Looking for a New Tablet/Laptop

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  KitchenSink on 27/06/2017 - 00:21

  What software do you use?

  Some suggestions are

  • Surface Pro 4/5 with newer Surface Pen
  • iPad Pro with Apple Pen

  These apparently are really accurate and draw on the screen rather than separate Wacom tablet

  • Lenovo Yoga Book - this is an interesting product though with its halo keyboard also a wacom touch pad. Keyboard is both a highlight and awkward though. Comes in Android or Windows and you cannot change once you pick.
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    Espoir on 27/06/2017 - 00:55

    I use Photoshop,Illustrator, SAI, Clip Studio Paint Ex, and bunch of other art programs, but mainly those four for the work that I do.

    What price would those products you suggested be? Or actually… I'll look it up myself in a second. I do believe I looked at the Yoga Book before though, but that was a while ago so I may need to update myself on prices.

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      KitchenSink on 27/06/2017 - 02:05

      +1

      Maybe stick to the Surface Pro then. I dont think for iOS or Android (I could be wrong) there's apps that are equivalent or ported over for those OSs. I dont use an iPad so I dont know what apps are out there except Affinit Photo which is like photoshop.

      But yeah newer models just came out for Surface Pro (5 gen is the latest with kaby lake CPUs), so Surface Pro 4 are on sale until cleared here and there. Minor speed and battery performance really between the 4th and 5 gen.

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        Espoir on 27/06/2017 - 04:06

        Hrm… I will try to keep that in mind while looking at other laptops.

        Just reading up on some reviews though, and some artists are saying that there is a lag with the pen/issues with pressure sensitivity on the Surface Pro, and there are issues with overheating? Is this still true, or has this changed with the newer Surface Pros? :/

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        frondono on 27/06/2017 - 07:09

        @Espoir: I heard about 120hz displays in the new ipad pros are supposed to be a game changer in terms sensitivity and response.

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        [Deactivated] on 27/06/2017 - 09:02

        @frondono:

        I've had the new ipad pro 10.5 for a few days. Its insane to have that kind of screen in a display on an ipad. This is the first ipad i've had since the original ipad mini.

        If you can get by with an ipad pro 10.5 and then build an i7 desktop for at home "real" work then i think that's your best bet.

        You can probably find an i7 4970k, 6700k + mobo for about $300 if you look hard and then build a mini work station at home. I sold my laptop on the weekend and am picking up a new desktop with i7 tonight.

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        KitchenSink on 27/06/2017 - 12:00

        @Espoir: There's a newer Surface Pen with less lag and more levels of pressure sensitivity
        https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/store/d/surface/8ZL5C82QMG6B…

        So my understanding is that the newer ones don't have a clip to differentiate itself from the old ones which do. And the newer colours. Not out yet though.

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  dri on 01/09/2017 - 20:05

  It's quite a late reply but I use a tablet pc for illustration and design. If you are serious about it I would go for something that makes you productive. The thing that makes a digital designer productive is workflow.

  Tablets are for work on the move but for digital painting I would always go for a large Cintiq of a large screen with a wacom tablet. It is a person's preference as to how they work. Being particular about images and colour accuracy I would always invest in a second screen with a high adobe colour gamut so you can cross reference.

  Personally I think detailed work with a stylus direct to screen is the most accurate. For digital painting though it's quite liberating to not seeing your hands in the way when creating a piece.

  Surface Pro is the most logical solution in terms of portability and aspect ratio. The drawing experience is not as good as say a Cintiq Companion. You'll only first hand when you try it. The stylus is not as weighty or ergonomic.

  I like my tablet pc for sketches but know there are limitations for more grander work. When working on a smaller screen it just means you need to zoom in and out or pan up, down, left or right.