Intuos4

AxleMoore

Looking to upgrade and I'm wondering if the Intuos4 is all it's cracked up to be?

I've looked around town for a medium tablet on display for me to play around with, but apparently I'm there only one here who knows what they are. Disappointing.

Ziggymon

What are you upgrading from? Intros 3? or is this a new tablet for you to use?

apricotmuffins

I upgraded to an intuos 4M from an ancient a6 intuos. It was pure heaven and i do not regret it for a second.

I love the customiseable buttons/radial menu (incredibly useful for streamlining workflow, especially for someone like me who is left handed and most keyboard shortcuts are the wrong way round for my hands)

I love that you can orientate the tablet for left or right handedness, that the cable detatches at the tablet for easy removal should it not be in use etc.

I love the pen/ the different nibs (which i know you can use on previous models, but anyway) and I have had 0 problems in the last year I have owned it.


for me, the only issue is that the textured surface that comes with it is LOVELY to draw on but you wear it out stupidly fast. It also wears nibs down rediculously fast too, until the surface itself is smooth. this is an issue many people have complained about.

Wacom have said themselves they wanted to create a better, more paper-like surface for people to draw on but the compromise is that it eats nibs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. the testing apparently showed up that most people would rather have the texture than the prolonged nib life. Despite all my frugality, i have to agree with them. Now my surface is smooth, i actually find it less accurate. the reduced friction means your're more likely to slip while making delicate movements.


but anyway, i have heard some people who have got an inutos3 tend to not be so impressed with the intuos4, not liking the button layout as much etc. I rave about it because i went from something that was 10 years old and very much dying to something brand new and beautiful. so it might well depend on what you're used to before.

But i love it.

Ragnar Dragonfyre

I have an Intuos3 which I love... but I can't help but wonder what's the point in buying a tablet without a display. Barring just being outright unable to afford it, I'd sooner wait longer and save up for a new tablet display than getting a normal tablet.

Having used Intuos2 and owning an Intuos3, I really don't think you can go wrong with the Intuos line of tablets, no matter which one you pick.

Elementalor

I have an intuos 2 at home, had a 3 at work and switched to a 4 about a year ago.

How much you value the 4 really depends on if you use the hotkeys on the wacom. I don't use them at all, so it was pretty much a lateral move from 3 to 4. Iirc there are no sensitivity improvements, so personally I'd just get whatever you can find cheapest, which is why I picked up a 2 for home(when only the 3 was out o so long ago). If you could describe your workflow and use that would help for giving a better "worth it" reccomendation.


apricotmuffins: to get a paper feel on it, I just tape a piece of paper on top.