does size matter in wacom tablets?? Hi - I'm thinking of buying one.. my first thought is to go with the bigger one, but i've seen a couple graphic designers on this 6x8 wacom tablet page completely happy with their purchases. is it necessary to get the 9x12? thanks! does size matter in wacom tablets?? Hi - I'm thinking of buying one.. my first thought is to go with the bigger one, but i've seen a couple graphic designers on this 6x8 wacom tablet page... » Read More does size matter in wacom tablets?? Hi - I'm thinking of buying one.. my first thought is to go with the bigger one, but i've seen a couple graphic designers on this 6x8 wacom tablet page completely happy with their purchases. is it necessary to get the 9x12? thanks! « Show Less
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I have to agree with the other response. I originally bought a 9x12 but it was a monster. Gave it to my dad, bought the 6x8, never looked back.
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I bought a 6 x 8, but wanted a 9 x 12. Now I am wondering if the 6 x 8 is too big. I would recommend the 6 x 8 for any aspiring professional digital artist. 9 x 12 if you are in need of some serious detail and control (though I have no problem with that on mine.)My 6 x 8 takes up 13.75" x 10" of actual desk real estate.
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A middle ground 6x8 is fine. You want to consider how much of your workspace you want taken up when you get a large tablet.If you are an illustrator that works large, it's better to get a 6x8 or greater. If you find it a bit too large you can map your tablet down to a smaller work area. Getting something too small is a bit worse than something that is a little big.
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Unfortunately, nothing has officially been announced from Wacom. They tend to not announce new products until right when they're about to come out (such as the Intuos 5), so it's anyone's guess when a new version will be available, if it ever will be. I, for one, am really hoping for an update to the 12wx because I'd like to upgrade to a Cintiq after using the Intuos 3 for years. I find the larger Cintiq models to be too big for my needs (and expensive!), but everyone is different.Here's hoping Wacom is listening to its customers and comes out with an update to the 12wx very soon. I know I will buy it! Unfortunately, nothing has officially been announced from Wacom. They tend to not announce new products until right when they're about to come out (such as the Intuos 5), so it's anyone's guess when a new version will be available, if it ever will be. I, for one, am really hoping for an update to the 12wx because I'd like to upgrade to a Cintiq after using the Intuos 3 for years. I find the larger Cintiq models to be too big for my needs (and expensive!), but everyone is different.Here's hoping Wacom is listening to its customers and comes out with an update to the 12wx very... » Read More Unfortunately, nothing has officially been announced from Wacom. They tend to not announce new products until right when they're about to come out (such as the Intuos 5), so it's anyone's guess when a new version will be available, if it ever will be. I, for one, am really hoping for an update to the 12wx because I'd like to upgrade to a Cintiq after using the Intuos 3 for years. I find the larger Cintiq models to be too big for my needs (and expensive!), but everyone is different.Here's hoping Wacom is listening to its customers and comes out with an update to the 12wx very soon. I know I will buy it! « Show Less
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Question was cut off, there was no driver that came with the tablet but a visit to the wacom site and download a driver for your specific tablet should fix any issues. If you are just plugging it.it should.draw fine ,their isnt any pen pressure ,line gets bigger with pushing down. Any other questions please feel free to adk
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Hi...it all depends on the skill level of the user. If she is familiar with a pen pad and will use it for extensive graphics the a medium might be more useful. But if she hasn't used one before and would be learning then the small is a very good size. The pen pads take some getting used to. Unless she is already working on digital graphics, the small will be a lot to handle.
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As long as its formatted so that the Wacom is proportional to the size of the viewed screen, I don't have any problems. I also like that I can fit the small one in my laptop bag and take it anywhere.
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Ok my question is 256 pressure sensitivity being part of the digitizer makes sense to me. My question is pen tilt support. That would seem do depend on how the Wacom pen was designed and built. So that if I upgraded the Wacom pen I could have tilt support for thicker lines when heavily tilting the pen.Am I making any sense? Is this possible? Is this true? For this in the know what kind of Wacom pen would you recommend?
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Wacom is the best what you can get, she will be really satisfied. It has no competition! I have iMac 27" that is why I bought Medium size. But S is also good choice for editing. I bought Intuos4 because Intuos5 is still pretty expensive. Difference is between few not REQUIRED functions. I think she will be very happy with this product ;)
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Hi, I recently bought the pen and touch. They advertise two active areas. This is from their specs page http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_pen_touch.php Active Area - Touch (WxH) 4.9" x 3.4" (124mm x 86mm) Active Area - Pen (WxH) 5.8" x 3.6" (147mm x 91mm) Be aware though that contrary to advertised, the actual part of the tablet that will map to the screen when on pen mode is the smaller touch size. I contacted the company thinking that there was a glitch somewhere and they replied back that that is indeed the normal operation, which left me quite puzzled since what sense does it make to advertise 5.8" x 3.6" (147mm x 91mm) pen active area if only 4.9" x 3.4" (124mm x 86mm) is usable?
