The difference between an Intuos and an Intuos2?

[cucaracha]

Hi -

first of all hello, I'm new to this forum, and already love it :D I think i'll learn a lot here.

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Is there a big difference between a Wacom Intuos and an Intuos2?

I have the chance to buy an Intuos, but I don't know if supports pressure sensitivity etc.

Does anybody know about?

[Blind]

Aside from the iMac-ish coloring of the Intuos2 & pen, I'm not sure there's much difference. So far as I know they both have the same pressure sensitivity. There may be some different features to the software, but none that I'm aware. You can get both in USB, I believe. Although the plain Intuos started as serial of course. If this is your first tablet, and you have an opportunity to get a regular Intuos for a good price, I'd say go for it. If there are differences, I don't think they're significant enough to warrant spending the extra cash on the Intuos2. I use an old 6×8" serial tablet and it still works beautifully, as does my 4×5". Of course, USB would be nice, but it's fine without it.

[John P.]

I was wondering the same myself when I was contemplating buying a tablet.

I wanted as big a tablet as possible, but the Intuos 2 was a bit too expensive in my book at those sizes.

Much to my surprise, and a totally freaky coincidence, I found a guy who was selling his 12x12 Intuos 1 which he hadn't used very much.

Here in Norway, it's almost impossible to find both Wacom Intuos tablets and Painter anywhere, and they are both much more expensive than I've seen on internet stores in the US, so I was really lucky here.

So I ended up taking the chance on buying the second hand Intuos 1.


The Intuos 1 has the same level of pressure sensitivity as the Intuos 2, and it also has tilt sensitivity.

The menu software is pretty much the same, since they use the same unified driver.

You can also buy different pens for it, like the airbrush pen.

But you can't buy pens that are made for the Intuos 2 and use them on the Intuos 1. They won't work.

The differences between them are that the Intuos 2 pen has a 'rubber' grip area, while the Intuos 1 pen is plastic all the way, which can make it a bit 'slippery' when you've sweated over a painting for hours...

No biggie though.

And the tablet itself is more rigid on the Intuos 2 I've heard. I read that the Intuos 2 has a metal base. The Intuos 1 is hard plastic right through. Not much of a problem though, unless you rest your entire weight on it while drawing...

If I could afford it at the size I wanted, I would've gone for the Intuos 2 though, because there is better support for it since it's new. Easier to get accessories for it for example.

Good luck in your choice.

I'm very happy with my Intuos 1. :)

[egerie]

But you can't buy pens that are made for the Intuos 2 and use them on the Intuos 1. They won't work.

Really ? Hmm maybe it's because they use a different frequency to send information. That might be another difference between the two. After all, I've heard a lot of things about getting the tablet too close to the monitor and having a jittery cursor as a consequence.
This is pure speculation tho :)

I disliked the rubbery feel of the intuos 2 pen at first. Now I don'T mind. But the pen *is* bigger.. and it feels like I'm drawing with a tria marker