Apple drawing tablet wanted

[brucemillar]

Folks

No2 Daughter would like an Apple drawing tablet for her MacBook Pro 13". Any recommendations on a tablet and or apps to go with please?

Oh. She is No2 in age not pecking order.

 

[GLK]

You can't go wrong with Wacom, if the budget allows. Fully supported by Mac OS X. Smaller sizes are actually quite affordable, it's when you move into A4 and larger, things get eye-watering ... Personally, I would rather go for a smaller Wacom, than anything else, even if a lot cheaper.

 

[GLK]

Well, I must apologise - it's been a while since I looked at their prices and these are nowhere near as high as they used to be: I remember paying nearly two grand for the then equivalent of this Intuos Pro ... Much, much more reasonable now, so absolutely no excuse to buy anything else

 

[b1g1an]

I've got a high end A4 Wacom but that was bought by the business, if it was my money I'd keep an eye on Aldi, they regularly have a very good tablet in their specials, £30ish from memory. It sounds liked she just fancies a go if she doesn't know what to use it with so no point shelling out a load if she doesn't get on with it, a lot of people don't, and then just gathers dust.

 

[IanA2]

Do you have a budget. As said Wacom are the best but, depending on intended use might be overkill. There are quite a few reasonable cheaper tablets about.

 

[bolide]

One thing to bear in mind is that, in my experience, tablets map directly to the screen so a small tablet makes for a rather imprecise drawing tool. If more modern tablets offer a different way of working then a small one may be useable. Otherwise I would stick to something A4 sized

Nick Froome

 

[brucemillar]

Do you have a budget. As said Wacom are the best but, depending on intended use might be overkill. There are quite a few reasonable cheaper tablets about.

Well she is 13 so I do not want spend thousands.

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[IanA2]

Well she is 13 so I do not want spend thousands.

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Ah..ok, maybe wait till next year

 

[brucemillar]

I see some on Apples web site?

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[eGuru]

I see some on Apples web site?

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You will find them cheaper on Amazon or even Maplins.

 

[IanA2]

You will find them cheaper on Amazon or even Maplins.

Have you Yosemited your Wac? Having fun n' games with the Cintiq

 

[eGuru]

Have you Yosemited your Wac? Having fun n' games with the Cintiq

The Mac Mini came with Yosemite pre-installed. Installed the drivers, calibrated the pen and seems to be working fine so far. What problems are you experiencing?

Drew this at the weekend:

 

[IanA2]

The Mac Mini came with Yosemite pre-installed. Installed the drivers, calibrated the pen and seems to be working fine so far. What problems are you experiencing?

Drew this at the weekend:

Does my bum look big in this......

Cintiq 22HD was fine, not used for a couple of months, updated to Yosemite, now "no signal" message. Have tried clean install and updated drivers. Zip. Tedious. Awaiting advice from tech support.

 

[IanA2]

The Mac Mini came with Yosemite pre-installed. Installed the drivers, calibrated the pen and seems to be working fine so far. What problems are you experiencing?

Drew this at the weekend:

Looks like my NEET dvi adaptor is the culprit. New one from Apple tomorrow. Wacom support are excellent

 

[eGuru]

Looks like my NEET dvi adaptor is the culprit. New one from Apple tomorrow. Wacom support are excellent

Was it a broken/bent pin? Glad you have it up and running.

 

[IanA2]

Was it a broken/bent pin? Glad you have it up and running.

Won't know if my diagnosis is correct until tomorrow when Apple replacement arrives. I think it's the connection to the computer that's snaffu.

 

[IanA2]

Was it a broken/bent pin? Glad you have it up and running.

All OK now. It was the NEET adaptor. Now replaced with Apple. The difference in fit is like the shut lines in a 2CV and a S Class. That'll teach me to try and save twenty squidaroonies