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Considering purchasing a drawing tablet
Corderlain:
Older bamboo tablets are cheap, easy to use, and reliable.
Smashed_Eggs:
i own a wacom bamboo cth-460 tablet which is priced at about $99.99 (£73.92)
i got it for free because my brother gave it to me cos he didnt need it anymore and its actually quite good
ßlöükfáce:
intuos draw are pretty good from reviews i've seen for about 80 dollars
i don't recommend buying secondhand because of my experience with the intuos 3 i got secondhand. it didn't last too much longer after getting it
i dont know how compatible it is though but i know there's things around the web about the intuos pro ($250 for the small) and making them work with linux
TheABELBOTO:
I'd recommend for a first timer the Wacom pen and touch, it's not as cluttered with buttons but has enough for convenience and is cheaper than the rest of their stuff.
TristanLuigi:
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.