Another Question about drawing tablets

Not sure about writing in a word document, but I highly recommend a wacom. It will be easier to write on a larger on than a little 4×6. I’ve had both, and the larger one, in the long run, is worth every penny more. My current one is has a 9×6 drawing area, and it’s wonderful. Wacom is top of the line, and they’re fairly sturdy. I bought my little graphire in 2004 (?) and it’s still going strong. Had the big one for three years now and works like it did out of the box; even the drawing surface has very little wear.

I know we have people here who use graphic tablets, so I’m gonna ask you all some questions. I teach English comp, and I was wondering if I can use a tablet to write my comments onto the MS word documents.

Which ones work best as I am also interested in using them for drawing?

I had looked into something a bit like that a few years ago and I never found what I wanted. The tablet had to be plugged into the computer at the same time (I wanted something portable), it wasn’t compatible with Word, etc. Things have changed quite a bit since then, mind you, so maybe you’ll have more luck.

I thought the iPad would kind of work, but nope! It doesn’t take the finer, hard stylus, so scratch that…

Well… I know it’s kind of off topic now, but my view on tablets has basically always been that the smallest size is just right (nice and portable, comfy in your lap) whereas the big tablets seem like a waste of money. I tried a friend’s large Wacom Intuos once, using it to finish a comic page (several hours of work) and I thoroughly disliked it, even though it was supposedly better than my old Graphire that I had at the time (still have! It’s a backup and I only got a new one because its software did not agree with my -now old- new computer.) I found no difference in the pressure sensitivity at all and thought the larger size was a pain in the butt because it strained my arm.

Basically, my figuring is that if a person wants to get serious about digital art (I know you just want a tablet for writing and the Bamboo Fun would work great for that, I actually own a Bamboo – they’re cheap, they have good pen pressure and they are super reliable – I seem to drop mine at least five times a day yet it still works perfectly) and you want to spend a lot, you should save the money you would have spent on a larger tablet and get a Wacom Cintiq – working on them is exactly like drawing/writing on a piece of paper, and the smallest size is pretty portable (mind you, they’re about $800, but they are worth every penny – I plan on buying one as soon as I get the chance, I really miss being able to play with them everyday like I could in university.) There’s no lag between your brain and the screen like there is with tablets, so you can work much faster on a cintiq than you can on a tablet. Don’t get me wrong, tablets are as quick as any mouse can be, but cintiqs are faster!

Anyway I’d get the Bamboo, as I don’t think you really need anything more than that for what you say you want! 😀 You can’t really go wrong with one! 🙂 (Also they only cost like $50-100, so they’re a steal. Mine was a $100 but that may be because I’m in Canada, though I did just see a flier listing one for $60 here!)

on my vita, so please excuse my typing. i have a monoprice tablet. it cost 50 for a 10×6. youd be paying 300+ for that size in wacom. and honestly it works just as well as a wacom. the only thing is that the pen doesnt have an eraser… but that doesnt bother me at all. i use to have a wacom graphire 3 (for ten years!) and while i liked it, i now cannot justify spending so much just for a brand name. not to mention wacom STILL hasnt fixed their tablets cord issues… and thats the reason wacoms tend to die (as did mine as well).
give monoprice a look and save a ton of money!
(i realize i am late, but still wanted to mention this)