I have a wacom Intuos 3 and have recently used the graphire 3 model. While both are good products I do not regret shelling out the extra cash for the intuos. The tactile feel of the intuos is so much better. Its the little stuff like the weight and balance of the pen the friction on the active area etc.. that make the difference. Also the intuos has the touch strips / keys that I find very useful.
The intuos I have is the 6x11 (a5 wide) but that's only because I use a dual screen setup. the standard a5 one is the one I would reccomend on a single screen system. I would not reccomend going for bigger than a5 size because: 1. Normal operations with the pen (such as using winddows apps) will require big sweeping arm movements. This is because the tablet maps to the screen area. This means that the top left corner of the tablet maps to the top left corner of your screen. 2. The a4 takes up huge amounts of desk space. Even my a5 wide is a bit on the big side. 3. You will find that a5 is the most popular size for use with PS. Hope this helps feel free to e-mail me if you have specific questions. Regards Patrick > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > I'm considering purchasing a graphics tablet for use with Photoshop. I've > been looking at the WACOM Graphire 3 & 4 (6 x 8). > > Does anyone have any anecdotal experience they can relay? What's the > difference between the '3' model and the '4' model? It looks like the '4' > is twice the price, but LPI, accuracy and sensitivity appear to be identical > to the '3' (at least on the B&H website). > > Any other manufacturers I might want to consider? > > Thanks. > > Tom C. >
