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Wacom Intuos3 Tablet

  • Jan. 28th, 2005 at 9:07 PM
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Wacom 9x12" Intuos3 Tablet

Guess what was waiting for me when I got home?


Technical specifications

Tablet Dimensions: 17.3" x 13.4" x .6"
Active Area: 9" x 12"
Pressure Levels: 1024
Resolution: 5080 lpi
Max. data rate: 200 pps
Accuracy: +/- .01"
Tilt Range: +/-60º

Includes: Intuos3 Grip Pen, Five-button Mouse


Bundled Software, Hardware Requirements

Bundled with: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2, Corel Painter Essentials 2, nik Color Efex™ Pro 2 IE from nik multimedia® & Wacom Brushes 2.0
System requirements: PC or Macintosh computer running Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP or Mac OS 10.2.6 & higher with powered USB port, CD-ROM drive & color monitor. nik Color Efex Pro 2 IE requires Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 (included) or Photoshop 7 & higher. Corel Painter Essentials 2 requires Windows 2000, XP, or Mac OS 10.2 & higher.


Question: Does anyone else who owns one of these remember whether the "three extra nibs" of different types are included in the box? If so, they're missing from mine.

Edit, 17:40 CST Sat 29 Jan 2005 - My dad found them on the ground! They had rolled out of the box: not three but five extra nibs (two new types and three replacements for the one that's in the pen already). Just thought I should mention that. All hail Wacom!


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twinbee
Jan. 29th, 2005 03:31 am (UTC)
Guess what was waiting for me when I got home?

a caggle of naked nins?
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banazir
Jan. 29th, 2005 03:39 am (UTC)
What's a nin?
If you're trying to make me thwap you with this fragile tablet, I won't.

Myyyyy preccciousssss...

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graphxgrrl
Jan. 29th, 2005 03:31 am (UTC)
My wacom tablet is much older, but it didn't come with extra nibs. Certainly, that might have changed since.
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banazir
Jan. 29th, 2005 03:38 am (UTC)
OK, thanks
It says "3 extra nib styles" on the box and the "box contents page" of the Quick Start guide refers to "optional pen nibs", which is a little ambiguous.

The Amazon page and this review both refer to the three extra nibs, though.

Thanks,
Banazir
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kauricat
Jan. 29th, 2005 04:33 am (UTC)
OMG so jealous....Let us know how it works! Sorry you got shorted some nibs.
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banazir
Jan. 29th, 2005 09:16 am (UTC)
Worry pas...
... I have a grant proposal due next week, so my time to diddle with it is scarce... for now.

But come Friday next! Man alive, Wacom I will play!
(The lesser-known cousin to the dreidel song.)

Worry not - I will report on it, and if I can get the nibs, no biggie. It certainly seems I ain't the only one.

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Banazir
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sahtyinepu
Jan. 29th, 2005 04:51 am (UTC)
Oh mercy that is a fine peice of machinery.

I just have a tiny 4"x5" area. *sniffle*
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banazir
Jan. 29th, 2005 09:07 am (UTC)
It's not the size of the area...
... or somethink like that.

Seriously, 'tis all I can do to be worthy of this nice little drawing tablet, or at least not be a "cow being played the lyre" as we Chinese say (cf. pearls before swine).

I shan't treat it as a toy!
Well, not much, anyhow. ;-)

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Banazir
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banazir
Jan. 29th, 2005 09:22 am (UTC)
Aww!
You deserve this much more than I do, and no mistake!
I really like your work, if I haven't mentioned it before.

Tell you what: when I take over the world, everyone gets a free one of these! Only people who show that they can put it to good use get the mega-giant Intuoses, though.

(If by some strange twist of fate, you're ever in my neck of the woods, do stop by so's we can let you play with the cool "toys".)

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Banazir
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jadziadax
Jan. 29th, 2005 06:18 am (UTC)
My wacon didn't come with any extra nibs.

I don't think the other types do either.

Deceptive marketing it is.
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banazir
Jan. 29th, 2005 07:17 am (UTC)
Deceptive marketing: free extra nibs on Wacom tablets?
Hrm, I think you're right.
I wonder how they explain it: just that it's optional and that you can buy them as "refills" or something?

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Banazir
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ixzist
Jan. 29th, 2005 10:20 am (UTC)
i really want to upgrade my tablet. i have had my eye on one of those, either the middle or largest of the three there. i love my old cheap wacom, but art compels me to spend money on better tech.
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scottharmon
Jan. 30th, 2005 04:38 pm (UTC)
Wacom
We bought a few of those for work...thinking about getting the ones that come with a screen. You draw directly on the screen.
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banazir
Jan. 30th, 2005 04:44 pm (UTC)
Wacom Cintiq and Tegrity
Well, the Wacom Cintiq is what we use on the roving Tegrity cart (and have since 2003, which gives you an idea how much it cost back then).

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