The 11in and 12.9in versions of the iPad Pro (2018) are the top models in Apple’s range, and they are great tablets, if money is no object. The latest iPad Pro can be used with Apple’s latest Pencil stylus, which magnetically attaches to the top of the tablet to charge. Artist blogger Teoh Yi Chie compares the S3 and S4 in a YouTube video, and in a more detailed post at Parka Blogs. However, the S3 is still a viable option if you want something cheaper. The S4 improves on the 9.7in S3 by offering a bigger screen with higher resolution, slimmer bezels, a faster processor and twice as much storage. It also has an SD card slot for easy expansion. Prices start at about £416 with 4GB of memory and 64GB of eMMC storage.
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The current top choice for Android users is the 10.5in Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, which includes an S Pen. If she doesn’t have any real problems with her current device, and isn’t keen to try something new, your replacement should be as much like that as possible, only better. Your wife seems to be a happy Samsung Galaxy user. You shouldn’t switch unless the new system delivers one or more significant advantages – not minor ones that all its rivals will add in a year or so – and does not come with numerous disadvantages.
When you switch, you give up a lot of valuable experience, you lose the comfort of familiarity, and you may have to find and learn a lot of new programs and/or apps. Photograph: SamsungĪs I’ve said before, it’s generally not worth changing systems unless you need to. Battery degradation is also a risk factor when buying second-hand devices. All the main ranges have sealed-in batteries, which does not bode well for their longevity. With hindsight, it would be a good idea to check how much it costs to replace the battery in the tablet you choose. Many will be influenced by price, though you haven’t given me a budget.
Some will be influenced by how well it works with their other devices and online services, such as Office 365. Some people will choose one tablet rather than another because it runs particular software – such as Adobe Creative Suite – or particular apps.
You can do your email, watch videos, play games and so on. Standalone tablets, unlike graphics tablets, can perform many other functions. However, you can get a pretty good idea from watching people draw in YouTube videos. The best way to check latency is to try a device. It doesn’t seem to be a problem on the latest devices, though some apps are worse than others. Latency refers to the delay between the pen or stylus moving across the screen and a line appearing. I can’t tell the difference between 256, 10, but as an artist, your wife probably can. A pressure sensitivity of 2,048 is recommended. Basically, if you press harder, the pen should produce a stronger line. IPad Mini with Apple Pencil stylus landscape Photograph: Appleįrom a drawing point of view, the important points include screen size and resolution, the colour accuracy of the screen, pen pressure levels and latency. There are alternatives, but these are the ones to beat. The leading examples fall into three main ranges: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro. They don’t need to be attached to a computer. The key point is that they are standalone devices. Today, almost all smartphones and tablets, and most hybrid or convertible laptops, have touch screens, so you can draw on them with your fingers. The tablet view may be just a window onto a much larger design. Graphics tablets and drawing tablets use the computing power of laptops or desktops, so they can handle the huge, detailed drawings required for architectural design and similar purposes. XP-Pen’s Artist16 Pro has been getting good reviews. Wacom is still a major player with drawing tablets such as the Cintiq 13HD, but there are cheaper options. Later we got drawing tablets, where the blank surface of the graphics tablet has been replaced with a screen. In this case, you draw on the tablet with a stylus and your pen-strokes appear on a separate screen. However, they are not all the same, and people can be confused by the differences.Īt first, artists mainly used graphics tablets connected to personal computers, with Wacom becoming the dominant brand. Touch-sensitive screens are becoming ubiquitous, so there are dozens of usable devices at a wide range of price points. If you’re an artist who uses computers, you’ve never had it so good, as former prime minister Harold Macmillan almost said. I am thinking of buying her a replacement. She loves using it, but it’s past its best and the battery won’t hold a charge for very long. This allows her to draw and paint using a stylus supplied with the pad. She has been using a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 since 2014.
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