Wacom Intuos 3 vs 4 vs 5

Posted July 16th, 2012 by whyball

Hey, i'm wondering if anyone can give me a pertinent opinion about those 3 models. i'm curios specially about the intuos5 model that i would like to purchase , i've used intuos 3 for about 4 years, and also i have an Intuos 4 , the big difference between those 2 is the feel of the nib on the plastic sheet. i simply hate it on the int. 4 and on the old Int.3 is great, even if the sheet is wearing pretty fast.I would like to know if there is an improvement on the int.5 on this side.From what i have heard till now, they tried to make the plastic sheet, similar with the intuos3. If anyone worked on those 3 tablets and want to share the experience... i will be grateful .Thanks

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dominantdinosaur said about 11 months ago

i literally just got the 4 today, would be interested to see how the 5 is as well
Sugz said about 11 months ago

i got the 4 also. been using it for a couple months. seen the 5 in action and its awesome. its based off a touch screen that you can use to to zoom etc. theres a youtube video on it check it out..
sparkiz said about 11 months ago

still comfort play with my 3 :3
Bedlam77 said about 11 months ago

i use 4 and have a bamboo touch as well seems like 5 is a mix of the two. the touch features are pretty cool
whyball said about 11 months ago

Yes i know about this new feature,i'm not talking about it, it's all about the plastic sheet and the feel of the nib on it, and the differences between those 3 models.
Killer Napkins said about 11 months ago

I had an intuos3 9x12 for about 6 years or so.. then I finally upgraded to a 5 in March... The transition of the nib to tablet from 3 to 5 wasn't very much different. I just noticed a difference on the pressure sensitivity (which was expected) that took a little bit to get used to.

But so far I haven't had any problems with my nib wearing down and scratching the thing up too badly. The surface pretty much feels the same as the 3 too. I almost got a 4, but read the bad reviews on the surface sheet and then the 5 eventually popped out heh.

whyball said about 11 months ago

Killer Napkins said:I had an intuos3 9x12 for about 6 years or so.. then I finally upgraded to a 5 in March... The transition of the nib to tablet from 3 to 5 wasn't very much different. I just noticed a difference on the pressure sensitivity (which was expected) that took a little bit to get used to.

But so far I haven't had any problems with my nib wearing down and scratching the thing up too badly. The surface pretty much feels the same as the 3 too. I almost got a 4, but read the bad reviews on the surface sheet and then the 5 eventually popped out heh.

Thanks for you input , yes it's a pretty big difference between the 3 and 4 ,when using the pen, it's like drawing on glass, i'm happy to hear that the 5 model is close to one i like ( 3 )and the problem with the fast wearing of the nibs was fixed.