Btw, you can use an iPad Pro as a Cintiq replacement with Duet Pro. It would be a simple solution if you already have an iPad.
I had a surface pro 3. The stylus buttons functions are not configurable, you can only use right click and eraser. Since I use a lot middle click in almost every software (XSI, Maya, Zbrush, 3DCoat, etc) I really hate it. The Wacom Companion is very bulky. I don't own one but one of our designers does and I've borrow it a few times. The screen looks too grainy for my taste but otherwise it seems quite useful. You can use it as a another screen in your desktop PC but have some limitations in the resolution if you want to use it as a mirror display. The new MobileStudio looks very nice in the pictures, but I haven't touch one yet and I'm not very interested in portable solutions. Personally I'm still using my old Intuos and waiting for the new Cintiqs. Martin Sent from my iPhone > On 28 Dec 2016, at 19:51, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > My suggestion for the surface book as alternative to a Cintiq was *as a > standalone with digitizer and a keyboard*. > If you want an input device for an existing workstation - replacing an intuos > with a cintiq - then a Surface will do you no good. > > The Cintiq Companion is interesting as it can do double service as ‘mobile > studio’ and input device. (at least certain models can) > You pay for it of course, and they are very bulky tablets. One that almost > made sense to me was the Companion Hybrid: reasonably priced (for a Wacom) - > about the same as a Cintiq 13 – so its like you get the Android tablet part > for free. Also rather outdated now - and drawing in an app is too gimmicky > for real work. > > If you swear by Wacom as a brand, the pen in the surface hasn’t been Wacom > since the surface 2 – it’s N-trig now (bought by microsoft). > Wacom remains superior for drawing, but when considering the complete > picture, with display quality, form factor, performance, storage, price, > battery life – it certainly doesn’t come without its flaws. > > Bottom line: input device and/or mobile studio – it’s an ongoing quest. > > > > From: Martin Yara > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:39 PM > To: Official Softimage Users Mailing > List.https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list > Subject: Re: Wacom Cintiq 13 > > If you can live with a stencil with useless buttons that can't be changed, no > nibs options, lower sensitivity, no tilt feature and generally less > precision, then a Surface Book isn't bad. > > The buttons were a deal breaker for me. I'm not really sure if you can use it > as a tablet in another PC. I know that you can do that with a Wacom Companion > but not sure about Surface. > > I'd choose a new Cintiq 16" that will be available next year. > > > > > >> On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 7:34 PM, Olivier Jeannel <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Can the Surface Book screen replace a Cintiq on a regular" workstation ? >> >> 2016-12-27 11:20 GMT+01:00 Rob Wuijster <[email protected]>: >>> Surface Studio?? ;) >>> >>> Rob >>> \/-------------\/----------------\/ >>>> On 25-12-2016 22:10, [email protected] wrote: >>>> A bit late to get one under the tree. >>>> >>>> If I had that kind of money, I’d much rather get a Surface Book. >>>> Cintiq keyboard options are underwhelming - that’s a dealbreaker for 3D I >>>> think. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Olivier Jeannel >>>> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2016 3:17 PM >>>> To: [email protected] ; [email protected] >>>> Subject: Wacom Cintiq 13 >>>> >>>> Is anyone using a Cintiq for 3D work (Houdini/XSI) ? >>>> >>>> Just wondering, my intuos is slowly dying... >>>> >>>> Cheers and Mery Christmas >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with >>> "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with >> "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
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