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JamStudio product review handy little thing, in my price range (so, I'm a cheapskate) I paid $35 +tax compared to the cheapest wacom ($100) - it has half the sensitivity rating but double the drawing area. Resolution is about the same. The included paint program is a real dog at first glance, and that's all the attention it has recieved so far. Don't expect it to even compare to photoshop. JamStudio also includes a program that creates animated web banners, so it's something to keep around for now until I can get back to it. I've only had about an hour to work with it, and I already LOVE it.

I bought Pablo, the predesessor (sp) to this tablet for about $75 2 years ago for my daughter and she felt it was no comparison to my wacom. Handle it very carefully. My daughter's broke in less than a year. Depends on what you use it for I suppose.

Oh man... I had a Pablo for years and loved it. Then I upgraded to MS XP, and the silly thing wouldn't work (no patches either). I guess until I get something to compare it to, I'll be happy to get what I pay for. I don't do enough high level digital painting for the sensitivity to matter to me yet. Thanks for the tip, shadowcat!

Sounds good, is that one available in UK or Europe? I have the cheapest wacom, but the dog got the pen, and it doesn't work too well right now.

I had Pablo too, I hated it! so I got a refurbished wacom and I love it :)

there is an update for xp for this thing if needed. I don't know about availability outside the US, but it probably is. It's manufactured in Taiwan. This company is also responsible for the JamCam, a cheap digital camera. I had one of these before the fire & while it didn't take the best quaility picture, it did a good enough job for the price. Also I would like to note that the JamCam still worked after the fire. (It was replaced with a Sony anyway)

INteresting thread. At work I wes using a 6x8" wacom and man was it nice. I needed a tablet for home urgently so I had do panic buy a cheap one. It is a AITEK hyper pen 4.5"x6". Its no where as nice as the wacom, but it is fairly usable still. They didnt have the 6"x8" in stock so I just bought this one. It was about 1/6th of the price of the equivalent wacom, and came with a mouse as well. This is all in New Zealand -LW

You guyz got me thinking about how convenient a tablet was, and how much I miss using the Pablo. I hit the web and did some comparison shopping, and found several good deals on Wacom and Aitek brands ($75 to $150). But I'm impatient, and had some time to kill, so I went out to our local stores to look for a new one. I found two for $99 : the Aiteck hyperpen 6 x 8, and the Graphire2 4 x 5. After looking at the packages, I decided to grab the Graphire2 for several reasons. One, Graphire is a product of Wacom, so there was known quality on its side. Two, I never really used all the 5 x 6 space that was given on the old Pablo, so getting a larger tablet didn't really have an advantage for me. Three, because space is at a minimum on my computer desk, the Graphire's relatively small size meant it would in the small cubby hole with my CPU instead of living precariously on the shelf where the cats slept. And four, the Graphire did not require odd batteries in its pen or mouse to keep them operable. The Aitek required two AAAA batteries for the pen... I'd never even heard of AAAA batteries before, and didn't want to run all the way out to the other end of town to get them. So far I'm happy with the Graphire2. Although I spent a little more for instant gratification, I did see the same model on the net for $75 at BizRate.com, so if you're interested in getting an inexpensive graphics tablet for a decent price... and don't mind waiting for shipping... then hit the internet and do some comparitive shopping. It will be worth it.

I ahd a Pablo a few years back as well and it didnt work very well. I purchased a Wacom Graphire and wow...its very nice. Purchased it about 2.5 years back and it still works great. :) I played with the Pablo for about 2 weeks and placed it in the trash can. It was given to me by a friend they didnt like it either. I decided not to give it to anyone else and that it belonged in the trash rather than someone elses hands. Just my personal experience. Clint

Tyger I have the $.5"x6" Aiptek HyperPen. It takes 1x AAA for the pen and 1xAAA for the mouse Someone must have made an error on the advertising. Its an ok tablet...but I miss my wacom at work.. I never saw any Graphire ones...has any one tried the LEADTEK ones? They look pretty pricey -LW