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Subject: Wacom purchase question

bbascuba opened this issue on May 15, 2000 · 5 posts
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bbascuba ( ) posted Mon, 15 May 2000 at 10:03 AM · edited Sun, 17 November 2024 at 8:36 AM

I was thinking of purchasing a Wacom Intuos tablet and was wondering if it would be worth my time to buy a 4x5 tablet. Does anyone have this size and is it a pain-in-the-arse to work in a space that small? The other tablets are presently out of my spending range. I have spent alot of money as it is.

poserxposure ( ) posted Mon, 15 May 2000 at 12:48 PM

If your machine has a serial port (or a Mac ADB port), a low-cost alternative is one of the older ArtZII tablets. I got an 6 x 8 tablet, still in the sealed box, from EBay for about $75 US. Look around for bargains. As people switch to the USB versions, some are selling cheap. I wouldn't want to work on anything smaller than my 6x8. Bigger in this case is significantly better.

jnmoore ( ) posted Mon, 15 May 2000 at 2:30 PM

I agree! 4x5 is approximately 1/4 of the screen (I have a 12x12 which is full screen). You can get serial to parallel and USB to ADB adapters for less than $80, so this should be doable for you. 'Hope it works out for you :-) -Jimoore

bbascuba ( ) posted Mon, 15 May 2000 at 4:28 PM

Well... I just put a bid in for an ArtZII 6x8 tablet. I hope I get it!!!

bbascuba ( ) posted Tue, 30 May 2000 at 8:05 AM

I just got a Wacom ArtZII 6x8. I got it at Ebay as suggested by poserexposure. Thanks for the help in deciding everyone. This thread will self-destruct in 24 hours. :o)> BubbaScuba

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