Mouse or What?

[Delta Moon]

I was wondering what you guys use as an input device. I tried to draw my own Delta yesterday (by the tracing method of a real pic of someone very close to me), but my hands got very stiff. I recently changed from a mouse to a trackball for that very reason, but if I am going to do much drawing in XARA (after all, that is the point, isn't it)I will need another input device.

I have been considering a digitalized tablet. However, I find them very expensive and don't know how cheap I can go and still get decent hobby quality. Also, I don't know what to look for to be compatible with XARA. Any advice here would be immensily appreciated.
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Ain't life a kick?

[Delta Moon]

I was wondering what you guys use as an input device. I tried to draw my own Delta yesterday (by the tracing method of a real pic of someone very close to me), but my hands got very stiff. I recently changed from a mouse to a trackball for that very reason, but if I am going to do much drawing in XARA (after all, that is the point, isn't it)I will need another input device.

I have been considering a digitalized tablet. However, I find them very expensive and don't know how cheap I can go and still get decent hobby quality. Also, I don't know what to look for to be compatible with XARA. Any advice here would be immensily appreciated.
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Is there something else I can/should/might try before putting out the big bucks? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

Ain't life a kick?

[gwpriester]

I'm a mouse man.

Gary

Gary Priester

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Be It Early So Humble...

[Turan]

It's the bottom of the range Wacom tablet for me.

Could not do without it, once you have it.

Turan

[roman]

Actually I own an Intuos A4 but I simply don't have the right skills. I use it from time to time for sketches and pressure-sensitive drawing, but that's all.

[traceyp]

Some two years or so ago you would NEVER have seen me using a graphic tablet in any way at all - I just couldn't work out how anyone good use one to to do everything you can do with a mouse although they were obviously an advantage for graphic work but I didn't do much of that anyway. My other half had a Wacom Artpad2 and I just couldn't get on with it. I determined to stick with a mouse.

A while after that though, I had the opportunity to get an el cheapo tablet so went for it. It was one which had a tiny battery in the pen which kept going wrong and in the end gave up the ghost. Not a particularly good experience but it was enough to show me that I had to have another tablet.

I don't know how much a Wacom Graphire tablet is in the States but in the UK they are cheap, perhaps 74 pounds, perhaps about a $100. I would very strongly suggest you consider a Wacom Graphire tablet - I wouldn't be without mine now and it makes graphic work so much easier to control particularly if you're doing any fine work. I still have a mouse as a backup but it sits forlornly on the side of my desk most of the time looking very sorry for itself.

Tracey

[qmr]

Wacom Tablet(s) (I've now got three for diff computers I use, all 8"x10") -but then I drive cheap shitty cars to equalise the budget.. Children benefit greatly from using tablets so they discover that using the computer can be like felt tips.. I hate seeing them just doing chat. What a waste of pixels... and parents probably think a wacom is a waste of money (I dont - my kids have a wacom too)
Look for a genius tablet - they are very cheap (they also make the mouses)

[raffon]

Got one for $99 at Compusa. If you start getting repetative motion syndrome, they really help. Still use a mouse and keyboard. I find keyboard shortcuts to be the real time saver sometimes.

TANSTAAFL

[Delta Moon]

I found a 4x5 Wacom for $80.00. Of course, they did manage to soak me on the postage. It's these $#$$#@ delivery companies that are making out on internet sales. Shoot I just remembered I am planning to go to Sam's today. Should have done that first.

Anyway, I got a few little rugrats who visit me from time to time (I am still only 39+/- Gary). If I can't use it, they will get a huge kick out of it.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

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Ain't life a kick?

[Delta Moon]

Just got back from Sam's. They have them for $80.00 (and I wouldn't have had to pay the exhorbitant shipping and "handeling"). And, I would have had it today.

Bummer


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