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Huw Ayling-Miller wrote: > Anton Channing wrote: >> In addition to being a senior software engineer by >> profession, I am also an amateur artist. I've been >> enjoy using GIMP, but find it quite annoying to use >> the mouse in any kind of precision work. I've heard >> about these things called 'Tablets' and seeing that >> some little ones can be picked up for £50 new these >> days, I was thinking of getting one. >> >> I am just concerned about Linux support with them >> though. >> >> Obviously I'd really love a WACOM, and I have found >> an article about setting them up in Linux, so I >> guess it can be done but its possible that, for now, >> a WACOM is out of my price range. So does anyone >> know of a good cheap tablet, in the 50-100 squid >> range, that is (relatively) easy to set up in Linux? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Anton >> >> (PS I just sent this from the wrong account, the >> very next email after complaining I was having >> problems setting up Thunderbird to automatically >> send from the right account. It bounced! >> >> Resending from the right account! Arrrrhhh!) >> >> > I don't know how big you want your tablet to be but there are quite a > few wacom tablets available for well under £100. Checkout dabs.com > Hi Friend, I picked up a Medion MD1217 USB Graphic tablet with a working area a bit bigger than A4 and with 255 levels for £30 brand new from Lidles and it seems to run fine in both Ubuntu and Windows... -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html