I have a cintiq that I use infrequently. I still much prefer the Intuos 5 touch for its flexibility and portability, especially when utilizing multiple monitors. The cintiqs let you use its screen to control a second monitor, but I don't like the functionality. I use the cintiq for design or drawing, but its essentially just a second screen when using 3d apps.
I also have a surface pro3. which has been fantastic when paired with the intuos 5. The lack of USB ports is my annoyance at the SP3, but nothing a usb hub didn't take care of. The pen with the SP3 is useless when compared with the Intuos 5. Adam On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:23 PM, James De Colling <james.decoll...@gmail.com > wrote: > I tried out both the 13 and 16" mobile studios. the 2.5k screen on the 13 > and 4k on 16 look great in a matte finish. the pen holder is a little pokey > thing that slots in the side and sorta-kinda holds your pen, not very > convincingly. they are quite heavy, but the side buttons feel nice, and > they do get hot on the sides since the vents are on each side now. the > intel realsense 3d capture was quite fun though, for very basic stuff. > > no dock is also a killer, you get a dinky little bluetooth keyboard, but > since you cant physically connect it, (and there is no built-in stand) its > a "why?" kinda moment. > > the price and the fact the disreet gpu is for some reason a > quadro (seriously, why not a regular geforce?) makes it unattractive to me, > especially with nice 2in1's coming onto the market so you get the best of > both worlds (Lenovo Yoga 460 / P40, Surface Book etc) > > james. > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Martin <furik...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Btw, you can use an iPad Pro as a Cintiq replacement with Duet Pro. It >> would be a simple solution if you already have an iPad. >> >> I had a surface pro 3. The stylus buttons functions are not configurable, >> you can only use right click and eraser. Since I use a lot middle click in >> almost every software (XSI, Maya, Zbrush, 3DCoat, etc) I really hate it. >> >> The Wacom Companion is very bulky. I don't own one but one of our >> designers does and I've borrow it a few times. The screen looks too grainy >> for my taste but otherwise it seems quite useful. You can use it as a >> another screen in your desktop PC but have some limitations in the >> resolution if you want to use it as a mirror display. >> >> The new MobileStudio looks very nice in the pictures, but I haven't touch >> one yet and I'm not very interested in portable solutions. >> >> Personally I'm still using my old Intuos and waiting for the new Cintiqs. >> >> Martin >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 28 Dec 2016, at 19:51, <pete...@skynet.be> <pete...@skynet.be> wrote: >> >> 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 <furik...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:39 PM >> *To:* Official Softimage Users Mailing List.https://groups.google.com >> /forum/#!forum/xsi_list <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> >> *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 <facialdel...@gmail.com> >>>> *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 >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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