Lucy_Fur opened this issue on Nov 26, 2000 ยท 15 posts
Lucy_Fur posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 4:10 PM
Christmas is coming up, I need to know what to put on my wish list. ;)
JeffH posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 4:52 PM
Attached Link: http://www.wacom.com/
The Wacom Graphire is just about perfect for the money. http://www.wacom.com/graphire/index.html
PhilC posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 5:18 PM
I,m very happy with my Wacom Graphire and am happy to recomend it. 
Marque posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 5:48 PM
Wacom is the best, and you don't have to worry about compatibility with your programs. 8^) Marque
martial posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 6:07 PM
I have now a intuos model by Wacom. Very nice. But before i use one week the Graphire one.Intuos has better rez and better construction but,honnestly ,using it is very like using Graphire .So i recommand Graphire and it is a deal for the money.My choice was because i wanted to buy mouse 4d and it need Intuos one;i using this mouse 3 days now and i don't like it ,but too late and the price is too big for it
Locke posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 6:13 PM
I've got a wacom 6x8 and am completely happy with it.
reb3603 posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 7:22 PM
Attached Link: http://www.acecad.com
I also have a Wacom Graphire, but I also have and use an Acecad Acecat II tablet. Both work equally well. Visit Acecad at www.acecad.com. The Wacom comes with both a pen and a cordless mouse, whereas the Acecat II comes with a pen only and you can order what they call a "puck" mouse (super handy for drafting and CAD).
Fox-Mulder posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 7:46 PM
Attached Link: http://www.wacom.com/tipsandcoolart/tipsarchive.html
Reasons to consider the Wacom- my favorite- free Pen Tools...
ninhalo5 posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 7:48 PM
i use a wintime paint pal tablet with wireless pen 512 pressure levels and 4x5 area and it costs less than half the price of a wacom($80 compared to $199) which one is better i dunno but i have no complaints on this... www.wintime.com.tw jeff
Lucy_Fur posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 8:10 PM
does anyone use one that has an lcd display? I saw where Wacom has 3 models that do that, but I couldn't find a price (or the item even!) at the resellers the Wacom site directed me to for them.
reb3603 posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 8:25 PM
Wacom has three models with liquid crystal display. All are available here in the D.C. area, but the cheapest starts at $499.95. Then, agian, this IS the metro D.C. area. Everything is expensive here.
tbsro posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 9:53 PM
I love my Wacom Graphire. But do not, not, NOT get a Pablo. They absolutely SUCK. They cost the same as a Graphire but they don't have a cordless pen and they are extremely buggy and jumpy. It was a horrible waste of money and I would have taken it back if I hadn't thrown away the paperwork. It was AWFUL.
JAFO posted Sun, 26 November 2000 at 10:33 PM
i just got an AIPTEK 6x8 comes with cordless mouse and cordless pen ...has same features as the wacom tables except the price $99.00 and theres an additional $20.00 rebate...this thing kicks major butt too...
Y'all have a great day.
Lucy_Fur posted Mon, 27 November 2000 at 9:41 AM
Now I just need to figure out how to get Christmas here a little faster L
duanemoody posted Mon, 27 November 2000 at 1:32 PM
What everyone here has said about the Graphire. BTW, I use both (6x8 Intuos at work and Graphire at home). The things the Intuos can do that the Graphire can't don't mean enough to me to justify buying the expensive one, and moreover they use the same pens, mice and drivers. Wacom is good about keeping their drivers up to date. One consideration: there's a tiny bug in some older Wacom drivers which causes Flash 4 and 5 (the application not the plugin) to crash on dual-Pentium systems. Tech support at Wacom was very friendly about walking me through the fixes necessary. And, strangely enough, it's pronounced (I kid you not) "Whack-em".