a web designer's tool

[Zester]

I remember a tool I thought of buying, I bet most pro photoshop guys have it:
it is a screen (functions as your computer screen) that comes with a pen, and you can draw with the pen on screen.

it was about $2000.

who knows what i'm talking about?

[Chio]

Wacom Tablet - EDIT: Found it http://www.wacom.com/lcdtablets/index.cfm

[Zester]

Wacom Tablet?

wow, that was fast and accurate.

anyone here has it? how is it? how close is it to drawing on paper?

[wdforty]

I've used the pad on a desk but it doesn't have a screen built in... they're pressure sensitive, it's great.

[woj]

that's some cool stuff, even though I don't do designs i could use one of those, heh

[Zester]

anyone else?

[Adultnet]

yeah I know what you are talking about ... its a good tool

[ozmatt]

$2000 :| my local store was selling a similar product for $100 hehe i';ll buy one next time they are selling it and test it out

Matt

[Jakke PNG]

I bought the one without 'internal' screen and sold it a few days later. My hand-eye cordination isn't good enough to draw on table and watch the screen where it actually shows.. I need to buy the one where I can actually see what I draw, where I draw it.

[Zester]

$2000 :| my local store was selling a similar product for $100 hehe i';ll buy one next time they are selling it and test it out

Matt

what is the name of this similar product ?

[loverboy]

Wacom Tablet - EDIT: Found it http://www.wacom.com/lcdtablets/index.cfm

one of my Designer uses it daily, a must have for Photo edits

[Zester]

what is the name of this similar product ?

what is the name of that product ?

[scottybuzz]

ok cool lets let this drop then

[Basic_man]

http://www.wacom.com/graphire/index.cfm

I got mine for like 150$ and it works like a charm !

EDIT : You can't use it on a dual screen. You can only control one screen at a time!

[BlueWire]

Our illustrators and 3D CGI guys use waccom's

[SmokeyTheBear]

[XLCowBoy]

I use wacom's. It was weird first time I tried the pens years ago. You just need to get used to them (sort of like using a mouse then a trackball).

[5pm]

You won't go back to a pen and paper after using one , that's for sure
You can get one as low as $100 now :D

[martinsc]

nice gadget...