Intuos3 vs. Graphire 4
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This is kind of a "bang for your buck" question. It's clear that the Intuos is a better series, but is it worth the extra $120 USD you have to pony up for a decent sized model?
With an Intuos you have higher pressure sensitivity and the pen rotation functionality. I'm curious as to how often these features come in handy for some of the artists here that use them.
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With an Intuos you have higher pressure sensitivity and the pen rotation functionality. I'm curious as to how often these features come in handy for some of the artists here that use them.
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And yes, I'm a poor student
another thing is that the intous 3 isnt really that amazing of step from the intous 2.. actually i dont really like the buttons my arms are always brushing the touch strips or pressing the buttons on accident so i have to disable them anyway.. if you really want the best of both worlds, cheap and high quality i would scrounge ebay for some intous 2 pads, i bet you can pick up a used one on the cheap.
One guy in my class has the Graphire 4 instead of the Intuos which the majority has and while he likes working with it (and being a former Graphire 2 user, it's come a long way) he wishes he had bought an Intuos 3. And that's coming from a person who mainly uses it for modeling and animation.
And it's not just the sensitivity and tilt that make it more than the graphire. The pen in my opinion handles a hell of a lot better and the active surface of the graphire isn't as nice to work on as that of the intuos.
It's expensive, but sooner or later you'll want to move on anyway and the intuos apears to be sturdy enough to last you a while.
Alex
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883100016
But my lil' graphire served me well for the time I had it. If you're totally broke and just starting out, go with that.