i love you...in the manliest of ways...lol.

vidi,

this is awesome news. especially about the turning off finger touch option. i was hoping that i could do this for drawing using my http://www.smudgeguard.com/

i use to have an axiotron mac tablet, so i know the stylus well. but the company scared me. i didn't know if they would last, so i sold the tablet.

do you know if we can use 'any' wacom stylus on the slate? if so, i'll probably be getting one of these http://wacom.com/en/Products/Cintiq/Cintiq21UX/Accessories.aspx

i too love manga studio.

thank you for this information. i'm a happy camper.

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vidi,

wow, no difference from the cintiq. do you mean the 12" or the 21"? that is amazing. i'm considering the slate over the cintiq 12" because i won't be tethered to anything except a power cord, which i can deal with.

does it track your strokes well? even quick sketching strokes? what software do you use; photoshop, artrage, sketchbook? how does it perform on painting?

sorry to overwhelm you with questions, but all the reviews i've read or watched are from techs or geeks, but not necessarily artists. although i myself am all three...lol. i really would like an artist's view point on this gear.

if the ipad ever changed their software to except stylus input with smaller diameters i would be using it. but having to use fat tipped styli has been a pain that i have not striven to overcome. i've seen great work with them...i guess i'm just lazy. i really want that digital paper feel.

sorry if i'm being a nuisance, but my choice may largely be based on your response.

perchance, have you heard about wacom coming out with a new cintiq 24hd?