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stepheno
Pixalo Crew
Registered: July 2005
Posts: 7120
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Review Date: Fri August 4, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Small, compact, easy set-up, easy to operate
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Cons:
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Not for pro work, only A6
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I got this tablet free with some software. I would not have thought of buying one but I'm glad I've got one. This tablet is probably the baby of the range but is very suitable for home PCs. It sits at the side of the desk taking up very little space.
I don't use it consistently and it is no substitute for your mouse. However, it does give welcome relief if you get wrist RSI and you can use it for all navigation and actions on your PC. I use it mainly in Photoshop and other editing software as it is excellent for "fine-line" work on masking, erasing etc, especially on a magnified image.
The pressure nib takes some getting used to as that's what controls the thickness of the brush, pen. All in all I regard it as a very good tool for the price and certainly good value for money.
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Sonsey
Pixalo Crew
Registered: October 2005
Location: N. Ireland
Posts: 7288
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Review Date: Tue December 5, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £27.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Price, build quality.
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Cons:
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No frills
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I'd been thinking of getting a graphics tablet to help with the more detailed work in Photoshop for a while but didn't really want to spend too much on something that would get limited use. I'd heard that the build quality of various other manufacturer's tablets wasn't the best so I decided to go for the baby Wacom Volito2 which was pretty cheap at Amazon.
As this is the "baby" of the range there isn't much in the way of extra frills, there are no function buttons on the tablet itself like there are on model's further up the range for example, but it does all the main thing's a graphics tablet should very well.
I was a bit worried that the working area would be too small but this was quickly proved wrong with use, the pen is also comfortable to hold and has 2 extra assignable function buttons on it. The tablet itself is made of a hard plastic giving it a sturdy, and (slightly surprising for the price) a decent quality feel to it, and most importantly it is more than sensitive and accurate enough for me when used with Photoshop.
Not many extra frills, but for the money it does the job well 
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Joseph McGarraghy
Been here a while
Registered: November 2006
Location: North of Manchester, England
Posts: 388
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Review Date: Wed January 17, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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An alternative to the mouse for heavy editing sessions.
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I found the mouse easier for some fine editing.
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I see this is being offered by Serif at a reduced price, at the moment, and thought there may be members who would be interested. 
I obtained mine as part of a deal when I phoned Serif to order some of their products, that was April last year, and I do not have a specific price to quote.
I have not given justice to this tool because of my way of working but I am pleased to have it along side.
This offer price is £24.99
https://www.serif.com/drawplus/drawp...hicstablet.asp
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Charlotte
Loves the place
Registered: December 2006
Location: Romsey, Hampshire
Posts: 6518
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Review Date: Sun April 1, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £19.99
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Compact. Cordless, batt-free pen + grip. A+ tutorial.
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No spare nibs.
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I already had a graphics pad + pen when I got this one. I found the A4 size of my existing one a bit much for my needs, so when I received a half-price offer from Serif for their A6 set, I went for it. I was pleasantly surprised, on receipt, to find it was a Wacom product - the Volito2.
Setting up was a doddle and, being unused to graphics tablets, I followed the interactive tutorial, which I found most helpful to get me started.
I immediately liked the pen: Being cordless + battery-free it is extremely lightweight; it has a rubber grip so your fingers won't slip down the pen; and lastly, the two function buttons are not in the way, like I found they were with my other set (too far down so that you sometimes press the lower one by mistake). I find the pen very comfortable + easy to use.
It comes with ArtRage (free edition) which is a fab painting programme.
Only thing I think is missing from this package is a couple of spare nibs, like I got with my other set, but hopefully I won't need to change the nib for a good long while!
What more can I say, except if you need one, get it!
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28.9.07 Edit:
Since I got my laptop, I have used this graphic tablet/pen endlessly. It's now permanently attached to my laptop, and I use it for all navigating, as it's MUCH quicker to use than the laptop's own touchpad. Doing so has also given me the practice in using the pen for other purposes, which I'd found awkward in the beginning, e.g. selecting + editing. Have to say that since I hooked it up to my laptop, I now find it indispensable.
It's also extremely handy for using with Vista's 'Journal' programme, which is a notes prog where you can enter handwritten notes. You can keep these in the handwriting format, or do pen drawings, or you can convert it to text. There are other prog's in which you can enter handwritten data as well, like Microsoft's OneNote, which is FABULOUS + is the only note-keeping prog you'll ever need. Again, you can use the tablet/pen to enter data, and the Volito2 is great to use for all of these tasks!
It's so good, in fact, + I have found so many uses for the Volito2, that I've upgraded my rating from 9 to 10
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