Which tablet to buy?

[Matth]

Howdy!

I've had a tablet for a year. However, it's quite cheap. This results in buggy movement. As another bad thing is the huge size! I need to clear out half my work area to fit it. This result in me having to sit uncomfy and do too huge arm sweeps to be able to do anything.

So, I've decided to put out some money on a decent tablet. By that I mean nothing super expensive, as 3d is only a hobby under everything else. But enough to give me quality.

Currently I've had an eye for the Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet. But more questions spring out: What size? What kind? Is there other, better, tablets?

Anybody got any insight? Sculpting and texture painting with a mouse is tiring

Cheers,
Matth

[cwaldo39]

My brother grabbed the bamboo, that worked pretty well for him, and it costs under 100 bucks I'm pretty sure

[SkwigglesWorth]

Well i dont personally have a bamboo but they are surposed to be pretty good and it by Wacom who are pretty much the best for tablets.

I have an intous 4 A4 which maybe a bit big and exspensive but it is good, they do however come in smaller sizes. But for precision/ pressure sensity they are surposed to be better than the bamboo.

But before that i had I think an A6 tablet and that worked pretty well (wacom again).

So basically I would go for a wacom tablet and then size, A6 you can still do stuff but maybe a bit small really so I would recomend at least A5 if you can afford it.
But i have talked to some people and they dont like the large sized tablet (A4).

[Mr-Brett]

I used to have a Graphire 4 A5 and it was great but eventually it pretty much because unusable due to wear and tear. Luckily for me my brother had a spare Bamboo Pen and Touch A6. I keep the touch turned off because it makes the cursor behave really weirdly but it's a novelty anyway and probably works fine for most people. It took a little while to get used to the smaller drawing area but not really a problem anymore. The pen is fine although the nib is wearing down (although there are a few replacement nibs in the box, this didn't happen with my Graphire) and it's hard to describe but I find it a little 'scratchy' that's probably just me though

You can't really go wrong with any Wacom so it comes down to decding the model and size ratio for the money.

[Matth]

Thanks for the replies!

I've taken a look, and figured i'd go with Baboo. Nothing over 150 bucks though. I am kinda stumped on what size to get. I see people saying a small one is more comfortable, and other says the quality of the medium is better.

Any advices on that area?

Cheers,
Matth

[Benjammin]

it really depends on how you're most comfortable working, how much desk space you have, and how big a display area you want it to cover. I have 2 22" displays and an A5 graphire that only maps to one screen. If you want a total replacement for your mouse and you have a couple of screens then you want something reasonably big. If all its going to be used for is texture painting and occasional sculpting, you get get by fine with a small one. If like most people these days youre working with a widescreen display, I wouldnt go any smaller than A5.
Also, pressure sensitivity is more important than size, IMO. So definitely go with something by Wacom over a larger/older model by another brand.

[Matth]

Thanks!

I only plan to use it for texture painting, some basic painting inside Photoshop and scultping. So I generally just look for something comfortable. Perhaps I should get a small version of the Wacom Pen tablet. Not too expensive!

Cheers,
Matth