Genius MousePen 8 x 6-Inch Graphic Tablet for Home and Office by Genius
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Digital camera reviews of Genius MousePen 8 x 6-Inch Graphic Tablet for Home and Office
Digital camera Review: Affordable, good quality, graphic tablet...
Summary: 5 Stars
The road that lead to buying the Genius MousePen 8X6 Graphic Tablet for Home and Office started when I purchased a Canon - CanoScan 4400F Flatbed Scanner, which came with some pretty decent photo-editing software. After becoming proficient with the software, a friend asked if I could restore two water damaged photos, and after starting on them, I realized that using the mouse for this was just too awkward. So I did a little research, and was satisfied that the Genius was my best option in both quality and price. When it arrived, I found out that my new computer already had a graphic tablet driver in it, so I plugged it in, and it worked like a charm... didn't even have to calibrate it. Also, it's compatible with Vista, which I have. Be advised to check the compatibility with your OS; some people don't, and are then in for a rude awakening when it doesn't work. If it works with your system, I highly recommend it. Have fun, MJDigital camera Review: After 2 years...
Summary: 2 Stars
So I had gotten this tablet when I first started drawing days after learning what a tablet is, 2 1/2 years ago and I got it on ebay for around $65 which for a beginning artist sounds good. I was hoping it'd last me a little longer then 1 1/2 years and finding out it needed batteries was also disappointing. Only after 1 1/2 of using it, it had started to act up. I would have to constantly unplug and plug it back in, open up the small little tablet program so to the test area and mouse over just so I can use my tablet again.
I now do commissions and hoping to work at a professional level soon and hopefully going to an art school and this just wont do. The pen is bulky and just doesn't last long at all. It's a nice size, i'll give it that and the pressure does work but for how long it lasts, I'd spend more money. And the driver software is just too old and doesn't work with Photoshop CS4. Genius doesn't even have the drivers on their website at the moment.
And unlike some nicer Wacoms that last up to 15 years I've read, this lasts around 2 years before it starts getting screwy. I have NEVER dropped my tablet or damaged it in any way. I treated it like a baby.
Digital camera Review: Almost a great deal.
Summary: 2 Stars
So i think the reviews written by everyone else here sums up quite a bit of the fears i had about purchasing this tablet. Basically my biggest issue is it appears the drivers are outdated and don't work well with all the graphics applications i use. Folks who use CS3 report no problems at all with this device. Unfortunately i just purchased CS4 and this tablet has major issues in it (pressure sensitivity not responding randomly after a few minuts, drawing an arc and it draws a strait line or dot of varying opacity). After talking with the folks at Adobe (and getting no response from Genius) i narrowed it down to Genius' out of date drivers (which that's apparently correct).
So the pros\cons layed out by others are pretty accurate. When i got mine everything functioned perfectly, no dead batteries, etc... The tablet itself is a fantastic deal w/ great potential especially for $49.99 (now). The user programmable areas on the sides are great, the quick access menu up top is awesome, and the drawing space and overall feel of using it was great. It did however seem a bit flimsy when placed on the lap (how i like drawing) but on a flat surface (even a book) no worries.
Note that i DID try this with "The GIMP 2.6", Corel Painter X, Blender 2.48 etc... basically all the other software i use, and while those performed /almost/ perfectly 100% Of the time, there were still glitches. You just can't have that while you're in the middle of creating something.
Thankfully Amazon.com is amazing w/ returns because it's already on it's way back. Sad this is the first item i've EVER returned from any online purchase i've made EVER (and i've made a lot). Oh well they almost had a great product, if the drivers were a bit more up to date, this would hands down be a great purchase. I decided to go for a Wacom Bamboo, feel free to venture on over there as i've written a review on my experience thus far.
Hope it helps,
Frank...
Digital camera Review: Amazing.
Summary: 5 Stars
great quality, no problems, plug-and-play worked almost instantly. I tested this first on a Windows Vista machine with Paint. Worked really great and the quality is amazing! I work on a pretty high resolution (1152x864) and this little tablet has amazing accuracy, down to the pixel. I haven't had the slightest problem so far. I am now working on a frame-by-frame animation in Flash CS3 and it's going well.Digital camera Review: Art Board
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this for my daughter who usually uses her laptop to do anime art. She had to get use to the new device and thought it would be easier if you could see what you were drawing on the pad itself. Just when she was getting the hang of it, it started to malfunction. She found a way to manipulate the USB wire so that it would work. It's an okay buy for the price, but I would have rather invested more money for a higher standard product perhaps with better features.