Wacom drawing tablet

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• XP-Pen Drawing TabletPeople recommend it for good hardware and a smooth setup, especially on Linux. One critic bought it and then stopped using it, though they had expected that.5recommend

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1. you can easily use note taking apps with the Wacom touchpad that then digitize the text to make it searchable

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2. the only valid response to that is to give money to the people who make their hardware usable on my software

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3. found it super useful, for sketching ideas or understanding something before starting to implement new code

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4. This tablet was a force-multiplier for her art, and allowed her some real creative freedom

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5. I like to use a wacom+krita because I like to doodle while thinking.

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6. they're the only ones making their hardware usable on Linux

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7. plug-and-play with zero driver installation

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8. I have one which worked without any issues

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9. she also uses a wacom tablet which requires more configuration

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10. It was very confusing, and a genuine confusion.

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11. it is quite nice that they are now manufacturing/licensing so many options

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12. I happily used a small Wacom graphics tablet as a mouse for a long time.

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13. Use the stylus to turn it into a giant touchpad. Works pretty good.

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14. I think "faceless" wired Wacom tablets had no noticeable lag at all

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15. real pros use the much larger and more convenient Wacoms anyway

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16. I've done some work in SolveSpace with a Wacom tablet

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17. That sounds really effective, I might give it a go.

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18. If you get one, I highly recommend the Medium

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19. I now have a wacom device.

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20. Wacom survive for a reason

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21. magically wacom stops supporting perfectly working tablets in their new driver versions

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22. You'll look like a mega nerd if you pull that out in a classroom

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23. This feels like a bad solution to needing an electronic notepad.

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24. Wayland - no chance and it's obviously not their problem.

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25. it had a noticeable lag, but it was also quite old

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26. I never liked Wacom tablets

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