Tablets and multitouch

That is truly awesome. Me wants that mouse.

 

the best of those that i know of so far is by far the cintiq, it is a great tool for anyone who would need a tablet/


I personally love tablets to death, its so much more intuitive than a mouse, plus for my graphics design and art new media work nothing vcan beat it.

 

No.

 

Ugh.

So, anyway, I was thinking of getting a tablet for sketching purposes. I like the pen with built-in eraser concept that I've seen some places, other than that I don't know anything at all about tablets in general. Not sure what price range I should go for. Any suggestions?

 

I study Industrial design, but I'm at the early phase of my product sketching career, so I don't need high tech stuff, probably never will. These seem pretty cool, despite the pretty big price difference between them. What's the major advantage of widescreen over 4:3? Is it unnecessary if you have a 4:3 screen(s)? Which one do you have?

 

Ok. so what's the minimum pressure points per inch I'm looking for, considering I'll need to draw plenty of very straight lines? Oh, and I want good colouring capabilities.

 

The general rule is to go look at the wacom pads, check the wire resolution, and use that for the basis of comparison

 

I found a wacom graphire online for $60 on amazon.com, I'm sure you can find it cheaper on ebay or craigslist

 

I want that mouse to replace my craptacular iMAC mouse!

 

You know, there's a little community devoted to building inexpensive, home-made Cintiqs. Some of the projects can get pretty technical but you might want to check it out.

I'm planning on building one of my own in the coming weeks. I'll post a link to my build log when I finish.

 

I have a Wacom Volito and a Wacom Volito 2. They are the cheapest ones out there (especially that first Volito, I only paid 30€ for that, I think), but they do what I want them to do, so I'm not complaining. I only need them for colouring anyway.
Follow Wooz' advice, he's in the know.

 

I haven't read about any problems w/ pen tilt or lag on the bongofish forums (although the DIY multi-touch stuff i've seen has terrible lag). The big problem they seem to have is electrical interference. Some of the projects suffer from the pen "jittering" and "clicking" (which i think means the buttons on the pen register a phantom click). You have to make sure you shield the extra electronics with out shielding the tablet sensor. Most of the builds I've seen eventually get around this problem. A good way to fix the problem is to replace the back-light with LEDs (which don't require a high voltage inverter).

Personally, I think the boost in intuitiveness could easily justify a minor drop in quality. But then again, I'm not a professional.