Comments on: Aiptek Slim Graphics Tablet Review

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:50:08 +0000

Great review!

Lollie, maybe I’m stupid asking this but could the “wider curve”-problem have to with different aspect ratios of the wacom-tablet and the screen? Perhaps the tablet being 4:3 and the screen 16:10? Just a thought.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:37:56 +0000

I have used the for some time now with great success. I find it a reliable tablet, good specification at a great price. http://hubpages.com/hub/cheap-graphics-tablets

By: Lollie

Lollie — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:07:21 +0000

This was the first graphics tablet I ever bought and I used it on Vista and found it very easy to use and very sensitive. The large drawing area was amazing and wherever you moved was where the pen moved! Plus, the trasparent overlay was brilliant for tracing my sketchings rather than scanning them.
However, I used to transport this tablet everywhere and after I’d had it for about 6 months I started to notice ‘blind spots’ where the pen would suddenly jump or disappear. These gradually got worse until I had to give up and buy a new tablet.
I replaced it with a Wacom and was actually very disappointed. Using the pen felt much clumsier and it was more difficult to ‘guide’ it. As in, I would draw a curve and what came out on the screen would be a much wider curve than I wanted, and this would happen repeatedly (never had this problem with the apitek!) and not only that but even though the tablet cost the same, the drawing space was very small and I frequently found myself going off the edge. Very frustrating.
So to conclude, I much preferred this tablet to the Wacom alternative, but it broke! If you treat your tablet with care and don’t need to transport it, get this rather than the Wacom! It’s brilliant sensitivity won’t let you down.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:12:16 +0000

@Calin – thanks for the comment. The cheaper ones are as good as the Wacom models!

By: Calin

Calin — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:04:16 +0000

I’ve been using one of these Aiptek Slim tablets for 3 years now, no issues whatsoever. Thought it was broke a few weeks ago, as the cursor was jumping all over, then I remembered I still had the original battery in the pen. Changed that battery, now it’s working fine again.

IMO it’s VERY good bang for the buck. A Wacom of the same size will cost at least 4-6 times as much, and provide only marginal benefits. I suggest you really look into it, if you’re considering this as a first tablet or a gift.

I’ve only tested it on Win XP, so I can’t tell how it works on other systems.

By: Calin

Calin — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:03:37 +0000

Your comments seem to not be working :/

By: admin

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:41:23 +0000

Jeremy, I think they will release some new drivers at some point that will resolve this issue. We tested under XP and Vista, so never came across the issues you are having. You will need to speak to AIptek i’m afraid!

By: Jeremy Brown

Jeremy Brown — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:26:10 +0000

Hey, so I have this Slim Tablet. I bought it for a laptop that had Vista installed and it worked great. I know have a laptop with 7, and, although it works, it seems as though I can’t get the pressure sensitivity working right, and the original install disc is no help. Did you guys get full functionality with your digging around? If so, can you tell me what you did exactly? I appreciate it!
Jeremy