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HomeComputersNetwork DevicesNetwork AppliancesWacom Intuos3 4 x 6-Inch Wide Format Pen Tablet (PTZ431W) |
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80 of 80 found the following review helpful:
 Big upgrade from Graphire4 Dec 12, 2006
By Artem Lipatov
I bought a Graphire4 4x5 tablet first thinking it would be enough for me... It was ok, but then I got a chance to play with an Intuos3 tablet and decided to return it.
Intuos3 gives you a much nicer feeling when you're drawing, just as if you were on paper, not plastic. Resolution is much higher, I'm getting very accurate results. Of course, using a tablet takes getting used to and might not be for everybody.
The pen is very comfortable to hold and comes with a bunch of replacement tips, including a softer-than-normal and a harder-than-normal tips (1 each).
The mouse is actually quite usable on this tablet as opposed to graphire4.
Long USB cord makes it possible to take the tablet off the table and onto your lap.
Overall, a fantastic tool for anybody who needs a better way to control their drawing/photo retouching.
For those, who say it is rather small - true, but the next one up is $100 more expensive. It gets the job done and works great for wide screen monitors without sacrificing horizontal resolution. I guess, for people who paint a much bigger tablet is in order, but this one should be quite enough for photo manipulations.
I only wish Wacom included some kind of handwriting recognition software for free with it, though they offer 20% discount on EverNote products (check out ritePen - it is amazing) as well as other product discounts
30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Exactly what you're looking for. Dec 31, 2007
By Sassypoch
I did a lot of researching before choosing which tablet to buy. Every review I read online said Wacom was the only way to go. I have to say that they are correct. I am a first time tablet user and this so far has been a wonderful experience. I only have one issue with it. I'm a lefty and so when I draw, I keep hitting the touchpad.
I, like the person that gave it a 1 star review, used it on my WinXP desktop with a 20 inch widescreen monitor and it works wonderful. It gets every edge of my monitor. I'm not sure what they're problem was, but all I had to do was install the drivers from the CD and everything works great! I also plugged it into my Windows Vista laptop and it works excellent with that too. I have also had no problems with the mouse working.
I wasn't sure that 4x6 would be big enough to draw with but I'm loving it and think now that anything bigger would be a little bit too much.
I highly recommend this product to anyone wanting to have a tablet for drawing!
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Works wonderfully Sep 24, 2007
By J. Colburn
The tablet works just as well is its reputation suggests. Plug it into a windows or mac machine and pop the CD in, you'll have it working in minutes. It will even work in linux, albeit with a bit more work (But then what doesn't take just a bit more work in linux?).
The precision and sensitivity are great. If you're wondering about sizes: Don't bother with the bigger tablets unless you're completely sure you need one. If you're comfortable with making precise movements with the stylus, you really don't need a larger tablet. This one has all the same response and sensitivity as a big one, packed into a more convenient size.
Furthermore, Amazon has one of the best prices around on the tablet and it'll probably ship free. What's not to love?
29 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 As with the 4x5 Not designed with Lefties Dec 15, 2006
By S. Jenkins
"Arshes Nei"
I would actually recommend if you're an artist to use the 6x8 which has express keys on both sides. While you can disable them, or reverse the tablet, this tablet which is the smallest one out of the intuos 3 series had right handed people in mind. Reversing the tablet makes it more awkward and uncomfortable for use.
If you're not going to use the Express keys you may as well go with the intuos 1 or 2, since i find this to be a major feature for the latest line of intuos. If you're going for geek bling and want a shiny new tablet I guess this is the way to go, but practicality wise, using an intuos 1 or 2 if you are left handed and use the smallest size is probably better and more affordable.
The wide format however will probably give you better accuracy for touch points from your tablet to match the screen.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Excellent! Dec 26, 2007
By K. Kadzielawski
"nivekak"
I bought this for my 16 year old son, an aspiring conceptual artist, for Christmas. I was concerned that it would be to hard to use, but was wrong. He said and I quote "it's easier than drawing."
Setup was a snap. It came with Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Corel Painter Essentials 3. I could not install Corel Painter 3 as it required 89 gig of hard drive space. My (older) computer has a 150 gig hd, but only 49 gig available. So, I will need to delete unused programs to make room. A pure drawing program would have been nice.
My son is a computere user, not a computer geek. So, I was impressed how well he is doing after only a few hours. The size of this tablet was suitable for his immediate needs. If he needs the bigger one someday, he can buy it himself.
ADDED Jan 22, 2009. After a year, my now 17 year old son uses this tablet a lot more than I expected. The more he uses it the more he understands how to use more of the features the software has to offer. He also spends a lot of time on Utube looking at clips of other artists drawing on tablets using similar software and tries to emulate them.
I have not moved this to another computer. The only options right no are computers with Vista, and he has used and hates Windows Vista, so, maybe after Windows 7 comes out, or I upgrade my wife's computer will he get to use all the software offered.
This is probably one of the best presents I gotten him over the past few years. The size is perfect for him too.
I need to raise the rating to 5 STARS. I really underestimated the power and ease of use of this product.
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