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Wacom Graphire Bluetooth 6x8 Tablet | List Price: $249.99
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Brand: Wacom
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Ideal for designers and artists for precision work
- Works wirelessly up to 30 feet away
- Graphire pen with 512 levels of pressure-sensitivity for outstanding control of your applications
- Mouse features cordless, battery-free technology
- Includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 3, Painter Essentials 2 by Corel, and Color Efex Pro 2GE from nik multimedia
Hover height inferior to Intuos [Posted on 2007-07-16]
The short story:
Pros: Wireless!!!, Convenient Pen Holder
Cons: Poor Pen Hovering Distance
Bottom Line: If you've used an Intuos before, you won't like the Graphire! (at least the Bluetooth one...)
The long story:
I recently decided that I needed a tablet (again). My first tablet was several years ago, and it was a 9x12 Intuos. I got rid of it a couple of years later because it was too big. In the mean time, I used an Intuos tablet here and there at school. So, now I needed one of my own and started looking into Wacom's latest line-up.
I hadn't tried a Graphire before, so I was a bit skeptical. Resisting the wireless feature of this tablet was unbearable, so I knew I had to get this one. Plus, it was just the right size.
Compared to an Intuos of the same size, the Graphire really...well...sucks. The wireless feature is really nice, as well as the tablet's pen holder (genius). But this tablet really falls apart with the pen. The Graphire pen is about an inch smaller than the Intuos pen and does not feature a comfortable rubber grip.
The biggest problem I had was the pen's hover height. You can hold a Wacom pen over the tablet without touching it and still move the cursor. After you move a certain distance from the tablet, it stops registering the movement. With the Wacom, this is about 0.75 inches. The Graphire is roughly half that, about 0.4 inches. Personally, I hold the tip of the pen on the tip of my ring finger with my wrist straight while moving around...this registers on the Intuos, but it is too far away for the Graphire. So, to see hover movement on the Graphire, I have to twist my wrist, which is fairly uncomfortable. Again, this is just the way I use pens in general. So, for me, the Graphire's hover responsiveness is very poor.
Wacom Graphire Tablet [Posted on 2007-10-13]
It is great for editing pictures and also for normal work and internet browsing. Very good item
EFFICIENT [Posted on 2007-11-01]
Purchased this Wacom so that I could more effectively work on illustrations on my computer. The pen is comfortable, and the mouse is even nicer. The only annoyance is the cover sheet that is placed on the top of the tablet but that can be easily removed.
Highly recommend this for anyone interested in computer illustration or design work. ++++
Daughter Loves It! [Posted on 2008-01-12]
Purchased Wacom Graphire 6x8 Bluetooth tablet for my 15 year old daughter for Christmas. It took her only 10 minutes from opening package to installation.
Pen is so sensitive, drawing thick or thin lines depending on pen pressure. Bluetooth wireless tablet works very well.
Wacom Bluetooth Tablet [Posted on 2008-03-25]
This is my second Wacom tablet. I still have my first, working fine; however, I wanted to go bluetooth. I love the feel of a tablet and, because I work a great deal in Photoshop, a tablet is the ONLY way to work. Takes a bit of getting used to but I don't use a mouse at all anymore! This tablet is very responsive and works well. My only "complaint" is that it occasionally drops the signal. At most, I just have to press the button again and it re-connects. If you do any sort of precise work on a computer, a tablet is the way to go. I kept the smaller tablet and actually take that on holiday with my laptop.
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