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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
All around GREAT product for any kind of digital artist
By D. Bligh
I've been using the Wacom Intuos2 9X12 Graphics Tablet at my job for roughly the last six months...The bottom line, it's just a great product..Here's why...
I won't go through all of the features of this tablet, because you can read that in any other review on this site, but I will tell you what I use it for, and what I like and dislike about it. (And there isn't really anything that I DISLIKE about it.)
Right out of the box, I could tell that this was a well built product. It's not overly light, and it just feels "strong", if that makes any sense. It feels sturdy. In the box was the tablet itself, the pen, the mouse, some very easy to understand instruction, and 2 cd's. One for the installation of the tablet, and the other for the installation of the software that comes with it. Procreate painter classic, and Photoshop.Installation was a breeze. Plugged it in, put in the cd, clicked "yes" a few times, and I was using it. (I'll note here that I use mine on a VERY beefed up Gateway system running Windows XP Pro) After the simple installation, I took it for its first test drive. I put the pen on the tablet, and starting moving it around. Let me tell you, it took some getting used to. But don't worry, I felt like I was a pro at it after about 10 minutes or so. The toughest part for me to get used to while doing sketches was to not look at the tablet while drawing, as you would while doing a drawing on paper. Looking at the screen and not looking at my drawing hand was a new experience, but once again, I felt fine with it after 15 minutes or so.
So after I felt pretty good about using the pen on the tablet, next I moved to the wireless, battery-less mouse that came with it....To put it simply, I didn't like it at all! It seemed to glide really fast across the tablet, and it just seemed extremely light and just hard to use. After trying it out for a few minutes, I put the Wacom mouse in the desk drawer, and that's where it has stayed for the last 6 months. Maybe I could have gotten used to the feel of it with more time, but I didn't get this thing for the mouse, I got it for the pressure sensitive pen!
I got to work right away using the tablet for the art that I do for work. Plainly put, it makes it 100 times more fun, faster, and easier using a pen instead of a mouse. Let alone a pressure sensitive pen like this one. The kind of work that I use it for is things like designing logos, architectural sketches, taking something out of a photo that doesn't need to be there, etc. And I use the Procreate Painter Classic that it comes with almost exclusively for this kind of art work. I use Photoshop to do most of the coloring, and straightening up of a piece of work.
In conclusion, this is a fantastic product, from a company that I really "trust". I heard about the company when I started to talk to fellow artists in my area about good tablets, and they all said that Wacom's Tablets are the kind to go with. I now see why! Theirs is the only brand of tablet I've ever used, and the only one I ever care to use. I see no reason to venture off to other products, because I'm completely happy with the Wacom Brand.
Like I said above, I use the 9X12 size. I believe they make them 2 sizes smaller, and two sizes bigger. But for what I use it for, 9X12 is DEFINETLY big enough, and I can see no reason to go any bigger.
All in all, great product from a great company, and if you can get one, you should. Even if only for play.
To let you know how much I stand behind this product and this company, I recently ordered a Wacom Graphire2 4X5 tablet STRICTLY for myself, for home use. Just to have fun with. I'll write a review of the Graphire2 when I get it and test it out. But from what I've already heard about them, they're just as good of a product as the Intuos2 that I use now.
To sum it all up, this is a great product all around.
34 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
Awesome
By A Customer
... I needed to buy an Intuos2 for my classes. I choose the 9x12 tablet. It took a while for me to get used to using the pen, but now I love it! I spend nearly 6 hours a day on the computer. Now I reach for the pen for nearly all my mouse-ing needs. It is much easier on soreness caused by repetitive stress. In addition is it much more precise. This tool is absolutely awesome! This item is a must have for anyone doing a lot of graphics work!
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