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| Genius MousePen 8 x 6-Inch Graphic Tablet for Home and Office | 
 enlarge | Brand: Genius
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $48.24
You Save: $51.75 (52%)
New (36) Used (3) from $48.24
Avg. Customer Rating:  168 reviews
Sales Rank: 222
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 6 x 0.6
nv:Device Type: Tablet, Pen and Mouse Combo
MPN: MousePen 8X6
Model: MousePen 8X6
UPC: 091163213123
EAN: 0091163213123
ASIN: B000LEI95I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Quality Graphic Tablet for an affordable price! October 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was primarily looking for an affordable graphic tablet for my daughter to use with Corel Painter Essentials 4 (Win/Mac). She loves to create computer art but I knew she was limited by the mouse. This fit the bill very well, but it did take a couple of days to get proficient with the pen.
One nice thing about this tablet is that it is extra large, allowing for very fine detail work without the need to scroll in too much on an area. Although the mouse is very small, it works wonderfully as a mouse/mousepad combo replacing your current mouse if you would like. We have found that even when we are using our regular mouse, that anytime we want to switch to the Genius mouse all we need to do is left click on the mouse and it immediately switches over and we can begin using the tablet and mouse. The pen has a nice recessed area at the top of the graphic tablet for pen storage, and we haven't yet lost it.
When working with the graphic tablet, the overlay sheet has easy access buttons that can be accessed by placing the pen tip onto the following functions: new, open, save, print, exit, cut, copy, paste, undo, back, forward, email, and www. It also has customizable buttons down the left and right hand sides that can be used with your graphics program.
I found the graphic tablet coming in handy the other day when I needed to sign some forms. I was able to fill them out and sign them right online and then email them back without ever needing to print, write, sign, scan, and then email. It was a big time saver.
One thing I wish Genius had incorporated was a tablet stand so this can sit upright and out of the way when it's not being used.
In Windows Vista, after installing the Genius graphic tablet, a little program showed up that has a small bar on the side of my screen, about 1" long, and just a few pixels wide. When I click on it a handwriting screen opens up and I've been able to scribble down quick notes such as phone numbers or notes from phone calls. Using the Genius tablet it converts my hand written notes into typed text and is incredibly accurate. Clicking on the help button in the Tablet PC input panel, it indicates this is a Vista program, so that may come in useful for the non-typist to convert their handwriting into typed text using this graphic tablet.
Overall, the quality seems just below what you can get for triple the price, but I love the large work space and the price.
 good October 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sometimes it stop working unexpectedly but after a few second, it work just fine again. Though it is a good product but it does get annoyed sometimes. Good for drawing and painting on the PC
 Loved it...until it died. October 22, 2008
I absolutely loved my Genius when I first got it. I didn't realize it wasn't working as it should, since I was using a 10+ year old tablet before, so I didn't expect much. It stopped working suddenly after about 3 weeks or so. Not a problem, since we had the warranty. I got a new one, and it worked even better! I loved it even more. I took it everywhere I took my laptop, and I took special care for it.
Then, after about a week long break from using it, I brought it out, plugged it in, and it wouldn't work. I plugged it into every port, and the light wouldn't come on, and my cursor wouldn't move when I used the pen nor mouse. By then, the warranty was up, and I was unable to get a new one. My mother, a technical engineer, took a look at it and found several broken wires. She fixed them, and still nothing. She is currently fixing more wires, so I have yet to see if it can be saved.
In short, don't waste your money. This thing will die, most likely because of faulty manufacturing, and unless you know someone who knows how to sodder wires, you can't do anything to save it.
 Very Easy to Use October 21, 2008
This tablet was really simple to install and use. The generous surface area makes working on large illustrations very easy.
Low price and (unfortunately) low quality October 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's cheap but unfortunately quality disappointed me. It's quite loud (you hear scratch sound during moving on tablet). And tip of pen is moving a little in all directions.
I'm seriuosly thinking about returning this tablet and buying Wacom Bamboo (smaller but much better - I know because my friend has ordered it couple of days ago and I've tested it).
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