Intuos upgrade....?

<p>Hello all - <br>

I have been using a small (4x6) Intuos2 for the past six years or so, and I was felling that it was maybe time I put it out to pasture and upgraded myself to a spanking new Intuos4, probably the wireless one.<br>

The main thing stopping me from ordering one right now is that I have read a few things about the Intuos4 being really savage on nib wear and the old Intuos2 still works, though it is getting pretty jaded and the pen needs some spare bits that are no longer available - but that is mainly cosmetic. Also the desk footprint of the new wireless is probably double that of my old A6 ... and of course, I worry that the minute I buy one, Wacom will unveil the Intuos5...... which will have magic trackpad function as well or something super cool that I will wish I had waited for.....<br>

I am developing RSI a little from using the pen, and I read somewhere that a larger tablet working area is good for combatting this, but could probably pick up a larger Intuos2 on ebay for buttons.....<br>

SO - tell me - is the 4 really really great, and why ? Or should I stick with my battered old 2 ?</p>

<p>Thanks<br>

RX </p>

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<p>have you think about the wacom Bamboo 6x8? 200$ or so.. hard to beat.. plus many wont find any major advantage going to a Intuos 4. A large tablet is good yes and no.. i like the Medium size one, 6x8-9 or so and i do photo retouching for a living.. tried many different size before and find the one i have is the best for me.</p>

<p>I step up to a Intuos 3 2 xmas ago.. because i like getting new toys, and because i needed some expense before the end of the year ; ).. but working with a Bamboo was perfect for me. I still have one when im traveling, one at home and my girlfriend have one also at work.. all wacom bamboo, 6x8 (the largest bamboo model, after that you need to go Intuos for larger size)</p>

<p>For photography, the 6x8 tablet is really very good and larger ones are really too much for what we do. Illustrators love the larger ones as they can make full strokes--we do finer work than that for the most part.</p>

<p>I still use Intuos tablet--no number after it and I use it all the time--no problems and in perfect condition. I have been looking at the Intuos IV myself as I do like the wheel to change brush sizes and such--something I am constantly doing when masking. Being right handed, it is a bit awkward to have my left hand over the right one on the command[] keys for such things. It would be nice to eliminate using the keyboard at all when retouching, but I am used to it.</p>

<p>If my pad were broken, I would upgrade in a heartbeat. Some day, I will probably just get the urge and do it, I think it would be a good change/upgrade!</p>

<p>Thanks for your replies -<br>

The wireless one is 5x8 inches. I have not looked at the bamboo - I think my choice is between the wireless Intuos4, keeping the smaller 2 that I have, or maybe buying a larger 2 on ebay for buttons.<br>

I am kind of hoping someone has direct experience of the Intuos2 and the Intuos4, and can tell me if its really worth shelling out for. I wonder if I would ever use the buttons at all really, I mean keyboard shortcuts are not exactly hard to use..... but I think slightly larger might be good for my wrist.<br>

R</p>

<p>Somebody with experience with the Intuos 2 who has moved up to the Intuos 4 please answer the man's question! I'm in the same boat, using an Intuos 2 with a 6x8 pad, and wondering if there is any real advantage to upgrading. </p><p>I use the Intuos 2 instead of a mouse for all purposes and am happy with it so don't want to waste money without some real benefit.</p><p>Thank you, Robert X, for asking the question I've been meaning too. Now if we can get an answer to that question. </p><p>Al<br></p>

<p>well guy, it is easy to find the correct answer directly on there web site...</p>

<p>http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Intuos/WhatsNew.aspx</p>

<p>the use of the tablet itself is the same like with any tablet, they add some more stuff like the dial illuminate key if you have a use for it.. personnaly i only use the tablet area myself, never ever use any button on it.. im use to the keyborad shortcut.</p>

<p>To choose my brush i simply press the button on the pen itself to make the menu appear on screen, and when i think of it, i use the combo key directly on the keyboard to see/get/set the hardness and size of the brush (with CS4 / CS5 no need to use the bracket key anymore, simply use the ctrl+alt key combo with your left hand and define the brush size by dragging the pen.. faster to get exactly what you want precisely. While holding the key, move up / down to define hardness, left / right to define size.)</p>

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