Getting a tablet.

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thread starter KewlEH Jul 12 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

So I'm getting the Bamboo Fun Medium tablet soon and I was wondering if anyone wanted to share their experiences with their own tablets.

Delete 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

My friend had a tablet for his anxiety, and one day he told me to try it. That stuff mellows you out into a high state, so it's really fun.

KewlEH 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

jointed said: "i have the regular bamboo, it's black and i'm pretty sure it's the small size. the length of the pen is almost the width of the screen part of the tablet. when i first got a tablet years ago, it was a wacom graphire in blue, and i kept accidentally trying to use it like a laptop touch pad. i think it was because the pad was really big, but it wasn't set up to my monitor right... anyhow, i ditched that one and a year later when i wanted to use it again, the pen vanished ;~; and now i only really use my tablet for sketching and coloring, i still use the pen tool with a mouse to do line art." You can buy replacement pens for very little depending on the tablet you have.

jointed Jul 12 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

yeah, the screen part of my tablet is 6 inches in width, what size would that be? and my parents tried to buy me a tablet pen for my graphire once i wanted to start using it again, they went to the place they bought it at but they said you couldn't buy them separate. and the only place i could find it was to order online, like $30 for just a pen or something. my parents just bought me the bamboo for christmas :/

October 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

KewlEH said: " Does the size bother you?" Not at all! I thought it would, but it fits nicely on my desk, and I feel lif I had anything bigger, it woul dbe a hassle, plus it's easy to transport, and about 100$ cheaper with the same software.

KewlEH Jul 12 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

jointed said: "yeah, the screen part of my tablet is 6 inches in width, what size would that be? and my parents tried to buy me a tablet pen for my graphire once i wanted to start using it again, they went to the place they bought it at but they said you couldn't buy them separate. and the only place i could find it was to order online, like $30 for just a pen or something. my parents just bought me the bamboo for christmas :/" Well then I don't understand why you're sad about your missing Graphire pen when you've got your Bamboo. @Above: Do you think that you'd like the Medium better performance-wise, though, since you've got a larger work surface.

jointed 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

KewlEH said: " Well then I don't understand why you're sad about your missing Graphire pen when you've got your Bamboo." i said i was sad when i wanted to start using it again years ago but the pen was gone.. and that now i have a bamboo.

KewlEH 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

jointed said: " i said i was sad when i wanted to start using it again years ago but the pen was gone.. and that now i have a bamboo." I'm sure you can see my confusion since you mentioned that you currently own the Bamboo now, and then you proceeded to tell me about your Graphire.

Phenylketon 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I have a tablet PC with a Wacon tablet screen. I guess it's pretty good, though I don't use it much.

WhiteWhale 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

BROTIP: getting a tablet doesn't make you an artist.

KewlEH 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

WhiteWhale said: "BROTIP: getting a tablet doesn't make you an artist." But it does give me +2 hip points. &I don't know if you've noticed but I've already mentioned that I want this tablet moreso for casual use.

WhiteWhale Jul 12 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

KewlEH said: " But it does give me +2 hip points. &I don't know if you've noticed but I've already mentioned that I want this tablet moreso for casual use." I haven't. You know I won't sass you like that.

KewlEH 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

WhiteWhale said: " I haven't. You know I won't sass you like that." I give you no reason to lololo.

OxStarxO 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I have a Wacom Bamboo Fun Small. The size doesn't bother me at all. The area is matched up in proportion of your screen. If you lose your pen or it breaks within your warranty, just call up Wacom and they will send you a replacement for free.

KewlEH 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

OxStarxO said: "I have a Wacom Bamboo Fun Small. The size doesn't bother me at all. The area is matched up in proportion of your screen. If you lose your pen or it breaks within your warranty, just call up Wacom and they will send you a replacement for free." What do you mean. l: To be honest all I've done so far as researching the product goes is comparing it with other tablets/whatever. I have no clue how it works. :L

skalz 07/12/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I got a small bamboo fun. The size doesn't matter much to me...in fact, it's good for me since it doesn't take up much room. The surface is extremely smooth though, which I like, but I heard that the newer version of bamboo fun as a paper texture on the tablet so it feels like you're drawing on paper. Tablets get a bit of getting used to since you can't really turn the tablet to draw at a different angle, and for some people, they get confused as to where the mouse is going because they aren't looking at the tablet to draw, they're looking at the screen. Takes some practice, but it's all good :]