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Check your pockets, I usually put mine there. Mayb you did too

i checked all of the pockets, /all/ of them. I went through every pair before throwing them in the wash.

I also don't usually put my stylus in my pockets. hell i don't even leave my desk with it, in three years i've not lost it because i drop it on my desk before getting up by habit. but it's not here. I have no recollection of taking it with me. the couple times i've left my desk with it I turn around like 'why am i carrying this?!" and take it back... that didn't happen. i don't know where it wandered off to or how.

Maybe you was snacky and eated it? That happens to me sometimes. ^_^

you eat your stylus?

They're so crunchy!

Do you have a cat? :x

No, but he has dogs and we're all convinced they're to blame.

But if the dogs had chewed it up (which I could see happening) ... you'd still think it would have been found by now. Even in a chewed-up state.

I didn't suggest they chewed it. I suggested they may of moved it and hid it. Or both. We just don't know. It's the only logical answer tbh.

I just meant that if the dogs had done it, I would have expected it would still turn up (even in pieces) - not just disappear. Speculation is now moot since it's turned up, and it turned out to be human, not canine, responsibility

Isn't it technically disappeared until it does turn up, dude? :)

Hiding in plain sight I guess? From the stylus' point of view, it never disappeared. I think the bigger problem is that the dogs might demand justice for being wrongfully accused of such a heinous crime.

It's good that it turned up, Wacom way overcharges for those things - probably knowing they are likely to get lost.

I like that. "From the stylus' point of view." I just imagine where in the world is carmen san diego with Jak's pen instead.

And yeah, you're totally right. Last time I ordered one it was like 68 USD??? Jeez.

LOL - yeah. I imagine the stylus would have some personality quirks too, from drawing all that porn. Talk about trapped in the red-light district :D

Wacom is clearly gouging, yeah. The replacement stylus' from them are >this< close to being the same price as a new tablet + stylus. Meaning the tablet is essentially free? No, it's just as expensive if you order it separately. And if you have one of the more high-end tablets, like a Intuos Pro, don't even think of losing that stylus. There have been rumors for some time about the flimsy USB ports and if that was a way for Wacom to make more money. I don't know about that, but the replacement stylus certainly seems like gouging.

Bwhahaahah!

It's interesting you mention the flimsy USB ports because I lost TWO ENTIRE Intuos5's to that problem. Jak sent me his old one about..4 years ago? Since then, I had to buy two new ones when I lost it briefly and both of those new ones broke within 4 months due to their USB no longer functioning. It was on the tablet, not the wire, as different wires didn't fix it. And yet? The old, half chewed one Jak sent me STILL WORKS PERFECTLY.

So there may be some truth to that after all. :/ But yeah, they have the monopoly and they sure do take advantage, don't they? :C

Yeah. I've also seen for myself the USB port problems on the newer tablets. And it's not like the community hasn't been complaining about that for years. But rather than fix the problem, Wacom continues to ignore it. If you send the tablet in to them, they will replace the USB port - "fixing" it for the time being. That's not a cheap repair, but once you've bought a $200 tablet, you aren't going to throw it away for lack of a $60 repair. At least most people wont. And yeah, I've heard that the older tablets were all fine. It's not just the cheap tablets, either - flimsy connectors is also a known problem on the Cintiq.

Wacom continues to act like they have a monopoly, even though their no-battery patent ran out some time ago. Ok, they invented something really cool - and they got to gouge us for 17 years because of it. Now they need to move on and either innovate, or become competitive. Yeah.

If only the Monoprice tablets didn't feel so ... weird (at least to me).

The Cintiq too? That's lovely. Those guys are about 2kUSDs last I was in the market for one. Glad I decided against it in the end.

Also I agree. They're going to fall behind if they don't update their M.O. >_< Sadly, as you say, I have grown so used to their tablets that anytime I use anything else, I end up having a lot of trouble and everything comes out gross. Bleh!!

I know two people that have new Cintiqs. The smaller, 13" ones (we aren't all made of money, right? LOL). And both of them have exactly the same thing to say as the USB port on the Intuos tablets. I think the Cintiq uses some type of all-in-one connector. They both say it feels very flimsy and they have to take special care to make sure it doesn't get stressed. Same things I hear about the USB ports on the tablets. And I read that a lot of people have problems with the port failing. Yeah, it's a scary-common complaint for something so expensive.

My advice to people wanting to use something like that is to try it out. A lot. Before plunking the money down. Some people I know love them. Others ... not as much. But it's an expensive proposition to just buy one and see if you like it. I guess it depends on the person and how it fits into their own workflow.

And yeah, I'm with you on the feel. I don't have a lot of experience using a lot of different tablets but I have tried a few and most of the cheaper tablets just feel... cheap to me. I don't like it. So I understand why Wacom is the market leader. But as you say, you can only ride on your laurels for so long before someone will come along and kick you off the pedestal, right?

Yeah, all of this is really disheartening. I'm completely terrified of the day my working tablet goes kaput and I need to buy one of the new ones and risk said USB problem. <_> I'm not saying I'm rough with my electronics, but sometimes shit just happens and they'll slide around and get knocked off my desk, etc. That's how I lost my last two, despite how protective I was with them.

And yep. Totally with you. It's a totally different feel. <_> And yessiree, guess we'll see what Wacom does in the next few years. They'd be great if it wasn't for the mad prices and mechanical issues. @_@

Yeah. It's a sad state of affairs. It's not just tablets, either. All consumer electronics are just getting cheaper. Most people don't/can't keep things for more than a year or two, so the companies figure "why build it to last". I suspect it's more than that with Wacom but ... I sympathize with your position. The new tablets aren't necessarily better than the old. All you can really do is just be careful with what you've got and hope the situation improved before you have to replace what you've got.

It's actually good to know it's not just me. The people I know who have the cheap, knock-off stuff aren't artists - in that they use their tablets for stuff other than drawing. So they don't really have an opinion on the subject. I'm glad to hear it's not just me who thinks the Wacoms have a much better feel than the cheaper stuff. It's not really something I could put my finger on, it's just "I like this over that" kind of a thing. Good to know it's not just me.

And yeah, totes agree on the mad pricing. Even used stuff on eBay and the like goes for crazy prices. Used Wacom stuff going for more than new Monoprice stuff! I'm with you in hoping they (Wacom) gets their stuff in order and improves their product (and their pricing)!

I hear you man! Agreed on all fronts.

XD

I hope your setup gives you many more years of use. Because, you know, I want to see your art continue on. And not be mouse art in MSPaint

You need shit like that shipped priority mail. <_>

i wish it had been found out too late it hadn't.

Ah.

Probably rolled off the desk and is lodged somewhere inaccessible. I bet you find it right AFTER the new one gets there... it is always that way with me. Right now I have two styli because of that....

the only place it could have been was between the bed, which i moved to check ><

ungh I hope it does cus then i'd have a spare

*chuckles* spares are good!

Do traditional pen & paper sorts of arting while you wait?

House gnomes.

That or it rolled into Narnia.
You probably poked poor Mr. Tumnus' eye out with that thing.

no context

derp

i was dead when i read that earlier

why do they always do dat? my one did the exact same! 0.0.