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#1 2010-03-25 16:32:13

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Cheap Tablets?

Hey,

         Has anyone heard of a cheap tablet? I'm looking in the $15-$25 USD range. Can anyone be of assistance?



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#2 2010-03-25 16:35:56

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

Haha, $15-25 won't get you a quarter of a tablet.
I suggest the Wacom bamboo, it's about $80 but is of great quality.


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#3 2010-03-25 16:46:04

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

Pffft... Wacom. "Trust Slimline"s are cheap, and in my opinion, they're better than Wacom (my brother uses a Wacom Bamboo, I use a Trust Slimline - I tried his tablet - it feels of a lower quality, and his tablet work area is smaller).

Trust tablets are also prettier than Wacom tablets. Wacoms look clunky to me, but Trust tablets look very tidy.

And my "Trust" is A5 size - it cost me approximately $50 USD, whereas a Wacom of the same size is like... $300?

I'm not sure if you can buy Trust tablets in the USA, though...

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#4 2010-03-25 17:59:15

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

Wolfie1996 wrote:

Pffft... Wacom. "Trust Slimline"s are cheap, and in my opinion, they're better than Wacom (my brother uses a Wacom Bamboo, I use a Trust Slimline - I tried his tablet - it feels of a lower quality, and his tablet work area is smaller).

Trust tablets are also prettier than Wacom tablets. Wacoms look clunky to me, but Trust tablets look very tidy.

And my "Trust" is A5 size - it cost me approximately $50 USD, whereas a Wacom of the same size is like... $300?

I'm not sure if you can buy Trust tablets in the USA, though...

I bought one.

Pretty good about 50$.

I use it for scratch, it's better than a mouse.


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#5 2010-04-04 13:10:31

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

I found one on newegg.com for 43$ is that a good deal?


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#6 2010-04-04 16:24:54

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

Wolfie1996 wrote:

Pffft... Wacom. "Trust Slimline"s are cheap, and in my opinion, they're better than Wacom (my brother uses a Wacom Bamboo, I use a Trust Slimline - I tried his tablet - it feels of a lower quality, and his tablet work area is smaller).

Trust tablets are also prettier than Wacom tablets. Wacoms look clunky to me, but Trust tablets look very tidy.

And my "Trust" is A5 size - it cost me approximately $50 USD, whereas a Wacom of the same size is like... $300?

I'm not sure if you can buy Trust tablets in the USA, though...

I looked up reviews. They said Trust tablets are bad news.....


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#7 2010-04-04 21:01:27

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

I trust Wacom because of their high customer satisfaction as well as my own satisfaction. My Wacom Bamboo tablet hasn't malfunctioned once or given me any trouble at all. It was about $70-100.

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#8 2010-04-05 07:37:04

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

My brother was looking into a wacom bamboo a while ago, but we're gonna split cash for this other thing.... I won't be on this post anymore.


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#9 2010-04-05 08:38:17

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

I have a Trust Slimline. It works the best.


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#10 2010-04-05 13:02:51

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

I personally wouldn't take a Trust Slimline over Wacom. But anyways - You can't get no tablet for $15-$25, sorry. The cheapest from Wacom is $49, and that's junk. It's just the touch, no pen. The best tablets I know of from Wacom is the professional ones. Don't get one unless you got a visual arts career. Bamboo Craft and Fun are best from the home/office of Wacom tablets. But I recommend getting Pen and Touch, it's cheaper and still great from Wacom.  smile  My father got me one for Christmas 2009, and it  came with Photoshop 7.0. *nod, nod* ^.^


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#11 2010-04-05 14:26:57

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

littletonkslover wrote:

I looked up reviews. They said Trust tablets are bad news.....

Mine works fine... and I drop it a lot...

I assume the reviews that you've been reading are looking at Trust tablets as tools in the design industry... they get used far more intensely than a tablet that's just going to be used for hobby-drawing (I assume that EmperorEvil is going to use the tablet for generally drawing, instead of becoming an architect...).

I personally don't see why anyone would want a state-of-the-art tablet for that, when there isn't much difference in quality...  hmm  What has Wacom got that Trust hasn't?


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#12 2010-04-05 15:50:24

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

Wolfie1996 wrote:

littletonkslover wrote:

I looked up reviews. They said Trust tablets are bad news.....

Mine works fine... and I drop it a lot...

I assume the reviews that you've been reading are looking at Trust tablets as tools in the design industry... they get used far more intensely than a tablet that's just going to be used for hobby-drawing (I assume that EmperorEvil is going to use the tablet for generally drawing, instead of becoming an architect...).

I personally don't see why anyone would want a state-of-the-art tablet for that, when there isn't much difference in quality...  hmm  What has Wacom got that Trust hasn't?

More people that are satisfied I'm guessing. List some things bout Trust, and I'll do that for wacom.


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#13 2010-04-06 09:36:25

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Re: Cheap Tablets?

Sorry I didn’t post this earlier... My internet timed out, so I’m typing this in Word... >.>
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MMkay  smile  I’ll list what my tablet has (I think you mean the tablet... unless you want me to Wiki who founded Trust or something  tongue )
The stuff that’s on the box/the manual/the website:
•    Tablet included (ZOMG NOWAI)
•    Wireless, 3 button pen
•    Wireless, 3 button mouse
•    8x6 inch work area
•    2000 lines per inch
•    512 step pressure
•    USB connection
•    Compatible with Windows XP and higher (not sure about Mac... there is a version for the Mac, though)
•    On Windows Vista and higher, supports handwriting recognition (One reason that I want to upgrade from my Windows XP)
•    Allows for widescreen/dual screen PCs (I have neither, but it still works great  big_smile )
•    42 programmable buttons (you can set them up to open up different programs, or to Copy/Paste/Save/Print/Undo/etc)
•    Trace Sheet (I don’t use it, but it’s nice to have for copying real life sketches onto the computer)


Other stuff that’s not on the box, but is still important to me:
•    The pens feel waaaaaay more solid than Wacom pens. Wacom pens feel really... cheap to me.
•    It’s cheap as chips  tongue   They’re only about... £40 tops (also, CHIIIIIIPSSSSS!  big_smile )
•    They’re easy to get (When you live in the English countryside, shops specialising in computing are few and far between. Trust tablets can be bought in supermarkets, which means I could get one far more easily)
•    It’s all you really need for hobby drawing, and the results can be very good, with practice.


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