ish ...so should be decent enough for you to start and figure out if you like them or not.

5uspect · 26-09-2009 7:13pm

Its a Wacom one also. That said you can get a slightly bigger one (a few mm) for the same money online.

Curran · 26-09-2009 7:19pm

PCPhoto wrote: »

spotted a post recently that ALDI/LIDL were gonna be doing it this week I think.... only €50ish ...so should be decent enough for you to start and figure out if you like them or not.

Hee Hee - I know - was trying to keep it quiet

so if I decided on getting one, they wouldnt be gone by the time I got to the shop; working nights tonight so will be in bed a lil longer tomorrow - might ask the better half to nip in early!!
Thanks for telling everyone!! Grrrr!!!

ericl · 26-09-2009 7:24pm

This is the one in Aldi for €49.99.

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2827_10573.htm

They have this one in Tesco for €35.

http://www.trust-site.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=15356

PaulieC · 26-09-2009 7:31pm

I just ordered this one from amazon the other day, around 50 quid, but it is a bigger working area

Curran · 26-09-2009 7:33pm

Cheers Ericl!!

Anyone got any feedback on using them - find them very useful? Speeds up your workflow??
I assume you can use the mouse and pad at the same time?

Positives and Negatives?

rameire · 26-09-2009 7:34pm

5uspect wrote: »

Its a Wacom one also. That said you can get a slightly bigger one (a few mm) for the same money online.

can you point me in the right direction please, as was thinking of heading to carlow tomorrow morning to get one from aldo

FX Meister · 26-09-2009 8:46pm

I got one from aldi or lidl a few years ago and thought it was crap. And to top it off the thing broke after a month of light use. I got an A2 Wacom one a while ago and love using it. I'm happy with the size myself as I don't always want it laid flat so it's easier to work with.

gloobag · 26-09-2009 8:53pm

FX Meister wrote: »

I got one from aldi or lidl a few years ago and thought it was crap.

Agreed. I got one myself a few months back and they are indeed ****e.

Tallon · 26-09-2009 9:14pm

First, Don't by trust, theyre really ****e

Second, the one in aldi is tiny, like just for signatures etc.

Lidl / Aldi do their own brand (medion) and its the one I have, absolutley brilliant piece of Kit, and A4 too

Theres a couple on adverts, I was bidding on this one for a friend, but she fell short on cash

Cameraman · 27-09-2009 5:30pm

Useful guide on choosing a graphic tablet :

http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/tools/how-to-choose-a-graphics-tablet-that-fits-your-needs/

5uspect · 27-09-2009 5:41pm

rameire wrote: »

can you point me in the right direction please, as was thinking of heading to carlow tomorrow morning to get one from aldo

It was on Komplett.ie. Shop around tho.

CabanSail · 27-09-2009 6:53pm

I have the Lidl one & it's fine to get used to using a Tablet. You really need to put away the mouse to get used to using it though.

Was looking a Guy Gowan at Photovision using the new Wacom Tablet & it's a much better piece of kit. One of these days I will upgrade.

The one's you get from Lidl & Aldi are a good introduction but when you see a proper Wacom one the difference is obvious. From what I hear the Wacom Bamboo size one's are just too small to be good for Graphics.

pullandbang · 28-09-2009 11:56am

What do you think of this one from pixmania.
It's a Genius G-Pen 450 - it has better sensitivity than the Wacom Bamboo and seems a fairly reasonable price.

Tallon · 28-09-2009 12:01pm

Thats the same size as the Aldi one, and after delivery etc, its the same price.

You reall should be looking at somehting at least A5

Nebezpeci Mys · 28-09-2009 10:18pm

Tallon wrote: »

First, Don't by trust, theyre really ****e

Second, the one in aldi is tiny, like just for signatures etc.

Lidl / Aldi do their own brand (medion) and its the one I have, absolutley brilliant piece of Kit, and A4 too

Have to agree with Tallon. Have the Medion one myself and love it. Any corrections (cloning, masking, etc.) you need to do are so much easier... The only hickup for me is a bigger screen I got few months ago...still can't get used to the difference; then it really is 1mm move of the pen equals to 4mm on the screen, even with the A4 size tablet...

PaulieC · 29-09-2009 8:56am

I just got a Trust tablet in the post this morning. Hopefully it's not as crappy as y'all say it is. It got OK reviews on Amazon. I'll give it a go tonight and see if it's any use

pullandbang · 29-09-2009 9:27am

cambo_gueno wrote: »

I'll give it a go tonight and see if it's any use

Keep us posted.

PaulieC · 29-09-2009 9:30am

pullandbang wrote: »

Keep us posted.

Sure, but as I don't have much to compare it to, I'm not sure how objective I can be

Curran · 29-09-2009 10:28am

+1 and then report back after a few uses also

Tallon · 29-09-2009 10:42am

I just found my old trust tablet. Had to re-wire it but its working ok now.
ill have a mess around this evening and see if theres actually much of a difference

PaulieC · 29-09-2009 8:37pm

yeah, it's crap! It's gone back in the box to be returned and refunded...installed fine and the mouse was working OK, but when I used the pen, the cursor was stuck to either side of the screen. I guess it's treu what they say about peanuts and monkeys :pac:

stcstc · 29-09-2009 8:51pm

i went through a couple of those cheap tablets. and then finally bought a wacom intuous 3 a5 wide, man there is a world of difference on a daily use basis

pullandbang · 29-09-2009 9:57pm

I bought this one on adverts.ie - interesting to see how it goes.

eas · 29-09-2009 10:01pm

I've been using a medium(a5) intuos 4 for a couple of months now and it's pretty much faultless. I use it on a 30inch display without any problems.

Tallon · 30-09-2009 7:04am

pullandbang wrote: »

I bought this one on adverts.ie - interesting to see how it goes.

Thats the one I linked to... well worth it. let me know how you get on

pullandbang · 30-09-2009 9:48am

Tallon wrote: »

Thats the one I linked to... well worth it. let me know how you get on

I know - that's where I saw it! Picking it up today so might get to play with it tonight.

Calina · 30-09-2009 12:22pm

Wacom Bamboo Fun, think it cost about 90E but not sure now. I use it if I'm doing a lot of illustration and brushwork. For adding adjustment layers, no great difference.

pullandbang · 30-09-2009 5:47pm

Tallon wrote: »

Thats the one I linked to... well worth it. let me know how you get on

Have it plugged in now but boy does it take some getting used to! I'll tackle a few pics later and give it a real test.

pullandbang · 01-10-2009 9:57pm

Calina wrote: »

Wacom Bamboo Fun, think it cost about 90E but not sure now. I use it if I'm doing a lot of illustration and brushwork. For adding adjustment layers, no great difference.

Agree with you there. Great for brush work but the mouse is better for everything else.

Was in ALDI this evening and they have the small Wacom Bamboo for €49.99

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