I hate it. I can't stand it. I'm so tired of it. These fucking yoga computers. it's always something. The pens suck. The screens suck. The nibs suck. The batteries suck. Just plugged in a Wacom CTL-672 after 2 years of lenovo yogas, just for the kicks (out of spite), because the AES Pens keep bullying me, and it's a four billion times better experience. It's instantly responsive, it draws real straight diagonal lines always. The pens don't need any fucking batteries, and despite that it has magical pressure sensitivity. But it doesn't have a screen. I need to meditate on how much I really need a tablet with a screen, because I might just go back to this piece of screenless wacom shit. The X60T's are probably the closest to a pleasant drawing experience. I'm seriously considering just selling or breaking the yogas in half and using something else. I don't want to put Linux on my X60, because it's my dedicated 9front art machine, but if I had gimp on it, I could probably use it full time. I want a computer that i can draw on, that has a dumb pen that does not need batteries, and that's not 20 years old so it can do day to day computer shit. should i just get an ipad? because I will do it, but i want gimp, i don't want to become an instagram art girl with PROCREATE. Is there a drawing tablet that does not suck? Is there a computer that you can draw on that does not suck? fuck computers. sincerely. fuck them.

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[–] 1 point 5 days ago

@pmjv this is why i draw on people instead

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    Computers are awful

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    Kill computers!

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago

    I want you to become an Instagram art girl. I have some yogas that I never ever use the touchscreen on because I hate it, but the X1 has a decent pen if you can make the drivers work. But I partially melted it.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (2 children)

    I use a screenless koalapad because I have a hard time looking at the back of my hand while I perform.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    yes. i have no answer better than "everything on computers sucks", i don't really draw much and my only experience with wacom tablets is wacom cte 440 and it's a pain to use so i'm glad i don't have to touch anything newer because it's probably much more pain

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (2 children)

    it' so much pointless bullshit just to imitate piece of paper and a cd marker

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    I don’t know much myself, but my wife uses a Wacom Cintiq which is both a screen and a drawing tablet. She uses a Mac and the Cintiq connects over HDMI and USB. It looks like there’s a Linux driver for it but I’ve never tried plugging it into one of my Linux machines. I think they’re quite expensive but you might be able to find an affordable one second-hand. If you have any questions about the device, I’ll ask her and pass back the answer. She also has an iPad Pro with the fancy pencil that she bought just for Procreate. I think she prefers working on the Cintiq though.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    @pmjvbourgeoisie voice let them eat another x60!

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (9 children)

    Sounds like you want a wacom-like graphics tablet with a screen? I got a relatively cheap Huion a few years ago and it works great on Linux.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 days ago (7 children)

    does the pen need to be charged?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (6 children)

    Nope, no batteries or anything in the pen.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 days ago (5 children)

    can you share the exact model number, so i may investigate further? thank you

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (4 children)

    For sure, mine's a Huion Kamvas 13. I got it in around 2020 and it's still going strong. On Linux they just use the wacom drivers.The ones on sale now are a newer revision but it seems there's also still older ones around and they're significantly cheaper. I dunno how they differ in features but this older one does everything I want 🤷‍♀️

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 days ago (3 children)

    how does it connect to a computer? usb-c?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (2 children)

    It's USB-C on the tablet so you can go USB-C to USB-C or HDMI + USB-A (plus another USB-A for power but mine's never needed that). It comes with all the cables (including a USB-C to USB-A, if you've got a 3.1 (or whatever it needs) USB-A port).I tend to just use the USB-A + HDMI.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (5 children)

    i’ve never had any problems with my computers.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 days ago (3 children)

    is the joke that you never used one or something?

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