Aiptek Slim Tablet

I have one of these and love using it. I have not used any of the really expensive tablets out there, so my viewpoint is a bit more objective, and I have to say … I love it! It’s sensitive enough that Photoshop detects even the slightest differences in pressure, and using this thing in Adobe Flash is incredible.

I’ve even used it to 3d Render with tremendous results. Anyone who bashes it, in my opinion, should realize the incredible value of a table like this for $119, rather than just saying, “Pssh, I’d rather pay $1,000 and get a better one,”

Fine. Those people can do that. The rest of us who have bills to pay can take advantage of a great product at a great price!

Hope my review helps,
Captain Context

Haven’t used this new one, but I’ve had a large Aiptek tablet for years and it was been an excellent performer. If I had to replace the current one, I wouldn’t hesitate to get the new Aiptek.

Haven’t used this one either, but have used a wacom and own a large lap aiptek. The wacom was my first – it was too small and difficult to use unless i was right at the desk. When i upgraded to a large lap Aiptek, i fell in love with it! The wireless pen is wonderful, super sensitive, and comfortable in my hand. The tablet sits comfortably in my lap so i don’t have to be over the desk to use it – i can lean back in my chair and do “clean up” work so much easier.

Personally, i think wacom’s are highly overrated and will never have another. My aiptek is a DREAM!

I have not used this particular Aiptek tablet, but I have used its predacessor, the Hyperpen 12000u for about 5 years now.

When I first got the Hyperpen 12000u it was jumpy and skipped just like the reviews at Amazon said. In order to fix this problem I needed to find updated tablet drivers on the Aiptek website
Newer drivers make my tablet work like a dream. The large working area is great for detail work on a large monitor.

I am currently using tablet driver v3.15 and I have no problems with skipping, and the pen pressure is very responsive in Photoshop.

I use my tablet nearly every day in both Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator in a professional setting and I highly recommend it. It is a very good budget alternative to Wacom’s tablets.

I just purchased this slim tablet and so far I like playing on it. I say so far because it comes with no directions and you are left to mess around on it until you can figure somethings out. I wish I could find some more instruction.

I purchased mine about a month ago; it works as advertised and I like it. I learned some things from the book “Tablet PC’s for Dummies” even though the AIPTEK tablet is not a PC. Also learned a lot from tutorials and help files for Windows Journal and Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 (I am runnng Vista).

This graphic tablet does not perform as well as the Wacam Graphire 3 (which I paid pretty close to the same price for both). The pen response is slow. It requires a battery inside of the pen where the Wacam doesn’t need any. The Wacam comes with a mouse for convenience or youhappen to misplace your pen. The Aiptek does not include a mouse. On that note, the pen for the Aiptek has an upright holder but the Wacam you just slide the pen into the tablet holder and you are less likely to forget where it is.
I do love the programmable menu items but I am going to look for a Wacam brand that has the same options.

Aiptek Tablets DO NOT support AutoCad at all – mine made it crash when I tried to open it. Aiptek have told me that there is no patch and no solution, so I had to give mine to a friend who just wants it for Photoshop.

Hey…..can anyone give me a hand looking for the correct tablet that supports Auto CAD??

hi, any1 know how this works on a non-wide screen monitor? cheers

I have a question.
I hope someone can answer. This product seems really great. But Im thinking wacom bamboo fun[small]. I am attracted to this one because of the bigger screen.
Can someone give me a suggestion of which one might be better?

I bought one and it lags really bad. Where do I get the updated drivers?

Tobias: Go to aiptek.com and click on support.

Wow! I had a really hard time finding reviews beside the Amazon reviews which were horrible! I had ordered one from ebay and it is on it’s way now. I was getting really upset and regretted buying it before it came, but I feel alot better now. Thanks for reviewing this product and touching on the topic of drivers and support from the site. I’ll leave my review after I get mine.

I was looking at buying a tablet for our company’s development team to create wireframes and/or mockup existing screens and was wondering if anyone here has any feedback related to this tablet’s usage or other suggested tablets for this intended usage. Seems like this one provides good bang for your buck. Thanks.

been using a 12000u for a few weeks now. i love to draw but this just does not feel natural, i had lagging problems with vista even with updated drivers. works with photoshop really well in xp though but still had dragging/sensitivity problems with illustrator.
the new blob brush in illustrator looks like it could work well with a tablet. if it does im gonna keep it, if not im selling it. too fiddly and unreliable..

