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Considering purchasing a drawing tablet
TristanLuigi:
Hi, i'm thinking about buying a drawing tablet, but I don't really know that much about them, so i'm going to ask for your guys' advice.
I really only have two parameters:
- It has to work on Linux
- I would like it to be pretty cheap; I'd rather not get anything that's too much more than $60 (a little more is okay if it's justified)
EDIT:
--- Quote from: TristanLuigi on September 19, 2017, 03:44:48 PM ---Thanks for all the opinions, guys. Wacom definitely does look like it's the highest quality, but even their cheapest model is still a bit above what I want to pay for. I realize that going with a cheaper brand means I'll get a lower quality tablet, but I'm not really a great artist, and I mostly want to try out tablets before I start investing heavily. I can always pick up a higher-quality device later.
I've been looking at this tablet:
https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-6-25-inch-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet/dp/B00H4LAF9O/
It's within my price range, has good reviews, supposedly supports Linux, and doesn't look like a total piece of stuff. Again, I know it's not Wacom like most of you recommended, but I'm just not willing to shell out that much money for a device I don't even know if I'll use that often.
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Alkatjo:
It depends. You want one with a screen? Multi-surface touch? Sensitivity?
$60 probably won't cut it. I'm not just saying that to say that, i mean it.
stuff like this: https://www.amazon.com/Huion-Graphics-Drawing-Tablet-Board/dp/B00TB0TTAC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1505812655&sr=8-3&keywords=drawing+tablet
and this: https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-6-25-inch-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet/dp/B00H4LAF9O/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1505812655&sr=8-11&keywords=drawing+tablet
simply won't do unless you're absolutely fine with having a somewhat functional "drawing" tablet. And as far as i know, the first one only works with windows.
grunterdb1951:
I wouldn't recommend a Huion product, despite their tempting prices. Not sure about anyone else, but my Huion M1000L is barely compatible with most drawing programs. Paint Tool Sai, Krita, it barely even functions with things like Gimp and Photoshop.
The main problem I've seen with it despite it having pressure sensitivity, as demonstrated with the tablet drivers ability to set and adjust its sensitivity within the tablet software itself, it isn't picked up by any of the programs I've used.
You're unfortunately going to have to spend a lot more than 60 bucks to get something that's worth your money- or even functions properly.
I've heard good things from Wacom, here seem to be a few products that are close to your price range. (At least in their small sizes.)
https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CTL490DW-Digital-Drawing-Graphics/dp/B010LHRFM2/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1505813589&sr=1-3&keywords=wacom+drawing+tablet
https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-digital-graphics-drawing-painting/dp/B010LHRG44/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1505813427&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=wacom%2Bdrawing%2Btablet&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-digital-graphics-drawing-painting/dp/B010LHRFYU/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1505813427&sr=1-4&keywords=wacom+drawing+tablet
otto-san:
wacom would probably have the best guarantee of compatibility and quality and I'm pretty certain there are models, either old or new, in that price range. i got my first tablet for like $50 at a best buy and it was a wacom intuos pen ctl-idk
Nonnel:
for some reason i saw this topic and assumed you meant like a clay tablet for all your ancient writing and recording needs