Wacom Intuos Tablet Series

Pros: variable sizes, ease of use, product support
Cons: it won't morph you into a master artist just because you've bought it ;)

I am IN LOVE with my Wacom Intuos tablet.

Like B.B. King's guitar, I have named it Lucille. I love it that much.

The Intuos brings all the ease of using traditional media into conjunction with the flexibility & speed of digital...

Pros: Makes graphics work SO much easier.
Cons: Can't replace a mouse.

To explain the title, I had been pondering one of these objects of desire for months. My interest in fantasy art was waning, as I couldn't keep up with the beautiful computer-coloured images I saw on the web, using just a mouse. The Australian price was...

Pros: Special Edition has smoky, transparent plastic. Best look and feel of all graphics tablets available.
Cons: Initial drivers were buggy, although they've worked most problems out now. A tad pricey.

Whew! I hope that title wasn't too risqué for you. This tablet is so lightweight and perfectly sized that it sits wonderfully on your lap or desk.

The Arrival

I purchased the Intuos Special Edition GD-0912-U from an on-line...

Pros: accurate, sturdy, useful, sexy
Cons: right clicking is a pain

My main trade is as a programmer, but I have the need to occasionally do graphics or 3D modeling. Since drawing with a mouse is like playing guitar with boxing gloves, I decided to pick up a $150 4x5 Wacom tablet. Installation was a breeze, and within...

Pros: Essential for artists!
Cons: Not having one!

Some things tend to sell themselves. The Wacom Intuous is one of them.

One, you can't possibly expect to draw anything useful with a mouse. A mouse is not going to be pressure sensitive in Photoshop or Painter or better graphics programs, and...

Pros: sensitive, comes in many sizes, detachable stylus
Cons: expensive, easy to lose stylus

This graphic tablet is by no means cheap. The whole wacom series is EXPENSIVE. But the payoff and the quality of this product far exceeds that of the price. I promise you that purchasing this will product will produce pictures just as though you were to...

Pros: Practically converts your monitor into a canvas.
Cons: Takes up a lot of desk space. Expensive

As a web-site designer bent on developing his own graphics as opposed to snatching images from other sites. I have been in an image designers heaven with my Wacom Tablet. I have a 12X12 drawing surface that I choose to keep in pen mode. I am still able...

Pros: Easy to install, great interface for graphics applications
Cons: Pen recognition glitch

Ever try to create a selection marquee around a complex image? Well, being left handed, my right mousing hand wasn't doing the trick. So I bought the Wacom Intuos 6x8 Tablet and have been very pleased.

I use it primarily in Photoshop and...

Pros: Intuitive control; dead-on accurate movement; very easy to use.
Cons: Expensive

As the name suggests, Wacom's line of Intuos graphic tablets are very intuitive to use. You simply use the pen device on the tablet's surface to control your on-screen pointer. Designed for graphic artists, the Intuos tablets are excellent when used with...

Pros: Excellent drawing capabilities, ability to change from drawing to mouse mode and adjust tablet ratio
Cons: Weird problem with auto-hide taskbar

I am a graphic and website designer who has an illustration background. I wanted more flexibility in my computer aided drawings, so I decided to purchase an Intuos Tablet (9 x 12") and I can't believe how wonderful it is!

First, the...

Pros: easy to use, easy to install, makes graphics easier to draw-up
Cons: Is kind of hard to keep clean

Well we thought that having a mouse at work was a pretty good thing. The only problem, is that when you're trying to draw objects in Photoshop, or in a paint program, you run across the problem of a non-responsive mouse. When you use a mouse, you do not ...

Pros: great features and flexibility, pressure sensitive pen
Cons: no printed help files except basics

After much delay, I finally got around to getting a tablet to enhance the graphical design work that I do. I spend about 55 hours a week doing Architectural design and another 15 to 20 hours "playing" with graphics. I’ve seen some nice tablets...

Pros: Makes work in graphics applications much easier.
Cons: The mouse features can be frustratingly too sensitive. Not cheap.

How many times have you wanted to pour flammable liquid on your mouse and set it afire? I know I have every time I was in the middle of a project in PhotoShop and my mouse decided to skip. You know that thing it does when you move it along your mouse...

Pros: Transforms your artwork, relieves RSI symptoms.
Cons: Expensive.

For years I tried various funky mice and trackballs trying to alleviate the sore wrist, fingers and shoulder that came with long hours at the computer. Finally, some graphic design projects gave my employer the reason to buy me a Wacom tablet. I've never...

Pros: Powerful, flexible, intuitive, fun.
Cons: None I've noticed.

I call it a "toy" in the opinion title only because I play with it so much, not because it's a dinky child's plaything. It's definitely more than that: its precision, versatility and ease of use means that I would recommend it to a professional as well...