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Is it worth getting an Intuos2 4x6 tablet?

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If you do a lot of work in Photoshop, the Wacom tablets are great.
Also very nice to use in Painter. I started with a 4x6, but went with
a much larger tablet a year or so ago. (My old tablet, a 4x6 but
the original Intuos, not the darker color Intuos 2 and pen are
available, if you want to save a couple of hundred...)
Mark Hayes said:
Are these things really worth it? They run about $325 or so. I
ordered one and I am having second thoughts.
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Mark I've been using a Intuos 2 6x8 for 8 months now.I wouldn't want to live without it.I can sit back in my chair with the tablet on my crossed legs and using Photoshop 7 I can do all my work with the pen instead of the mouse.

After a week or so you'll find your using the pen for everything Photoshop, internet etc..You Won't be sorry you spent the money.
Mark Hayes said:
Are these things really worth it? They run about $325 or so. I
ordered one and I am having second thoughts.
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BIG BEAR
 
Mark Hayes said:
Are these things really worth it?
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Once you've had graphics tablet you'll never go back.
I used to have repetive strain problems, gone.

Scroll wheel, contextual menus only a click away, and that pen! what bliss. I'd buy one over RAM they are better in the long run, ok so i like mine!

Chris
 
Mark Hayes said:
Are these things really worth it? They run about $325 or so. I
ordered one and I am having second thoughts.
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Picked up an old ADB Wacom A5 tablet on eBay for around £20 ($30) and find it's indispensable for doing any intricate work in PS Elements (cloning, dodging, burning, painting masks in adjustment layers especially). I did this stuff before with the mouse but it was very frustrating/time-consuming by comparison. Even if you bought your tablet new you'll find it's one of the best peripherals you can buy.
 
Mark Hayes said:
Are these things really worth it? They run about $325 or so. I
ordered one and I am having second thoughts.
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How about the Wacom 4x5 Graphire instead? It costs a lot (I mean A LOT) less but will give you the most important features of the intous... Anybody out there who have tried them both and absolutely couldn't recommend the Graphire? I have one at home, and think it works great. At work I have an older Intous ADB-tablet connected via an imate to my G4, and frankly, I don't find it is any better than my Graphire.

Olaf

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Canon G1 owner since December 2000 - G2 owner since May 2002
Flash system: a Canon 420EX, a Canon 550EX and a Canon ST-E2.
After the pictures are taken:
Mac G4/450Mhz, 1Gb RAM, 21' Mac Studio Display w/Colorsync
 
I've read a couple of articles/reviews that describe the Graphire model as a "Toy" when compared to the Intuos2 models. I can't speak from personal experience, however, since I have the Intuos2 Models (both the 4X5 and 6X6 sizes). I KNOW they're great.

One word of advice...don't shortchange yourself, in terms of quality, to save a buck unless you have no alternative. It just doesn't pay, IMHO.
Olaf Eskil Runstedt said:
Mark Hayes said:
Are these things really worth it? They run about $325 or so. I
ordered one and I am having second thoughts.
Click to expand...
How about the Wacom 4x5 Graphire instead? It costs a lot (I mean A
LOT) less but will give you the most important features of the
intous... Anybody out there who have tried them both and absolutely
couldn't recommend the Graphire? I have one at home, and think it
works great. At work I have an older Intous ADB-tablet connected
via an imate to my G4, and frankly, I don't find it is any better
than my Graphire.

Olaf

--
Canon G1 owner since December 2000 - G2 owner since May 2002
Flash system: a Canon 420EX, a Canon 550EX and a Canon ST-E2.
After the pictures are taken:
Mac G4/450Mhz, 1Gb RAM, 21' Mac Studio Display w/Colorsync
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Mike Flaherty
http://imageevent.com/mflaherty/mikesgallery
 
I mistakenly was asking about the 4x6, it's actually 6x8. I decided to get it for $329. Thanks for all the advice.

Mark
Mike Flaherty said:
One word of advice...don't shortchange yourself, in terms of
quality, to save a buck unless you have no alternative. It just
doesn't pay, IMHO.
Olaf Eskil Runstedt said:
Mark Hayes said:
Are these things really worth it? They run about $325 or so. I
ordered one and I am having second thoughts.
Click to expand...
How about the Wacom 4x5 Graphire instead? It costs a lot (I mean A
LOT) less but will give you the most important features of the
intous... Anybody out there who have tried them both and absolutely
couldn't recommend the Graphire? I have one at home, and think it
works great. At work I have an older Intous ADB-tablet connected
via an imate to my G4, and frankly, I don't find it is any better
than my Graphire.

Olaf

--
Canon G1 owner since December 2000 - G2 owner since May 2002
Flash system: a Canon 420EX, a Canon 550EX and a Canon ST-E2.
After the pictures are taken:
Mac G4/450Mhz, 1Gb RAM, 21' Mac Studio Display w/Colorsync
Click to expand...
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Mike Flaherty
http://imageevent.com/mflaherty/mikesgallery
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