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I mean yes it is good for art and drawing cartoons. I have tried every Surface tablet and I don't like them. Just my opinion. I got a Nook HD+ that works bette

I mean yes it is good for art and drawing cartoons. I have tried every Surface tablet and I don't like them. Just my opinion. I got a Nook HD+ that works better and cost less, and will sell it now that Nook tablets are not updated anymore and maybe buy a Kindle HDX to replace it. Even the Android tablets are more responsive. My son has an iPad that is faster as well and it is only an iPad 3. We can get pens for them that draw art and cartoons. Just my opinion, the Surface could work better for others in different things. But for me and my son, we chose a different tablet due to the Surface being sluggish and locking up at times when we demoed it at the Microsoft store.

jamesbritt 12y ago
Which of these other devices provide pressure-sensitive drawing, and how well does it work? I'm curious because that's a feature that can be the deciding factor for me.
- orionblastar 12y ago
  For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dsandler.apps.markers https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dsandler.a... For iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procreate-sketch-paint-create./id425073498?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procreate-sketch-paint-creat... Pressure sensitive stylus: http://www.adonit.net/jot/touch/ http://www.adonit.net/jot/touch/ From what I know all iPads and Android tablets have pressure sensitive apps and touch screens and you can buy a stylus that supports it as well. My son draws for school on both the iPad and Nook. We don't seem to have any issues nor do we need Photoshop and other expensive software. There are attachable bluetooth keyboards for Android and iPad tablets that work better than the Surface ones. I don't know why people seem to think that only Surface has an attachable keyboard and stand? I mean these features were standard and options standard with iOS and Android before the Surface tablets marketed them as exclusive to the Surface series only. For iPad devices go to an Apple store. For Android tablets some of the mobile carriers might be able to demo them for you. Don't take my word for it, what my son and I like might not meet your standards. Look for yourself, but don't think that only the Surface has those features.
  - jamesbritt 12y ago
    Thanks for this, very useful. From what I know all iPads and Android tablets have pressure sensitive apps and touch screens and you can buy a stylus that supports it as well. I've an Asus Transformer Prime TF201. Runs Android. Nice enough for certain kinds of drawing, but no pressure-sensitive screen. Perhaps now they all have this, but it wasn't standard a few years ago. Markers looks like an interesting hack; I will give that a try. I've yet to find an Android drawing program that gets everything right though. What makes the Surface 3 so appealing is that I've already some Windows apps I'm happy with for Wacom-driven drawing. Running those on a tablet would be ideal.

jamesbritt 12y ago

Which of these other devices provide pressure-sensitive drawing, and how well does it work? I'm curious because that's a feature that can be the deciding factor for me.

orionblastar 12y ago
For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dsandler.apps.markers https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dsandler.a... For iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procreate-sketch-paint-create./id425073498?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procreate-sketch-paint-creat... Pressure sensitive stylus: http://www.adonit.net/jot/touch/ http://www.adonit.net/jot/touch/ From what I know all iPads and Android tablets have pressure sensitive apps and touch screens and you can buy a stylus that supports it as well. My son draws for school on both the iPad and Nook. We don't seem to have any issues nor do we need Photoshop and other expensive software. There are attachable bluetooth keyboards for Android and iPad tablets that work better than the Surface ones. I don't know why people seem to think that only Surface has an attachable keyboard and stand? I mean these features were standard and options standard with iOS and Android before the Surface tablets marketed them as exclusive to the Surface series only. For iPad devices go to an Apple store. For Android tablets some of the mobile carriers might be able to demo them for you. Don't take my word for it, what my son and I like might not meet your standards. Look for yourself, but don't think that only the Surface has those features.
- jamesbritt 12y ago
  Thanks for this, very useful. From what I know all iPads and Android tablets have pressure sensitive apps and touch screens and you can buy a stylus that supports it as well. I've an Asus Transformer Prime TF201. Runs Android. Nice enough for certain kinds of drawing, but no pressure-sensitive screen. Perhaps now they all have this, but it wasn't standard a few years ago. Markers looks like an interesting hack; I will give that a try. I've yet to find an Android drawing program that gets everything right though. What makes the Surface 3 so appealing is that I've already some Windows apps I'm happy with for Wacom-driven drawing. Running those on a tablet would be ideal.