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Genius MousePen 8 x 6-Inch Computer Drawing Tablet

Computer Drawing Tablets Review

The 6 x 8 inch Drawing Tablet from Genius is a fantastic value for money device. It offers a wealth of features associated with much more expensive machines. It has an 8×6 inch working area which gives the user well over 1000 levels of sensitivity. It has a completely cordless mouse and pen making it very flexible and adaptable. It also offers a 3D scroll wheel for fast browsing on the Internet and in Windows documents.

In summary a fantastic value device and for around $50 you cannot ask for much more.

Read the manufacturers description below for the full specifications available.

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Genius MousePen 8 x 6-Inch Computer Drawing Tablet

Manufacturer: Genius
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Product Description

The Genius MousePen 8x6 is a deluxe package that includes a tablet with a comfortable 8"x6" surface area, a cordless pen with 1024 levels of pressure-sensitivity, and a cordless three button mouse. This brand new tablet is ergonomically designed for drawing, handwriting, sketching, coloring, or picture editing, and powered directly by the USB connection. It's not only a fantastic media tool for SOHO or designers. Product Description: Genius MousePen 8x6 - mouse, digitizer, stylusDevice Type: Mouse, digitizer, stylusConnectivity Technology: Wired - USBFeatures: Pressure sensitive penBattery: 2 x AAA typeOS Required: Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Customers also search for: Discount Genius MousePen 8x6 - Mouse, Digitizer, Stylus, Buy Genius MousePen 8x6 - Mouse, Digitizer, Stylus, Wholesale Genius MousePen 8x6 - Mouse, Digitizer, Stylus, 0091163213123, 31100001101, Mouse and Pointing Devices

Product Details

8 x 6-inch working area, comfortable for easy drawing, painting and using the PC
1024-level pressure sensitivity for all kinds of shapes and thickness control
Make handwriting notes/drawings on the Internet and in any application program
Cordless mouse and pen design gives you unlimited freedom
3D scroll wheel for fast browsing on the Internet and in Windows documents

Video Reviews

Creativity is Fun, Style and Power - Genius graphic tablet

Customer Reviews

beware of negitive reviews

Review Date: February 9, 2008

Reviewer: Richard Nydegger, Lafayette, IN

I was searching for a less expensive version of a wacom. If youre reading this odds are you are 2. I read many reviews on the genius tablet. some good, some bad. For 50 buck I could afford to risk it.

Its a good thing i did, because I love this device.

Lets start off with the cons: Alot of the reviews i read said the pen didn't work out of the box. Well, neither did mine. However, I replaced the battries right off. Since the originals were preinstalled i figured on a slow power drain to be the root cause.

second, alot of bad reviews said the drivers were old, and sucked. I took their word on this and went to the website. a driver search revield 2 drivers available. the first one had "vista" in the file name dated 2007. And another one dated 2004. Since my search was winXP specific. I downloaded the newer 2007"vista" file. It works flawlessly.

A little tip for you xp installers. after install you reboot. after reboot, plug in the tablet. If it doesn't work restart the pc again. this time unplug your mouse. (once you get the hang of the pen, you'll never use it again anyway. it should work just like a mouse on your desktop.

photoshop complaints. My biggest concern about the tablet was the photshop complaints I read. Again I don't completely trust reviews (good, or bad). so i visited the website (before i used the tablet!).
So, heres the deal with pressure sensitivity and photoshop. You need to set your brush to the largest pixle brush you intend to use. The max pressure you use on the pen will be that brush size. Don't set you brush at 9 pix and try to push harder on tablet to make it bigger. I played aroud with a 300 pix brush and was able to make very fine lines with the slightest pressure.

There were a few reviews about dead spots in the tablet. I'm not sure if those people realize that there is a hotkey section all around the edge of the tablet. that area on the is USER PROGRAMABLE. That right, you can program the tablet (if you used the driver version i told you too, it'll be in the system tray, control panel, and in your start menu, You choose)So yes those areas will not do anything until you tell it to. (these areas are clearly marked as little boxes around the perimiter of the tablet.

Ok, so its not a WACOM. Who cares. This device works great (once you get use to it). It does what it is designed to do, and do it well. Best of all it's only 50 BUCK!!!!!!

Highly recommended

Great product!

Review Date: October 18, 2007

Reviewer: K. Mayo, Tucson, Arizona United States

This is the first tablet I've ever had. I purchased it because of the low price, thinking that I would just deal with the defects inherent in buying a cheap product. However, I have yet to encounter any defects! It works perfectly with my existing programs, the stylus is comfortable to handle, the tablet is light, easy to transport and plug in, and the pad is very sensitive. Definitely worth the money and I would recommend it to any first time tablet user. It's incredibly easy to use. My only complaint is the hot buttons on top all look the same, but I solved that by putting little stickers above the ones I use the most often to differentiate between them!
I can't imagine what more a person would want from a tablet, to tell you the truth, and why buy a $100+ one when you can get this?

My best buy this year

Review Date: September 6, 2007

Reviewer: V. Nickel,

After using my sister's tablet a few years ago I wanted to have my own, but could never afford it... Until now. I ordered one for my birthday and couldn't wait to get it, and there was no disappointments when it arrived. It was bigger than I thought it would be, which is prefect because I thought it would be kind of 'dinky'. I love that it's plug and play if you don't want to install the drivers right away, but you won't get the varied pressures until you do, so be warned. It also works in many image editors like Paint shop Pro, Gimp, Photoshop products, Open Canvas and of course, Microsoft Paint and it even lets me use it before I log in to Windows. My only complaint is that is lags slightly in Open Canvas at times, but not enough to bother me much. I know I got a good deal for a great price. I'm going to buy another one for my boyfriend because he keeps trying to borrow it.

Wacom Intuos4 Small Pen Tablet

Computer Drawing Tablets, Review

The Intuos 4 Small Tablet offers the power and features to quickly create and edit digital artwork in conjunction with some of the top software available today. It comes with fully customizable shortcut buttons and has in excess of one thousand levels of pressure sensitivity. It is suitable for the more frequent user and has recently replaced the Intuos3

See the full manufacturers specifications and descriptions below which also includes a fantastic video review of the product

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Wacom Intuos4 Small Pen Tablet

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