What? How did you manage to merge that topic with this?
Anyways does anyone know of a good tablet for drawing?
I was thinking about getting Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch but I'm not sure if I should just go for a Wacom Intuos instead.
The Bamboo Pen & Touch is ok, I owned one for 2 days before returning it for an Intuos 4. It depends on your level of workflow stubbornness
. I'm a guy that lives and dies by keybindings and function customization. While the Bamboo Pen & Touch would have been plenty fine for most pixel art needs, I could not live with it knowing that you cannot change any application specific settings. Each of the buttons on the side you can change their function to whatever you might need them to be (most of them anyway, if I recall), as is the same with the pen, but you can
only have the settings be global.
By day I use Adobe's apps for mixed advertising and layout needs for work and by night I mess around in ProMotion and whatnot. That being the case, the button layout and function of my tablet - which I use basically 90% of my time on the computer whether at home or work - are never the same. That's where the Intuos shines (not to mention the awesome other functions like the huge range of pressure and tilt sensitivity the pen boasts and the always-useful precision mode).
But it's really a matter of knowing what you'll use it for and realizing the level of need you have for different aspects. It's a difference of $100 between the Bamboo and a new Intuos 4
small tablet. Can waive that problem if you're going for an older Intuos (less fun features, but still has good precision and customization compared to the bamboo, IMO). Also consider if the touch capabilities of the Pen & Touch will even be that valuable to you down the road, or if its novelty will wear off a week later. The multi-touch features are neat, and the 'gestures' seemed fun enough, but I found it more comfortable to just use a mouse. I use a trackpad at home on the laptop, but I avoid it whenever possible, hehe.
I'd compare models myself though, if I were you, if you're serious about getting the right one for you. They are an investment worth jumping at for sure, and this is coming from a poor schmuck that hates spending money.
http://www.wacom.com/I gotta admit - something as trivial as the interchangeable pen tips really make a big difference in the experience you're getting out of it