Customer Reviews

Trust Flex Ulta Thin Design 6 x 4.6 inch Tablet with Ergonomic Wireless Pen

5 star:		(35)
4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

So yeah, as a first tablet I wasn't hoping or expecting much, and was really looking to try one out rather than take the thing seriously..

The good:
Well, it's flexible - A bonus as it goes in my Uni bag without cracking or being too bulky.
It's aapparently beer proof! Had a friend spill a pint over it and as long as it doesn't hit the main metal cover it's all dandy after a wipe - Great bit of kit!
It's small, and light. VERY portable, just what I wanted!
It's precise! Every stroke is spot on and after an hour of messing I feel completely at home with it!

The Bad:
Not alot really, still on the first battery, first nib, etc.. nothing's had to be replaced or tampered with so everything's fine for me! On occasion the touch-click doesn't work for 5-6 secs, but I believe thats an issue with my laptop as it doesn't do it on anything else but either way it's extremely rare.

Overall:
Graphic artist? Birthday present? Young or old, it's fit for everyone and after taking it to my lectures a few times, everyone now has one and it's great for my Games Development course - I have to say it's completely replaed my mouse and even if I wasn't doing a tech course, I'd still use it over a mouse now I've got it to compare them to!

*Although, gamers will still want to keep hold of a mouse for FPS, etc.. For RTS games (Command & Conquer style) this thing rocks!

After wanting a graphics tablet for a while I finally decided to buy this tablet by Trust as it was a very good price and had good reviews. When I received the tablet in the post (which arrived on time) I set it up on my computer straight away to have a go. It comes with a piece of design software called Artweaver which I haven't actually used yet, i just had a little look at the features :) At first I found drawing on the pad quite difficult to use, but after 15 mins of messing around i started to get more used to it. I have to admit I gave up trying to draw after about half an hour but when i started using it again later that evening i really started to get into it and it became so much easier! I've had it for about a week now, and i'm in the middle of a drawing at this very moment! You don't need to lean on a hard surface; i'm lying on my bed and i'm finding it very easy to draw :) I've taught myself how to draw eyes and noses and right now i'm trying to perfect shading :D not gonna lie, it's looking good haha. I'm a graphics kinda person and i'm pretty good on computers but i'm so bad a drawing! so this is really helping me! I'm using free design software called SmoothDraw which is great! It even recognises that i'm using a graphics tablet and i can set the pressure scale etc. If you do want a graphics tablet i would recommend getting used to a piece of graphics software as it helps to know all the different features. For example, I've only just found out how to use layers on SmoothDraw which is a great feature.
Since I am a really bad drawer and I've been creating great drawings within 1 week, i'd have to say this is a great graphics tablet! I feel like an artist! There are no flaws! The size is fine because I zoom into my drawings anyway and I think if the drawing area was larger then it would be harder to use.
I hope this review is helpful! You really can't go wrong with the product, just don't give up if you find it difficult!

I am not an artist, I am a techie; I spend a lot of time capturing ideas in graphical form. I am used to drawing on whiteboards, taking a photo and inserting that into documents or scanning drawings on paper. For many situations, this setup is a convenient alternative. Its portable, easy to use and helps me avoid paper pile-up. It also permits more than one virtual 'whiteboard' to be on the go and it does work with group situations with the relevant projection equipment. I've been using it with SmoothDraw software. Having decided to keep the image I either save it as a .jpg and/or use the snipping tool to paste a screen capture into a word document to illustrate ideas and concepts. Its become really useful.

This is a Waltop-based tablet, so Ubuntu Linux 10.04 detected the tablet as soon as it was plugged in and it worked immediately for basic point-and-click functionality. To install hover and pressure sensitivity, just install the Wizardpen suite from Martin Owen's Launchpad PPA. Look up TabletSetupWizardpen on the Ubuntu Community Documentation, and remember to use the PPA (Method 1 in the community documentation; skip the long-winded Method 2 about building from source). For simple programs which don't support pressure sensitivity, such as Tux Paint, there is nothing more to do. How easy was that? For more serious drawing programs such as MTPaint or GIMP, you'll need to also configure pressure sensitivity within each of those specific programs. For GIMP use Edit - Preferences - Input Devices, set the tablet to Enabled and check that Pressure is assigned as axis 3. You can then assign pressure to tools such as the paintbrush in the tools window by opening up the Brush Dynamics section.

