Hi there,

I've been reading forum comments about the Wacom Bamboo tablets, and I'm just about convinced I should buy one. However, before I do, I thought I'd look for alternatives, and I saw an ad for TB-5300. It looks like it would do the same job for half the price. Is anyone using it? Is it good? Was it easy to install? Is the pen very heavy? How long do the pen batteries last?

Any comments welcome.

Rachael.

Pen batteries? Well, instantly heavier than a wacom which doesn't use any at all. I guess you know that though. On another note, I've never had a trust product which was any good, or lasted. Given how much you're going to be using it (I suspect), I'd just go and buy the wacom

Two members had reported good things about this Monoprice tablet:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10841&cs_id=1084101&p_id=5551&seq=1&format=2

We ordered one to test it out. Not quite as good as the Wacom, but very cheap. George is going to do a review.

If you are only using it to Skritter, then cheaper is often "good enough." I am using a 40RMB pad I bought in China. It is a scratched up train wreck, but it still works fine for Skritter. If the customer reviews are decent, I would go with the cheaper. Almost everyone here seems to use the good ones. Maybe I am missing out on something and I don't even realize it.

anybody tried this? hehe
http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/GPS-A81smartbook-MID-tablet-PC-7-inch-Screen-Telechip-android-2-2-ARM-CORTEX/100143-2045988.html