Hold on, wait second, stop the presses.. you're telling me that I can get a device comparable to a Cintiq for the price of an Intuos.. and a device comparable to an Intuos for the price of a Graphire/Bamboo??
If this is true, and this entire thread is not some cheap marketing effort by Monoprice/Yiynova my mind if officially blown.
I really thought Wacom was my only option... but for $80-90 I'll give one of these Monoprice devices a try.
People have been buying cheap drawing tablets powered by UC-Logic digitizers at least as early as 2006. (Aiptek was especially known for selling a large, cheap drawing tablet, the 12000U.) Back then, there were a few caveats depending on the manufacturer, including fragile pens and less-than-stellar driver software.
One thing to note is that the UC-Logic pens use a different tech than Wacom's -- they require a battery inside the pen. And it looks like they still don't have tilt senstivity. But at that price...
I guess I'm so clueless because the last time I was in the market for a drawing tablet was about 8 years ago when I purchased my Graphire. Only recently have been looking into a replacement and didn't want to spend a lot for something that's essentially a hobby. My research has now led me to this tablet which seems to use the same UC-Logic digitizer http://www.huion-tablet.com/product/product.php?sku=1004
If this is true, and this entire thread is not some cheap marketing effort by Monoprice/Yiynova my mind if officially blown.
I really thought Wacom was my only option... but for $80-90 I'll give one of these Monoprice devices a try.