Graphics Tablets

My trusty Wacom has gone the way of all things plastic and I need a new tablet for my photoshop work, but I'm on a limited budget. At the moment I'm looking at the Wacom Graphire 4 A5 bluetooth (c. £140), but if anyone else has another suggestion please let me know.

I find bluetooth HID devices a bit
hit and miss.

My mouse and keypad can have
connection issues from time to time.

I have a bluetooth keyboard and mouse at work and they seem to be OK.

I think there is an issue when they are in power down
mode and then wake up.

And the BT phone and printer probably don't
help either.

Originally Posted by Nev

I think there is an issue when they are in power down
mode and then wake up.

And the BT phone and printer probably don't
help either.

OK. Worth thinking about. I guess a cable one would be cheaper anyway

The A5 Graphire Wacom is what I use Fraser. I've got the series 3.

I got mine cheap off eBay. About £30 with the postage.

Whatever one you choose just make sure you stick with Wacom - in my opinion they are the best

But why not expand the budget a bit and go for a Cintiq 12wx
Now thats an amazing bit of kit

Originally Posted by paintergirl

The A5 Graphire Wacom is what I use Fraser. I've got the series 3.

I got mine cheap off eBay. About £30 with the postage.

I've had a look at ebay and cheapest on there is about £120 at the moment.

Originally Posted by Alfa Vincent

Whatever one you choose just make sure you stick with Wacom - in my opinion they are the best

But why not expand the budget a bit and go for a Cintiq 12wx
Now thats an amazing bit of kit

Probably will stick with Wacom. As for expanding the budget I have electrical items failing around my ears at the moment, so I'll have to stick with the Graphire at best.

Yeah the Wacom Cintiq is amazing but so is the price!
I use the Intuos3 at work - thats quite good but to be honest I don't tend to use it much.
Good luck with finding a new one though matey
Just out of interest - can't the old one be repaired?

Originally Posted by Alfa Vincent

Just out of interest - can't the old one be repaired?

It's actually just the mouse that's playing up although the pen is damaged too. The whole thing though is getting on a bit now and the surface is worn and a little sticky, so I'd be as well buying new even though a new mouse would only set me back £30.

oh s**t - you are not going to want to hear this but they just chucked out a wacom mouse at work! It was only last Friday, if I had known I would have grabbed it for you, sorry. Even more sorry for telling you! well good luck, I will ask around at work tomorrow for you and see if anyone is selling one.

Originally Posted by Alfa Vincent

oh s**t - you are not going to want to hear this but they just chucked out a wacom mouse at work! It was only last Friday, if I had known I would have grabbed it for you, sorry. Even more sorry for telling you! well good luck, I will ask around at work tomorrow for you and see if anyone is selling one.

Oh well, never mind