I have been using the hyperpen 6000u now for serveral years. I cannot live without it anymore. I have an RSI problem that prevents me from using a normal mouse. The pen however allows me to use the computer for the whole day. I have to monitors on my system. What I like about the pen is the ‘absolute’ positioning that the pen offers.
Unfortionately, the support for Vista is louse. The Vista driver does not start without goint throug the blocked program routine at startup. Using 2 monitors needs some tweeking everytime I start the system. System messages cannot receive pen klicks. I hope they bring out a new Vista driver soon.

I have a Slim Tablet just with another badge and in silver. Cost me 130$ but well worth the money. Quality could be better and the pen is a tad fat for my taste but decent for this price. For an entry level product it will last the rest of your life unless you break it or pick up a serious art bug. I recommend entry level tablets for everyone who works or spends a lot of time with computers. Everything higher is meant for executives, showoffs and artists/engineers.
Has anyone else noticed it but this tablet seems to work a lot better with Adobe CS4 than the previous versions.

A second comment from me regarding this pen tablet in review. I complained to the support team on their website about the lagging where you would slide the pen but the activity would pause for a few seconds before responding. and they responded with a link to an upgraded firmware/driver which was actually for a higher end model but he said it would work. That problem is far less now after installing the driver.
I am beginning to learn that when purchasing electronic devices, a good sign of it’s quality control is the user manual or instructions that come with it. This product has very poor instructions and looks just like it was interpreted from another language, very generic.
I would say for a beginner or someone who want to try out a pen tablet without having to spend hundreds of dollars, this would be a good choice. The table is large in working area and a very thin profile. That is all good.
For professional applications. more bucks is better invested.

Hey… um… I really want a tablet and I’d be using it for drawing purposes. But I want one that isn’t expensive and easy to use. And one that isn’t pathetically tiny. Can someone help me out? You can contact me on my deviantART which is the link on my name. I reallyy want one.

I own a Aiptek Slim Tablet now over a year, but am having a problem with severe cursor shake when using the pen to tablet. The cursor may swing wildly as much as 1/2 inch or more across my monitor rendering it usess. New driver from factory, moving away from poss. EM sources, replacing pen battery, all have no effect. Factory support has stopped returning emails.?

How to you work it? I inserted the driver disk and plug it in. There are no instructions. How do you make it work? I’m deserate.

This tablet is wonderful, but there’s a little problem with it. Right now I use Windows 7 and there is no pen pressure. I’ve searched for drivers, but haven’t found any. Can someone help?

Well I like this tablet very much.
I’m very serious about drawing. This tablet was my first, worked like a charm. I could write anything inside with my weird handwriting. It works on all the programs I used. Which I’m glad about it. Lost the pen though. ^^;
I’m getting a new pen. This is a nice tablet. If you want it go for it. Want a better one, spend some more money.

very very very laggy in Vista.

dont bother

this tablet is slow. have a bad feeling in hand, and jump too much.

I’d like to ask, is it always problematic with any Vista OS?

I’m currently using a laptop powered by it, and it’s a Toshiba as well (if that’s any help)

Hey all, I’m wanting to pursue a career in game design, and I want a drawing pad that will be better for something other than just sketches of stickmen and things like that. I will, of course, upgrade at a later point (I’m only 16) but if I used this thing with some good software, would I be able to produce reasonably accurate/detailed work? Or is this like painting with a baseball bat? If anyone could post a link to a drawing they’ve done using it, or could give me some feedback it would be so appreciated. I’ve looked high and low for an example, but still, nothing comes up.

I’m considering buying one of these but can anyone answer this basic question? Is it possible to view, annotate and highlight Word and PDF files on screen, and can they be loaded from a memory key or linked direct to my netbook?

27. I am running tablet with Vista 64bit, and with updated drivers it works okay.

28. This tablet works well enough for graphics, painting, pressure stokes etc. It isn’t as fluid as a higher end model like Wacom.

29. Not sure exactly what you are asking, but the tablet pen works just like a mouse, buttons and all (copy, paste, select, etc.). This tablet does come with extra software so you can custom arrange applications, shortcuts, that are activated by the edge of the screen.

This tablet is for beginner or professional who just can’t afford a Wacom. The support was very good when I had recent communications with them.

The instruction manual is not very detailed at all. There is a translucent overlay that goes over the full size of the table as well as pen tips that do wear out after awhile, and need to be replaced. Mine are way past due but I haven’t purchased any parts for it yet so I don’t know how much they cost. I am using this one as a spare at home.

Biggest benefit of all is no carpal tunnel by using this kind of system.