I got 500 bucks, I want a decent tablet, should I get Ipad or a wacom?

Question

Hello,

I'm a big fan of art. I want a good tablet with a good performance, preferably being able to write WYSIWYG (like on-screen) but the drag is near least in the market. drag is, when you draw very slowly, the tablet still registers your drag, and doesnt fall too far behind).

I'm considering two options:

1- Ipad
2- Wacom

For Wacom, clearly I'm looking at the non-screen (hand-eye coordination stuff) which defies a purpose, yet Wacom are renowned for their responsiveness and alot of positive reviews. I mean product responsiveness, not customer service responsive.

Whereas the Ipad are renowned for a big-arsed iphone... Never mind that its a premium thing, just happens that the product fit a certain segment of the market doesnt convey what the rest feel..

This is me:

A guy with alot of deliveries, and alot of spare time, who can get regular access to a laptop anytime, yet, the laptop doesnt have a tablet (or isnt one).

So, what do you advise me to buy? For pressure sensitivity, responsiveness, drag, creativity, manipulation, and multiformat.


I'm very biased to iPad since I've never been an Apple guy, but my friends praise their SJ like a big guy....

They say "check this out, wowwww"

I dont know what to do...


I'll keep posting a refresh for this question till next Feb~March (2011) so I can get a fair answer that does the job.

Thanks..

Answer 1

apple ipad is way cooler =D

Answer 2

Um, they are two completely different kinds of Tablet.



Wacom make graphics tablets. They are art and drawing tools. The iPad is a portable PC/Netbook, it's not used for graphics design.



You use a Wacom tablet to great art by mimicking drawing tools in programs like Photoshop. The iPad is used to consume media, like watching videos or browsing the internet. The iPad doesn't support a stylus and it not pressure sensitive so it's not all that good for drawing on.



If you want to do sketches in Photoshop then by a Wacom tablet. If you want to play movies or browse the web during recess then buy an iPad.



FYI, you won't get much of an iPad for $500, but you'd get the king of all Wacom tablets for that and have change left over.

Answer 3

I would personally go for the Wacom tablet. Why? Because it has a very good reputation among artists and graphic designers. I have never heard of using the iPad as a tablet though, I gotta check that out.

Answer 4

I love apple, but I think the ipad is overrated, as far as quality tablets go the wacom is by far ahead of everyone and in my opinion the standard in tablet technology.

Answer 5

Apple is the KING when it comes to pressure sensitivity. Their Multi-Touch technology is just perfect. It's just what it you would except from a perfect device.



Don't take it as a fan review. Apple knows what they're doing.



EDIT= Go to Apple Store and see if you like it. You get to play around with it. If you don't like it, get something else.

Answer 6

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Answer 8

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