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| Genius MousePen 8X6 Graphic Tablet for Home and Office | 
 enlarge | Brand: Genius
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $44.46
You Save: $55.53 (56%)
New (35) Used (2) from $43.42
Avg. Customer Rating:  138 reviews
Sales Rank: 146
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
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Low cost alternative to Wacom August 21, 2008
I purchased this unit for two reasons. First, it's very affordable compared to the Wacom. Second, it has a mouse, which should help reduce the clutter on my desk. If you are a professional graphic artist who needs to turn out quality work, then this unit is not for you. This is more for the casual artist or someone who rarely uses a tablet, and quality is not an issue. Here are some reasons why:
1. The pressure sensitivity is inconsistent. One second you're drawing great lines with the pen, the next second, the lines will seem very light. So, you increase the pressure more an more, then suddenly you have a dark, fat line. This seems to be related to the angle of the tip. You need to keep it vertical to get the pressure sensitivity to work right. It's not as natural to draw that way.
2. Sometimes, the performance gets very sluggish after a while with Photoshop. When you first use it, the performance is fluid and smooth. After a few minutes of use, the cursor jumps or skips around. The lines are still drawn, but the responsiveness is poor. My PC has 4GB RAM, and the image size was small, so it can't be due to a lack of memory. I can't pinpoint the reason why it happens. It could be the driver, Vista 32, or another program I have open at the same time.
Here are some addional things you need to consider:
A. If you only use the tablet mouse, the driver will cause some software to crash (blue screen of death) You will need to keep the regular mouse.
B. The mouse is tiny, similar to a miniature notebook mouse. It's pretty much useless for everyday use. You also need to raise it fairly high above the tablet in order to stop the cursor movement. Much higher than a laser mouse. Invitation for wrist injury.
C. The USB cable is short, so you'll need to get a hub. If your PC has a port in the front you'll be OK.
Overall, it's not a bad deal if you're a casual user. I had an old Wacom, but I only used it a few times. Not worth spending a lot for such little use. Since I didn't want to spend a lot of money for something I rarely use, this was the next best thing. The mouse was a complete disappointment, and is useless. I can live with using the pen in the vertical, but the occasional jittery performance is frustrating.
 Decent Tablet August 19, 2008
I have never used a tablet before, so I don't have anything to compare to, but it works fine... with Vista. I have XP, and I kept getting an error that complained of logos not being able to work with the tablet software. It downloaded fine on my friend's Vista laptop, but it wont work at all on mine.
 Great drawing tool August 11, 2008
Im no artist but Ive been trying to learn to draw better and all the drawing and constant erasing on paper, my drawings always looked so messy but this tablet makes it so much easier. It even has an undo buton right on the tablet it makes for quick and easy clean erasing. Highly recommend. It only takes a few minutes to get used to using and you'll wonder how you lived without it
mousepen August 10, 2008
It does exactly as advertised. Not a great tool such as a wacom, but good for small things. Good price.
 Not worth the price August 4, 2008
I purchased this when my puppies chewed up my Graphire4 pen. I've compared the quality of this product and my Graphire4 - the durability of this product is greatly lacking.
The pen is jumpy, the mouse is flimsy and the tablet is slim - not sturdy at all.
The pen should work as the mouse does but with the pen - where you click on the pad is exactly where you will click on the screen.
I submitted a return for this product and purchased a replacement pen for my Graphire4. I will pay $29.99 for a Graphire 4 pen over $45 for this product.
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