I just got a new drawing tablet - genius m609 as a replacement to my beloved wacom graphire 3. sudah almost 5 tahun memakai, nazak tia sudah...($360/5years/365days=20cents per day)
the m609 cost $187. i got twice the lpi and half the cost.
some of the downside are
.the pen needs an aaa battery to operate, but the pen size is perfect for me..macam marker.
.the default shortcut on the tablet cant be off, it can be annoying sometimes
.design of the starting end of the usb cable attaching to the tablet will be prone to failure. my wacom stood the test of wear and tear, its demised was because the usb wire attaching to the tablet loosen over time.
there are cheaper models from genius, but this one looked the grandiest and it is. it doesnt look like its made of cheap plastic.
(my wacom still works fine btw, just need to taped it to desk so the usb wire inda begarak, im considering to sell it for $36. sapa mau?)