Reviews for Wacom Cintiq 12WX Graphics Tablet

Great Tablet, But Not Perfect

Strengths: Drawing directly on screen is easy, artists and illustrators will feel at home.

Weakness: Expensive & screen is too small

This is my 3rd Wacom tablet. With each Wacom purchase, I upgraded to the next better model. I always wanted the 21ux, but can't justify the $2000+ price point so I was thrilled when the 12wx debuted. It's half the price, which is still kind of expensive. Since I make a living in the digital media world I justified it as a gift to myself, but for the average enthusiast $1000 is still pretty steep for a graphics tablet. Drawing directly on the screen feels very natural and responsive. If you're used to sketching your ideas on paper first, you can pretty much eliminate that step since it can all be done on the tablet. However, my biggest qualm is the resolution size. I spend quite a bit of time zooming in and out trying to see everything on the screen and fill in details. Granted with the programmable buttons, this can be assigned to a simple press of a button, it's still kind of annoying. For instance, you'll probably never be able to see the entire stage in Flash and have the timeline visible while you're tring to draw a character. But again, for half the price of the bigger tablet model, it's something that can easily be tolerated. I would still recommend it to anyone who is serious about computer graphics, but isn't sure they want to make the full plunge into the 21ux world.

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Cintiq 12wx- My new Sidekick

Strengths: Work Directly on the screen, Small, light, lots of short cut buttons, Can be used as a regualar Tablet as well.

Weakness: Breakout box, resolution could be higher, When switched to tablet mode the cursor itsnt place quite right, Screen still has to be on for Tablet mode.

I bought this item after using my friends full sized 21 in. model. This one works so much better for me as it doesn't take up much space and can be moved around easily. Its great to able to put this in your lap and work directly on the screen, Unit doesn't get warm and works as a secondary monitor. I hear people complain about the breakout box, and while it is a little annoying to work it for settings, the physical piece doesn't not bother me. I have it mounted behind my desk and it doesn't get in the way. People mention it is not truly portable, comparing it to a tablet notebook. But it isn't designed for that purpose, and cant be compared. Colors can be a little bit of a pain to get calibrated, although they are pretty good out of the box. Resolution isn't bad but could be better but definitely not a deal breaker. It you do digital art you should be getting this tablet.

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Wacom Cintiq 12WX

THE GOOD: Fluid operation; useful for many graphics and imaging tasks. THE BAD: Bulky breakout box; hard to work near the edges of the screen; relatively expensive. THE BOTTOM LINE: A great input device if you do a lot of brush-based graphics, the Cintiq 12WX nonetheless has some awkward design aspects and a bit of a high price.

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