Wacom has been in the touchscreen and tablet industry for years, and is the manufacturer supplying the majority of screens for Tablet PCs. With the rise of interest in Tablet PCs, Wacom's local branch was keen to let us try out one of its newer standalone touchscreen products: the Cintiq.

A splendid bit of design that will please the most commited enthusiast, and a godsend for artists on a budget.

Coming from a graphics and illustration background, I have always felt much more comfortable with the tools I use in real media (ie: pens, markers, watercolours on paper, cardboard, etc) than with the hardware interfaces I was presented with when desktop publishing swept the industry.

Easy to use and great value for digital imaging enthusiasts

Computer mice are arguably the best thing since sliced bread - for computer users anyway - until you try to draw with one.

This is a XFree86 XInput driver for Wacom tablets. It will handle wacom IV and V protocols.

This is Wacoms second foray into the consumer market for digitising tablets, and although I was fairly unimpressed with its first attempt at selling me a cheap tablet, I am happier with the Graphire2.

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A simplified interface, strong photo-to-art Focus and the low price make painter essentials a great buy.

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New realism for bristled brushes and automatic painting that approaches manual quality give Painter X an edge.