Wacom Intuos5
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- ismith0
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products…
It's like the time I saw those super huge Moleskines at Strand. I can't wrap my head around it.
- hektor9110
Im happy with 4 medium has for almost a year.
- maquito0
i love my 4 wireless... does not look worth upgrading... yet.
- mantrakid0
Hard to say cuz i was upgrading from a 3, so it was definitely worth it... but from what I hear the 4 was sick. Main thing with this one is the ability to use your fingers / multi-touch gestures, so if you ever just wanna chill without the pen and use it as a trackpad, its nice.
- insomnie0
I decided to get the medium one.
- Amicus0
I'd welcome a variety of input devices to limit the Repetitive Strain injuries. I'll definitely be shelling out on a Medium before Xmas.
- fourth0
mantra... are you talking about the grey nibs? are you on an intuos3 or 4? I've been using the normal plastic nibs on my 4 and I don't go through many nibs but the paper like surface sheet is super smooth and has no feedback now. I'm thinking of getting a new sheet and using the felt nibs instead. Also I've read that the best thing to do is turn up the sensitivity and lighten up your stroke... this will save nibs and wear and tear on your sheet.
- insomnie0
Medium of large?
- fyoucher10
Mouse vs Intuis / Pen Tablet:
Don't you get tired of having to put down and pick up the pen every time you need to use the keyboard? I found it kind of a pain to do that when I was using my pen. With a mouse, you never lift it up, just move it around. I've also been thinking about switching fulltime to the pen/Intuis but wasn't sure how most people worked (speaking to designer/coders/animators...not just folks who use Illustrator or Photoshop). I like using the pen when drawing but I'm still not completely used to using it yet, especially when interacting with an apps UI.
Would love to know your experience/thoughts.
- fyoucher10
The mouse never gets picked up, it just sits there. Whenever I need to use the keyboard, I just move my hand over to the keyboard and type. When I've used the pen, I have to pick it up and put it down. When you're constantly going back and forth, I feel like that's unproductive and prohibitive but let me know if that just because I've only used it so many times. Maybe it just becomes easier over time though.
Also, if you use the pen fulltime, does your hand ever get tired from gripping the small pen? Your hand just rests on the mouse, so my hand never gets tired.
- fourth0
hmm those could either be: http://www.wacom.com/en/Products…
or the:
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products…either way I got both with my intros4 and I'm going to try them out. I need to order a new top sheet ($25!)
- CALLES0
i have the large one... its coo
- fooler0
I had an AD buy us all tablets years ago. None of used them so he stole all our mice until we converted. It was great except when you get up and take our pen with you and lose it somewhere.
These new tablets look 100 times better but everything I've ever seen coated with "soft touch" wears off especially with heavy use (ever seen inside of a 6 year old VW?)
- mantrakid0
Yeah i bought my intuos3 like 5 weeks before the 4 was announced so I felt shitty - return date passed and all that.. :P
- mantrakid0
hand definitely doesnt get tired for normal use, only time it actually gets tired is when im doing pressure sensitive work and press hard to get thick strokes when inking, etc.
i also fucking LOVE the felt-tip nibs, and ordered up a mad stack of them so i can use them exclusively. Im kind of a neanderthal on the thing and push harder than i have to. With the other pen nibs it was actually causing wear to the protective sheet on the surface. with the pen nibs its like your drawing/writing with a sharpie, so it actually feels a bit soft and frictiony, not to mention zero damage to the surface sheet.
A felt nib, when im done with it, looks like a fucking piece of pocket lint though... just a soft little fluff sticking out of the tip haha.
- fourth0
yes mantra, I think that is the point. At first I wasn't too impressed but I saw how you can write your own gestures for it. In a video I saw the wacom dude programmed a 3 finger up swipe in photoshop as undo. So he screws up and swipes up and bam! it's undone in a sweet gesture.
When I bought my 4 wireless I knew the 5 maybe right around the corner and here it is. The only weary thing is the way it displays your hotkey settings when you rest your finger on the buttons. In theory that sounds nice but I always have my finger trigger resting on these buttons so it seems like that could disrupt my workflow...
- fourth0
^ don't get a intuos4, the bluetooth sucks on it,
get a intuos5