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It has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. So it's very good at that. Initially it didn't work w/ photoshop so it was useless for many digital artists but they

by garg 13y ago

It has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. So it's very good at that. Initially it didn't work w/ photoshop so it was useless for many digital artists but they've fixed that now.

tetujin 13y ago
I just created an account to say that it's actually 2048 levels of pressure (instead of 1024), or at least it is according to the Cintiq Companion website. My cintiq 21UX is also 2048. I'm looking to nab a companion later this year so that I can work and be location-agnostic, so I've been watching the details of it as they've been coming out. on a side note, My only hope is that the battery life is good enough :P People have been decrying the lack of a haswell (the win8 version, not the android hybrid) which I guess makes for a less solid battery life? I'm not up on my cpu tech, so I can't say. Wow, that was a longer comment than I'd originally intended. Sorry.
- garg 13y ago
  Thank you for the response. I should have been more specific in my comment. I meant that the Microsoft Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 have 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. You are correct that the Wacom Cintiq Companion has 2048. Another down side for the Wacom Cintiq Companion is that it's quite heavy compared to other tablets. I have a Cintiq 13HD and I'm very pleased with it but for portability I might get a Surface Pro 2.
  - tetujin 13y ago
    No, no, that's my bad, I didn't read very carefully. Agreed re: weight, but I think (or at least right now I think I do) that that's not as big a consideration for me -- it seems worth it if it gets me a piece of hardware that's as good as my cintiq. But I agree that could certainly be a turn-off for some. I'm still waiting for more definite battery data, but I think that might not be more forthcoming until people have had it in their hands for a while.

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It has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. So it's very good at that. Initially it didn't work w/ photoshop so it was useless for many digital artists but they

by garg 13y ago

It has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. So it's very good at that. Initially it didn't work w/ photoshop so it was useless for many digital artists but they've fixed that now.

tetujin 13y ago
I just created an account to say that it's actually 2048 levels of pressure (instead of 1024), or at least it is according to the Cintiq Companion website. My cintiq 21UX is also 2048. I'm looking to nab a companion later this year so that I can work and be location-agnostic, so I've been watching the details of it as they've been coming out. on a side note, My only hope is that the battery life is good enough :P People have been decrying the lack of a haswell (the win8 version, not the android hybrid) which I guess makes for a less solid battery life? I'm not up on my cpu tech, so I can't say. Wow, that was a longer comment than I'd originally intended. Sorry.
- garg 13y ago
  Thank you for the response. I should have been more specific in my comment. I meant that the Microsoft Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 have 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. You are correct that the Wacom Cintiq Companion has 2048. Another down side for the Wacom Cintiq Companion is that it's quite heavy compared to other tablets. I have a Cintiq 13HD and I'm very pleased with it but for portability I might get a Surface Pro 2.
  - tetujin 13y ago
    No, no, that's my bad, I didn't read very carefully. Agreed re: weight, but I think (or at least right now I think I do) that that's not as big a consideration for me -- it seems worth it if it gets me a piece of hardware that's as good as my cintiq. But I agree that could certainly be a turn-off for some. I'm still waiting for more definite battery data, but I think that might not be more forthcoming until people have had it in their hands for a while.