Reddit reviews Wacom Cintiq 21UX DTK-2100 21-inch Pen Display - Graphics Monitor with Digital Pen
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Custom radial menus for rapid navigationTouch Strips, with Touch Strip Toggle buttons, control up to 4 application-specific functionsNew pen tip sensor technology lowers activation force and captures every nuance of pen pressure control2048 levels of pen pressure sensitivity for precise pen pressure control16 User-defined ExpressKeys™ put time saving shortcuts, modifiers, scrolling, zooming, and more at your fingertips2048 levels of pen pressure sensitivity for precise pen pressure controlNew pen tip sensor technology lowers activation force and captures every nuance of pen pressure control16 User-defined ExpressKeys™ put time saving shortcuts, modifiers, scrolling, zooming, and more at your fingertips.Touch Strips, with Touch Strip Toggle buttons, control up to 4 application-specific functionsCustom radial menus for rapid navigation
Others have given advice, but I might as well chime in.
The Bamboo is a great little starter pad to play with. I wouldn't reccommend it as a real graphic design tool, but it really is a functional little pad that can get the job done and has some fun extra functionality with gestures and what not. The Bamboo is NOT specifically a graphics tablet though. It can function as one, but it is also touch sensitive and most graphics tablets are not reactive to anything but a pen or a conductive mouse created for the tablet surface. But it does have the same technology as an Intuos tablet, which is amazing tech, so it's very capable.
You can get a Wacom Graphire for around the same price as a bamboo, (I owned one of these for a couple year) and it is made for this kind of thing. It is a decent little tablet, and would be alright for a hobbyist or a beginner, but i'd skip it. But it isn't as advanced as the next type of tablet...
which is an Intuos3 and Intuos4. Here is where I would start. I would actually skip the intuos3 simply because the intuos4 is basically an industry standard now. It's tech is updated often and it is simply a fantastic tablet. The intuos 4 is what most people end up with. There are small, medium, and large versions. The size you get is a personal preferance. It also comes down to desk real estate. Not a lot of desks have a huge chuck of space for a large intuos. The medium is a great compromise of space vs. functionality. And actually, a lot of people prefer the slightly smaller ones to reduce having to move your arm/hand around as much reducing fatigue. Also the price is obviously better for a medium sized one than a large one. There is also the wireless version, which is awesome since you can simply stow it away somewhere quick and easy. I would recommend a carrying case for it though to keep it safe. Even just a small laptop bag would be fine. But it's an investment you will want to keep safe.
Finally you have the amazing Cintiq line. The Cintiq 12WX and Cintiq 21UX and I just learned about the silly Cintiq 24HD.
I have a Cintiq 21UX and it has changed the way I work. It has sped up my workflow and made things so much easier and faster and accurate and simply amazing. (Note I didn't quite pay what they are asking for on Amazon but that's the same model). the cintiq's are expensive as hell, but it's an amazing investment if you are really going to take advantage of it.
Note however, that you can do everything on an intuos4 that you can do on a cintiq. The thing with the lesser tablets under the cintiq is you will have a real learning curve dealing with drawing on your desk/lap while looking at the screen. It's weird and takes time to get used to it. But there is AMAZING art done on them. As I said, they are industry standard and amazing pieces of tech.
So I recommend the Intuos4 Medium or the Intuos4 Wireless in the end.
Hope this helps a little. There are alternatives to Wacom, and some can get the job done, but I won't recommend them as in the end, you want a Wacom.
Unless you're getting something specifically designed for that purpose (these are a ton of fun to play with but will leave a dent in your pocket) Any computer out now that has a touchscreen is going to have subpar specs for its price. If this changes when Windows 8 comes out, then by all means, go ahead. But in my experience a $100 wacom tablet usually does the job quite well if you're set on using a pen, but unless you're going to be focusing on drawing (in which case there are alternatives to photoshop that are more catered towards illustrating) most people will tell you that you don't really need to use a pen, especially when just starting out.
It's photoshop. No fancy brushes.. Just used a hard/feathered round brush that comes with photoshop. I painted part of it at a cafe on my laptop using my old 2007 4x6 Intuos 3 Wacom tablet.. When I came back home, I continued to work on it from my Cintiq
This is pretty sweet.
Well, there is this
http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-DTK2100-21-Inch-Pen-Display/dp/B0038PQCQK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1314757280&sr=8-6
But its a little pricey.
I'm about a week late to this thread because I just discovered this subreddit here. Anyway I like the idea of the Fire because the interface looks nice (it actually matches the interface I've set up for my desktop and phone) and the price is low, but there are cons.
From what I can tell it doesn't support xvid...at all, which is a big problem for me since I've been putting together a video collection since about 2005 (I have 1000+ hours of TV/movies)...and they're almost entirely Xvid (mostly MP3 audio, but a lot of AC3 as well..which is problematic as Dolby are assholes when it comes to licensing). To go online, I would usually need it to connect through an ad-hoc network if they're not doing 3g, which I know is problematic for Kindles. Aside from that, the only thing I would really need a tablet for is an alternative to something like this so I could more easily make vector art. So unless it has an app for something like that (which they do for the iPad...though it's too expensive for me and I swore off Apple products), and/or they supported ad-hoc networks, I wouldn't be able to justify $200 for something that just lets me play a few games and watch a few videos after I waste hours re-encoding them to a supported format (which I don't need anyway as I can already watch my videos on my phone).
Ultimately, I'm probably going to wait a bit. I figure a lot of brilliant people will hack the fuck out of it because A) it's a computer, B) it's cheaper than the alternatives, and C) it has a large hacker-friendly company behind it. Aside from that, I'm certain it will get even cheaper. A few months ago (maybe august) I bought a Kindle 3 for my mom; it was like $140...now there's an even better version out (sans the unnecessary keyboard) for only $110. I'm looking forward to the Fire as it looks decent enough, and I think it's going to bring the price of other tablets down...but I will only buy it if I can justify the purchase to myself, and I can't do that yet.