I can't get my tablet to work. Fucking 64-bit.

On my new 64-bit laptop, I plugged in my tablet, and it worked fine, BUT ONLY IN DRAWING PROGRAMS
Sai, Photoshop, Oc... but when I opened anything else, it froze.

Now my video card's broken and the tablet decided to work for everything now.

If it's not one thing it's another. Tablets are evil.

I have an INtuos and it's running fine on my Win7, for what it's worth.

I'm running OSX, to clarify, so I don't think there will be compatibility issues. How is the performance? The problem with my graphire is the fudging USB connection randomly decides not to work. If that Will Not Happen on an intuos, I'm sold.

I can't honestly call myself a serious artist-- got too much RL on my plate for that. I got the tablet from the BF as a present. I've tried my hand at digital inking a couple times with it and I haven't had any complaints with it so far, and that's after having this tablet for at least a couple of years.

mac suffers. and if u get non mac frendly tablets, they WILL get fussy kwikly. my tablet lasted 8 years with good carre cuz it matched the output signal my computer emits. in the end, it worked. i hope my advice helps since i run a computer repair business hun.

I've been very satisfied with my Intuos3. Its worked on Window XP and Windows 7 without any issues at all. I probably could have gone with the size down from the 9x12 though. If I get another it will be the medium sized one instead. I had a cheap Manhattan brand tablet before and it couldn't draw diagonal lines without zig-zagging. The features on this I really like having the eraser tip on the other end of the stylus and the button I use for the Ctrl+Z at my freehand thumb. From what I hear, there aren't any issues with Mac, but you might want to check the Wacom forums to make sure.

I run a Wacom Bamboo on both my iMac and my Macbook.

Not only do I use it for drawing and what not but it is essentially my mouse as well.

It's cheap and mines lasted a good year so far and went through a ton of abuse. (As I said, I draw with it and it's my mouse so it's in CONSTANT use).

Thats my insight, hope it helps.

I had a Graphire that lasted about four years. After that I upgraded way up to a Cintiq 12W, mostly due to school-related demands. Never used an Intuos but I know they're the next best thing to having a Cintiq. You should buy a medium-to-large sized Intuos to get the best line control. Having customizable buttons on the side of the tablet as well as on the pen speed up the work a lot. It uses the same kind of pen as the Cintiq, so I can say with experience that the pressure sensitivity is good. It can even be adjusted to fit your needs.

This might sound silly, but buying a tablet is kind of the same as buying a car when it comes to cost over time. You can get a cheap tablet and get less performance and less time out of it, or you can make a larger single investment and get something with a longer life and better performance. I dumped a ton of money into my Cintiq and nearly two years later I say it's worth every penny.

It's funny because I was really wary of upgrading my tablet the last time I did it, but in the end I was so happy with the new one (which worked really well for about 2.5 years) that I kept telling myself what a good idea it was, and that I should have done it sooner. Now that I'm in the same boat again, you'd think I would have learned to just suck it up, haha.

I think that you make a really good argument for making an upgrade. And anyway, if it makes drawing faster/easier/more enjoyable, then it's worth it, since I can recoup the cost of it by just getting some commissions done.

Amazon has the G3 graphire 6x9 for $199 with free shipping. I think I'm gonna go with that guy.

er, make that last line intuos, hurp hurp. Sorry, brain tired, etc.

You sure you want the 3rd generation one? The Intuos 4 has been released recently, and apparently it's meant to be twice as sensitive as the Intuos 3 lot. Have a peek at the reviews on Youtube, I'm seriously considering getting the small Intuos 4 for the scroll wheel/zoom dealio, but then, I have the ultra cheap buttonless old Volito tablet to contend with. xD

In any case, I hope what you pick works out for you. :-3

that will be the one i'm getting soon ish :)

Well there is your problem. Your using a Max. Those things are horrible XD

Kidding. I acutally have one. It's a intuos3 6X8. I love it. It has a great pressure sensitivity. I would have to say if you get a wacom tablet. Intuos is a great band

I think the Wacom Bamboo is getting a multitouch version. It might be worth checking out.

my intuos has been running fine for years. Narry a problem :knocks on wood:, and it's been handed down to me. Mine's probably about 6-7 years old

Chickens no, sacrificing anything goat and up is definately an indicator for a new one.

Dana's Intuos is holding up fine so far, although it's only 2 years old, so it's not really a long-term test yet. She uses it in her cartooning work, though, so it gets hours of use every day. She's worn at least one pen nib down to a stump and worn the coating off part of the pad but so far it's still tracking fine.

The graphires were pretty awesome, actually.

* shuffles foot * I've got one... just never... uh... used it. I suspect it has something to do with my supreme suckage as an artist.

Just a suspicion.

Once I sucked it up and bought a Wacom Bamboo, I never had it so much as hiccough or look at me funny.

My Acecad has such terrible drivers that it caused OpenCanvas to never launch again after I installed them.

I have a Wacom Bamboo (previous generation), and it works flawlessly on my MacBook (both 10.5.8 and 10.6.2), netbook (10.5.8 [yes, I hacked it. Works like a charm], Windows XP, and I'm assuming it'll run perfectly in 7 once I install it), and desktop (once again, 10.5.8, 10.6.1, and Windows XP [btw, it's a Dell Studio One; took a while to code the kexts, but it works excellently]). If you don't want to spend a lot of moneys, the Bamboo is an awesome choice. Not to mention, but it's also very portable.

However, considering that the Bamboo only supports 512 sensitivity levels, the Intuos might be the better choice. Let's hope that commission money will pay for it :)

FINALLY someone who says Mac/Windows and not Mac/PC