I just got a tablet as a gift recently. Not a glorious thing, and secondhand, but it's interesting trying to learn how to use it (I still cant draw small circles or write with it to save my life XD;;). I know what you mean about the tilting it to use it thing (doesnt help at ALL D8)

I use a wacom. You just need to keep practicing with that to build up what I call 'hand-screen' coordination. The same kind of coordination that comes with typing skills, being able to watch the screen and trust your hands to do the work, no matter the angle. I get to the point now where my wacom can be facing away from me and I can still sketch comfortably.

No sense in spending hundreds of dollars on something you don't need, after all.

good god thats a lot of money for that, but it looks awesome.

Oh, I so understand what you mean. Saw someone use it in october and I've been dreaming about it since...

I actually had the 21ux for a while though only cause it was broken and I fixed it. quickly resold.

also http://cgi.ebay.com/Wacom-Cintiq-12.....item4ced4fb759 I know you said can't afford but I saw one sell for ~700 once. Was too involved in the prior project to buy it myself though.

It's going to sound silly -but have you tried one out? Hear me out. I had a chance to demo just about all that Wacom has to offer as far as these tablets are concerned. While these are nice, don't overly sell yourself on wanting one of the cintique tablets. The problem with the one that Novaroo mentioned is that while this should in theory be VERY desirable, what you're not seeing is the two GIANT ROPY cords pertruding out of the Cintique. It looks like it should be lovely, but the weight and encumberance this causes is really hard to get over.

As for the larger tablet? The button placement was strange, and as I held onto the screen for stability I'd constantly be hitting the function buttons. I'd say it was interesting, but definitely not worth the price. 2k? Heck no. Wacom tablets are inexpensive enough that you could have one for each day of the week at this price.

I DO HAVE an interesting solution for you, however -Have you thought about buying a PC tablet? -it sounds nuts, but you can do it for less than $500. You're not going to get a powerhouse laptop pc or anything, but what you can have is a 12" monitor for with at least 200 levels of sensitivity. That's plenty unless you plan to repaint the mona lisa with Corel Painted XI -It works wonderfully with photoshop, and the rest.

I had recently looked into this for work, and found that most tablet PC's are around $2000 brand new. If you buy them used, you can save quite a bit. Follow this link:

http://www.gainsaver.com/Catalog/Detail.aspx?ciCode=63171&cattree=yes&cid=103&sid=101.009.01&medium=gbase&term=103&version=103

The list price is only $410, BUT be sure to choose the "view anywhere" screen, which adds $59. I chose this option since I don't want to be fighting glare anywhere I go.

--Ram, is also important, but buy it here:
http://www.pcmemorystore.com/Motion.....leron)-ram.htm

It's $16.99 here, versus the $69.99 through Gainsaver, it's very easy to install, also.

This device only has a 30 gb HDD, and it's Celeron processor is only 1.5ghz, but it's a fairly lightweight, portable device for OC sessions, and is powerful enough to run photoshop, or just about anything else you'd need.

Also, buying the protection plan's not a bad idea either, but that'll set you back between $40-$150.

As an option, screen protectors that last approx. a year can be bought here for about $13 apiece.
http://www.strongengineering.com/ta.....cs.aspx?page=5

Well that's about it. Hopefully some of you can find this useful!


**** Wacom has removed the drivers for this from their webpage, but email me if you need those, I can certainly transfer the files to you.

I forgot, I would HEAVILY AVOID trying to avoid buying one of these on Ebay. You'll typically wind up paying a LOT more, and a friend had ordered several for a monument company recently and the guy shipped two of them in a 'flat rate box' with literally one piece of bubblewrap between them. The other was a complete jerk. Go with Gainsaver if you do.

It's interesting, but a Tablet pc works by touch, right? If It worked with a stylus then I could use it to draw with, but is any form of pressure on the screen causes a reaction then that could be rather distracting.