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Re: [LUG] Linux Drawing Tablet

 

Huw Ayling-Miller wrote:
> Anton Channing wrote:
>> In addition to being a senior software engineer by
>> profession, I am also an amateur artist.  I've been
>> enjoy using GIMP, but find it quite annoying to use
>> the mouse in any kind of precision work.  I've heard
>> about these things called 'Tablets' and seeing that
>> some little ones can be picked up for £50 new these
>> days, I was thinking of getting one.
>>
>> I am just concerned about Linux support with them
>> though.
>>
>> Obviously I'd really love a WACOM, and I have found
>> an article about setting them up in Linux, so I
>> guess it can be done but its possible that, for now,
>> a WACOM is out of my price range.  So does anyone
>> know of a good cheap tablet, in the 50-100 squid
>> range, that is (relatively) easy to set up in Linux?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Anton
>>
>> (PS I just sent this from the wrong account, the
>> very next email after complaining I was having
>> problems setting up Thunderbird to automatically
>> send from the right account.  It bounced!
>>
>> Resending from the right account! Arrrrhhh!)
>>
>>   
> I don't know how big you want your tablet to be but there are quite a 
> few wacom tablets available for well under £100. Checkout dabs.com
>
Hi Friend,
I picked up a Medion MD1217 USB Graphic tablet with a working area a bit 
bigger than A4 and with 255 levels for £30 brand new from Lidles and it 
seems to run fine in both Ubuntu and Windows...

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