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The small is about a 4x6 working area, and it does not matter what monitor/aspect size you have, the tablet will conform to your screen size. It is not like a mouse that just moves around. The tablet is actually an extension (or reflection rather) of your screen, wherein, wherever you place the pen on the tablet, that is where the pointer will be on the screen. The size of the tablet is basically a comfort thing. If you tend to write small or use small strokes when drawing or moving the mouse the small will be perfect for you. If you make larger strokes/swipes when drawing/writing or moving the mouse, you may consider a larger one. But be careful. My small tablet is about the size of my 17" notebook PC... If I had anything larger, it wouldn't comfortably fit on my desk with the monitor and keyboard.
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Thank you so much for letting us know! And sorry to hear about the disappointment... seems so silly of Wacom to do this to us. If there is no texture difference what is the point of having a standard and clear version? The tablet is black anyway. ^^;
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I would agree with Chris Frenzy. Great to introduce you to a graphic pen/tablet. I also mainly use with Photoshop, but so far with Illustrator we haven't experienced any problems. It definitely does the job!
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I picked up an ep121 at fry's in concord last week, I have a CINTIQ 21UX, and I'm employed as a character artist. The cintiq pen and intuos pens won't work on it as people have already said. The pressure sensitivity is not working in photoshop, i think there's a driver fix for this but i haven't bothered with it. Photoshop works best with a keyboard/keypad anyways. Alias sketchbook pro will be your friend. The brushes work great and the program is stroke based. 256 levels of pressure sensitivity, it depends on the artist. It's fine for me, I don't know that my arm has 256 levels of pressure. The line quality is good and it's responsive while drawing. Awesome device for drawing on the go, or sitting on the couch. Any serious work you'll probably want to use a standard computer, but no reason you shouldn't be able to do great things on the ep121. Battery life i get around 3-4.5 hours depending on use. I hope they start shipping these things out to you all soon, I'm loving mine! ps. This thing also runs zbrush pretty well. although it's pointless to try to use zbrush with a resolution os 1200x800, the menu's are too filling. But, it CAN handle a million polygons without much problem. I didn't try maya on it yet. If anyone's interested i can give it a shot.
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Hi, I bought this item. Make sure that the model is listed as CTH 661. If it is, the total size of the tablet is 9"x13.5". The drawing area is about 5.5" x 9". Big enough for my digital painting needs, and I have 2 monitors side-by-side. I hope this helps. Cheers!
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I would have to say yes, although I'm just an art student, so I'm still in learning, however, even so, I do like this tablet. Especially because of the smaller version of the big 24hd. As an art student, I have to carry it for work to school and back, so it's perfect for me. Even for home I simply love it. It's comfortable to work on it on a table, or on your lap, or however you want. Good luck with your choice! :)
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Hey M. Armstrong while the bamboo and any other wacom tablet can be used in office its main feature is for drawing/ painting software such as photoshop, coral painter, open canvas etc... my advice to you would be to go to wacoms website and look for drivers and patches to use with office. Any particular features your looking for? I'm more than willing to help you.
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Thanks for your answers. If there's a Wacom rep reading this, do you know of any plans to develop more types of tips? I really liked the multiple tips & styli when I used them for my Wacom tablet (bought 6 yrs ago) & there would definately be a market for them. :-)
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I'm a fine art photography and graphic design student. any of the cintiq's are worth the money I just invested in the cintiq 13hd and I love it. it makes creating and editing so much faster, precise and easier I wish I would have gotten one years ago. so yes its worth the money before I was using a wacom intuos 5 or a mouse and keyboard and it would take forever to get things right. With the cintiq I would say it has cut the time almost in half of what it use to take me to edit or create a design. Though you being an illustrator you my find the bigger cintiq's to be better for you if your use to using a bigger area to draw/create on. I'm a fine art photography and graphic design student. any of the cintiq's are worth the money I just invested in the cintiq 13hd and I love it. it makes creating and editing so much faster, precise and easier I wish I would have gotten one years ago. so yes its worth the money before I was using a wacom intuos 5 or a mouse and keyboard and it would take forever to get things right. With the cintiq I would say it has cut the time almost in half of what it use to take me to edit or create a design. Though you being an illustrator you my find the bigger cintiq's to be better for you if your... » Read More I'm a fine art photography and graphic design student. any of the cintiq's are worth the money I just invested in the cintiq 13hd and I love it. it makes creating and editing so much faster, precise and easier I wish I would have gotten one years ago. so yes its worth the money before I was using a wacom intuos 5 or a mouse and keyboard and it would take forever to get things right. With the cintiq I would say it has cut the time almost in half of what it use to take me to edit or create a design. Though you being an illustrator you my find the bigger cintiq's to be better for you if your use to using a bigger area to draw/create on. « Show Less