My suggestion for the surface book as alternative to a Cintiq was *as a
standalone with digitizer and a keyboard*.
If you want an input device for an existing workstation - replacing an intuos
with a cintiq - then a Surface will do you no good.
The Cintiq Companion is interesting as it can do double service as ‘mobile
studio’ and input device. (at least certain models can)
You pay for it of course, and they are very bulky tablets. One that almost made
sense to me was the Companion Hybrid: reasonably priced (for a Wacom) - about
the same as a Cintiq 13 – so its like you get the Android tablet part for free.
Also rather outdated now - and drawing in an app is too gimmicky for real work.
If you swear by Wacom as a brand, the pen in the surface hasn’t been Wacom
since the surface 2 – it’s N-trig now (bought by microsoft).
Wacom remains superior for drawing, but when considering the complete picture,
with display quality, form factor, performance, storage, price, battery life –
it certainly doesn’t come without its flaws.
Bottom line: input device and/or mobile studio – it’s an ongoing quest.
From: Martin Yara
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:39 PM
To: Official Softimage Users Mailing
List.https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list
Subject: Re: Wacom Cintiq 13
If you can live with a stencil with useless buttons that can't be changed, no
nibs options, lower sensitivity, no tilt feature and generally less precision,
then a Surface Book isn't bad.
The buttons were a deal breaker for me. I'm not really sure if you can use it
as a tablet in another PC. I know that you can do that with a Wacom Companion
but not sure about Surface.
I'd choose a new Cintiq 16" that will be available next year.
On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 7:34 PM, Olivier Jeannel <facialdel...@gmail.com> wrote:
Can the Surface Book screen replace a Cintiq on a regular" workstation ?
2016-12-27 11:20 GMT+01:00 Rob Wuijster <r...@casema.nl>:
Surface Studio?? ;)
Rob
\/-------------\/----------------\/On 25-12-2016 22:10, pete...@skynet.be wrote:
A bit late to get one under the tree.
If I had that kind of money, I’d much rather get a Surface Book.
Cintiq keyboard options are underwhelming - that’s a dealbreaker for 3D I
think.
From: Olivier Jeannel
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2016 3:17 PM
To: sidefx-houdini-l...@sidefx.com ; softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Wacom Cintiq 13
Is anyone using a Cintiq for 3D work (Houdini/XSI) ?
Just wondering, my intuos is slowly dying...
Cheers and Mery Christmas
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