There are so many threads about Wacoms and tablets..
How about we have an official Tablet thread?
This thread is basically a thread deticated to tablets. Any problems with tablets? Any questions about Tablets involving flash? And most; WHICH IS THE BEST TABLET TO BUY?
There are like 2000 threads about Tablets so I summed it down into one big thread. For you all that have questions about the tablets this is the place for you. Tablets run a big major role in the life of the Flash Animators and highly web designers.
Tablets basically is a sub screen attached to the computer in which you can draw on and it would appear on the monitor for a finished product.
There are many kinds of tablets like Wacoms.
Wacoms are the most popular and most durable tablets made so far. Everyone that has a tablet usually has a Wacom. They sometimes are high in prices but they last a long time.
All information in the following are from the Wacom Official Website
Wacom Brands:
Graphire - 4X5 - Link!
Tablet Dimensions: 8.20" x 8.03" x .70"
Active Area: 3.65" x 5.02"
Pressure Levels: 512
Price: $99.95
# Contents: Graphire4 4x5 Pen Tablet, Pen, Pen Stand, and Mouse
# 2 CDs with Wacom tablet driver software, user manual, and bundled software
# One-year warranty
System Requirements:
Graphire4 - PC or Macintosh computer running Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+ with available USB port, CD-ROM drive, color monitor, and 128 MB RAM
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 - Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+
Corel Painter Essentials 2 - Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+
Nik Color Efex Pro 2 GE - Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+ and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 & higher or Photoshop 7.0 & higher.
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Graphire - 6X8 - Link!
Tablet Dimensions: 10.95" x 10.39" x .71"
Active Area: 5.94" x 8.22"
Pressure Levels: 512
Price: $199.95
Available in Silver, White, and Metallic Blue
# Contents: Graphire4 6x8 Pen Tablet, Pen, Pen Stand, and Mouse
# 2 CDs with Wacom tablet driver software, user manual, and bundled software
# One-year warranty
System Requirements:
Graphire4 - PC or Macintosh computer running Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+ with available USB port, CD-ROM drive, color monitor, and 128 MB RAM
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 - Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+
Corel Painter Essentials 2 - Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+
Nik Color Efex Pro 2 GE - Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+ and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 & higher or Photoshop 7.0 & higher.
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Graphire - 6X8 (blue tooth) - Link!
Tablet Dimensions: 10.13" x 11.03" x .96"
Active Area: 5.94" x 8.22"
Pressure Levels: 512
Price: $249.95
# Contents: Graphire Bluetooth pen tablet, pen, pen stand, mouse, rechargeable tablet battery, and universal power adapter
# 2 CDs with Wacom tablet driver software, user manual, and bundled software.
# One Year Warranty
System Requirements:
PC or Macintosh computer running Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS 10.2.8 & higher with Bluetooth 1.1 (or higher) connection, CD-ROM drive, and color monitor.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 - Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+
Corel Painter Essentials 2 - Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+
Nik Color Efex Pro 2 GE - Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+ and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 & higher or Photoshop 7.0 & higher.
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Intuos 4X6 - Link!
Tablet dimensions: 10.6" x 8.5" x .5"
Active area: 4" x 6"
Pressure levels: 1024
Resolution: 5080 lpi
Max. data rate: 200 pps
Accuracy: +- .01"
Tilt range: +-60º
# Contents: Metallic gray Intuos3 4x6 Pen Tablet, Intuos3 Grip Pen, Five-button Mouse, and Pen Stand.
# CD with Wacom tablet driver software and user manual
# DVD with bundled software
# Two-year warranty
System requirements:
Intuos3 pen tablet requires a PC or Macintosh computer running Windows Vista, XP, or 2000, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+ with a powered USB port and a CD-ROM or DVD drive to install the driver software.
A DVD drive is required to install the included software.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 requires Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.3+.
Other included software requires Windows XP or 2000, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+.
Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 IE requires Adobe Photoshop Elements (included) or Photoshop 7 and higher.
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Intuos - 6X8 - Link!
Tablet dimensions: 13.6" x 10.3" x .5"
Active area: 6" x 8"
Pressure levels: 1024
Resolution: 5080 lpi
Max. data rate: 200 pps
Accuracy: +- .01"
Tilt range: +-60º
# Contents: Metallic gray Intuos3 6x8 Pen Tablet, Intuos3 Grip Pen, Five-button Mouse, and Pen Stand.
# CD with Wacom tablet driver software and user manual
# DVD with bundled software
# Two-year warranty
System requirements:
Intuos3 pen tablet requires a PC or Macintosh computer running Windows Vista, XP, or 2000, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+ with a powered USB port and a CD-ROM or DVD drive to install the driver software.
A DVD drive is required to install the included software.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 requires Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.3+.
Other included software requires Windows XP or 2000, or Mac OS X 10.2.8+.
Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 IE requires Adobe Photoshop Elements (included) or Photoshop 7 and higher.
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Here are external links about tablets:
Wacom Official Website