gb,
All very excellent points. Anyone thinking of purchasing a tablet should take the points mentioned into consideration.
It was for a lot of these reasons that I opted for an 8x6 Intuos3 and it is just right.
Regards,
Humayun
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Originally Posted by gb_astro
A lot of people make the mistake of getting the largest graphics pad they can instead of the smallest.
A 4"x 6" tablet is more than adequate for even a 24" screen.
The advantage of a small pad is that the your arm can rest on the desk and you can just use wrist movements for
general course desktop navigation, just like a mouse. The advantage of a tablet over a mouse is that you can then use the thumb/fingers grip on the pen for finer local control.
If you use, say a 9x12, even on a big screen most of your initial movements are going to be with your arm which is the most inaccurate and tiring form of control.
Of course if you are an artist doing work directly on the tablet then bigger is better if your style involves arm movement.
Having said this I would actually recommend a larger tablet because:
* You can usually map the screen to a smaller area of the tablet anyway.
* The larger tablets often have extra buttons ,controls etc.
* From about 9x12 and larger you can use it in you lap without having to use a separate support to rest it on.
* From about 9x12 and larger, if you map the screen to a smaller section you can rest you arm on the flat tablet rather than the desk.
Thus there is no step up from your resting arm on the desk to the tablet like there is with a small tablet.
gb.
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