Preserved Topic: Graphics tablet a good investment?

what are everyone's thoughts?

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I bought my Wacom tablet for one reason only: to fight my starting RSI problems.
It has proved to be a good investment as such.

of what little I know about them, I've heard wacom is the only kind to get

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Wacoms and Tablets




(stupid ubb/memory)

[This message has been edited by Nimraw (edited 02-08-2004).]

if you do alot of digial painting or photo restoration... yes...

if not, i would say no. It is a good investment if you use it... It is not made to replace the mouse, but to paint / draw / and do fine stuff that a mouse cant handle.

eye, if you take a look at the Wacom website, you can learn that although the tablet was mainly meant to be a painting/graphic tool, it can also be a good substitute for the mouse, for persons with RSI problems, or for those that want to avoid getting this shitty problem. I have mine, never used the mouse that comes with it, never used again a regular mouse. My only two graphical ways to deal with the cursor are the tablet and a Logitech trackball. The tablet is in my left side, since I'm left-handed, and the trackball in the right side. I can use anyone of them and both are very good as a replacement for the mouse. Whenever one of my hands starts to get tired, I start using the other.
My Wacom is the simplest one available.

PS - the one thing that a tablet or a trackball can't be good at is for playing games; for such activities, nothing is better than the keyboard and a mouse and skilled hands...

I hear yah, Viol.

My statement was in general and from my usage of the pen tool. I cant stand to use it as a mouse, but i have no reason to give it more than half a shot. It is a wonder!