Drawn together

I don't often get to review items that have creative purposes, but I relish the opportunity when it comes along.

For graphic artists and digital media peeps, the tablet is often a more commonplace item than a mouse on the desktop.

While professional tablets and pens can often set you back a few hundred spondoolicks, this enters the arena with a budget price tag so that budding artists and students can get in some practice with their digital drawing.

First up, some specs:

Model Numbers - XP8060B/WT

PC Interface - USB

Dimensions - 305 mm (L) x 287.3 mm (W) x 24mm (H)

Active Area - 8.0" x 6.0"

Weight - 540g N.W

Resolution - 2000LPI ~ 4000LPI (MAX)

Pressure Sensitivity - 1024 Levels

Report Rate - At least 100 points/sec

Technology Used - Electromagnetic

Pen - Cordless with a pen tip and two barrel buttons

Tablet Supply Voltage - DC 5V ( +-5%)

Pen Power - One DC 1.5V alkaline battery

Pen Battery Life - Minimum 4,000 (AAA) hours of continuous use

Software:

1. PhotoCreator (Image editing software)

2. PIXIA (CG comic drawing software)

3. Info-XPPen (Hand-writting kits)

From the specs page we can see that this pad has more than enough resolution for getting stuck in and a few handy graphics packages to help you along, too.