It begins like this
Yup, bear with me on these ones.
I’m thinking about upgrading my tablet when I get my first adsense check. I’m having a terrible time deciding if I should go for an Intuos4 or an Intuos3. 4 sounds amazing, what with all its sensitivity levels, but all the horror stories about the surface eroding the nibs in a matter of days give me pause. I read nothing but praise for the Intuos3, but it only has 1024 levels and is, somehow, $50 more expensive than the newest model. Also, apparently my little Bamboo Fun tablet had the same rough surface than the new Intuos, and the original nib is still going strong after nearly a year (although the surface is all smooth now).
Sigh… I’ll keep doing some more research.
Cheers!
–Pedro Arizpe
PS. Are you watching Adventure Time on Cartoon Network? I am: best thing ever on TV right now.
I promised myself I’d draw more if I got a wireless Intuos4 and I’m trying to live up to that promise. I love it, it feels incredible, the customizable buttons are really nice and the ability to move around with it works well for me because I’m all antsy.
I don’t draw all that much (I’m not doing 8 hours a day) and I’ve not had any nib problems yet. I’m also not digging the nib into the pad as hard as possible. If you know someone that has one, try it out. But don’t buy something inferior because people are whining about the tip of the pen. You can replace them. You can change the surface of the pad itself. You might not even wear them down too much. The people whining about the nibs on this great pad sound, to me, like people who won’t buy a new sports car because they don’t like the hub caps.
@ManiacalV
That’s interesting. Amid the sea of glowing reviews at Amazon, a few negative reviews popped here and there… this thread at Wacom, however, read like a nightmare. It seems the previous version of the tablet was loved by many and allowed them to really press into the thing due to the smooth surface. That came back to bit them on the ass when the Intuos4 came along.
I still don’t know if I’ll even be updating at all, but comments like yours are really helpful. Thank you!