Genius MousePen 8x6 Tablet 2000 LPI Resolution 1024 Pressure level, Cordless Pen & Wireless Scroll Mouse

Pros: Cheap Easy to setup Does what it's supposed to do Comes with a couple 30 day eval. art programs

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: It's $60...of course its not going to be an amazing tablet. Clearly if you want an amazing tablet you buy one. This is entry level stuff here.

Pros: This thing works like a charm. Just never had the patience to completely set it up. (See Cons section as to why.)

Cons: Trouble with a widescreen monitor. Calibration is impossible or really difficult as I haven't found a way to yet. This puts a damper on my use of it.

Overall Review: Never used the mouse. Use something to prop it up.

Pros: Right out of the box, this thing works great. I really hope nobody is using the mouse because the reason you're buying this is hopefully for the tablet only. Very responsive, buttons on the pen make for convinience.

Cons: Wears down over 6 months to a year, becomes much less responsive after heavy use. With electronics you really get what you pay for.

Overall Review: After using some really highend equipment at work from Wacom, I couldn't really go back to this one. It's excellent for starters, but for any professional or close-to work; i'd recommend something a little higher priced.

Pros: I, too, am not a professional artist..yet, but if theres one tool that could help make you a pro, its this tablet. I received my tablet yesterday and a have owned one tablet prior to this one. This tablet, being 8x6" is great. I do a lot of 2d and 3d artwork and being that the tablet's boarders are large, it allows me to sit back in my chair with it on my lap. My first tablet was the Acecad Flair II (~$50-60) and is very small for traveling but was a bit restricting. This tablet has so many cool features; programable side buttons to launch programs, websites or for hotkeys. I love the sensitivity of the pressure and travel distance of the retracting tip...great control. Recommended for beginners and those looking to advance.

Cons: My only real complaint is that I had a bit of a hard time trying to get the whole thing to work with the drivers on the cd...then I installed and read the manual to find out you have to install the drivers before plugging it in. Takes a few computer restarts before its ready to rock and roll, but its nothing horrible.

Overall Review: Wasnt a big factor is this purchase but the mouse is kind of cool but a bit tricky to get used to. You have to do large arm swings, like you would with the stylus, instead of moving a short distance and picking the mouse up and "back peddeling" to kick the cursor around (unless you pick the mouse up high enough).

Pros: Mouse and pen work great. My daughter loves it!

Cons: The first one was defective, so we had to wait through the RMA process for a replacement.

Overall Review: My daughter likes to draw on the computer, so she was excited to get this for Christmas. If you want a low price tablet that performs well, then definitely consider this tablet.

Pros: Does work in Vista. One reviewer said the drivers wouldn't install under Vista. I received error messages, but kept dismissing them, and the drivers fully installed. Be patient! I was able to use pen pressure to set line width in PSP 9, Flash 8, and Xara Xtreme 3, all with no problems. You will have to change settings within those programs to have it recognize the pen pressure settings. Plenty of room, took me less than an hour to "get the hang of it." The semi-transparent plastic flap that you can place images underneath, has a tiny bit of a rough texture IMO, but not rough enough to hinder my drawing at all. I have my tablet on my table with my laptop, and set the pen on it side in the indentation on the tablet, and it never moves. I can't understand how the pen could roll sitting in the indentation on the tablet, unless it's propped up at an angle, or you're bumping it. Pen holders are cheap. Tracking is most accurate. Tons of programmable hotspots. Great deal for the price!

Cons: None so far. Will wait and see how long it lasts.

Overall Review: I was worried about getting this, and not being able to use the pen pressure to vary the line width under Windows Vista. I'm completely satisfied with it so far. My only concern is how long it will last.

Pros: LARGE drawing area. Yeah, you can get the job done on a smaller surface, but why bother? The preset pressure sensitivity felt fine to me and can be adjusted within the software bundle. The size of the drawing area can also be adjusted, in case you want to separate it further from the hotcells. There's a total of 29 hotcells and they can all be programed to various shortcuts. The plastic overlay seems to hold up well. I heard gripes about the pen, but I don't really have much to complain about. The pen feels great and the buttons are placed well within my reach. I am fairly tall, so this might not apply to others. Changing the battery is easy, so long as you don't yank the top off. It only takes 1 AAA battery and I have yet to have it die. I recently had my tablet with me on a trip and the plastic overlay gained a gigantic crease, making it unusable. I contacted Genius to see if I could buy a replacement. They kindly sent me one for free. Cheap yes, but great customer support.

Cons: I only have a few gripes. I wish that there was an actual physical barrier separating the hotcells from the drawing area. It takes a little getting used to and you might find yourself wandering onto hotcells by accident. The pen tip seems kind of hard and rigid. Others have suggested of buying the upgraded pen from Geniusnet. I would, but I can't seem to find it on their site. My guess is they don't offer it anymore? The software bundle is great, but I wish there was a way to save profiles for the hotcells so that I could have a different hotcell arrangement for Photoshop and then one for Zbrush, etc.

Overall Review: The mouse is kind of useless, but I guess it's nice if you don't have one for some reason, like a new laptop or something. Great bang for the buck and excellent as a first tablet. The large area helps a lot and you'll be glad you did it. Considering a tbalet of the same size from Wacom is several hundred dollars, this is an excellent first step.

Pros: Cheap, great for learning how to use a tablet... quality is pretty good, seems responsive everywhere on the tablet...

Cons: Not for professionals, batteries within the pen itself might get annoying, but nothing too major