Hardware-wise this seems like a reasonably durable piece of kit and I have no qualms about giving it to my 5-year-old daughter as a Christmas present for Tux Paint sessions on her Linux netbook. You wouldn't want it rattling around a school bag loose, but you could happily place it in just a cheap neoprene case and expect it to survive in a suitcase or school bag. A 1-metre USB cord is supplied and is detachable, it's a standard type A plug to MicroUSB plug so you could easily replace the cord with a longer one or use a standard USB extension cable. The tablet is 5mm thick rubber sponge mousemat material with a matt wipe-clean plastic surface. The pen feels solid enough, can't say the click buttons are particularly solid but you'll rarely use them (they're for right-click and middle-click only; for a standard left-click, you just touch the pen to the surface). The pen is wireless so takes an AAA battery (supplied); the battery holder inside the pen looks flimsy, but it has to be slim to fit inside the pen and how often will you change the battery anyway? So long as you can resist the temptation to unscrew the pen too often, it should be fine (but let's be clear, this is an electronic tool, not a builder's mate's biro). You get 2 spare pressure nibs in addition to the one already fitted to the pen, plus a basic metal gripper tool to help you change the nibs. The pen is comfortable to use and fits left or right-handed. As with all graphics tablet pens, it has to be held reasonably upright but I adapted my rather lazy drawing style easily and was perfectly happy using it for more than an hour at a time.

For under 20 quid including delivery at the time of writing this represents superb value, it equals the basic performance of a 50-quid tablet with no problem. If you're mad set on getting absolutely the most accurate pressure sensitivity then a more expensive solid tablet might be worthwhile, also if you have a huge monitor then you might want something larger. However as a companion for a netbook or laptop, or for amateur or child use, this is perfect. Plus it installs under Linux really easily despite the manufacturer not mentioning it! Oh, and it comes with Microsoft Windows drivers and an MS-Windows installation guide so I guess it works under that other operating system too.

I bought this for use with photoshop as I was spending hours trying to edit photos using the mouse. The tablet was easy to set up (automatically downloaded drivers, so could be used with netbooks without need for CD). The pressure sensitivity is great and because it is quite compact it can fit easily on the desk. The handwriting recognition works well too, and with a little practice you can navigate around all your programmes without the need for a conventional mouse. (Although I'm not sure you would want to replace the mouse completely.)

My kids have also used it to draw pictures and have found it great fun. It neems pretty robust, so not too worried about it getting damaged. It does come with 2 spare nibs just in case.

This is the first review I am writing so I'm going to keep it short and sweet. I have never had a tablet before (like some of the others) so I was being a bit picky with what to buy, also I didn't have a high budget, so when I saw this I was a little (as always) sceptical about buying this, simply because of the price. and if anybody is hesitating DON'T!!.

This tablet is awesome, for the price your getting more than you deserve. its so easy to set up. after you install the driver from the CD its just plug in and play simple as that. You also get the a software called Artweaver free!!

not much more I can say. Just buy it!!!

First things first. I bought this because it was the cheapest available and I wanted to try a pressure sensitive tablet for drawing designs that my mouse wouldn't accommodate. If you've never used a tablet before, it takes some getting used to as you need to develop different movement habits to get the most out of this.

The tablet itself is non-intrusive and pretty robust. It sets up out of the box and comes with Artweaver as the pressure sensitive software. The pressure sensitivity is a little rough and requires practice but is really good for the price. I use it for painting new designs and touching up photos which requires a little more finesse that using a mouse. I still have my mouse attached and the two pointing devices do not conflict, letting me switch back and forth between the two for convenience.

The pen is a little bulky with a scratchy nib at first feel but once I used it for a while, the nib wore smooth and the pen feels just right for drawing on the available area. You will need to practice taking the pen off and back on to this area to navigate your screen, software and drawing. The settings in the driver pack allow you to customise quite a bit and I would suggest setting these to relative mouse position to prevent early insanity. You can also change the pressure settings for clicking and change which button does what.

In the box there are also two spare nibs and a nifty little tool for removing the old nib.

All in all a nice package that does the job at a very reasonable price. If however you are looking for a professional level tablet please spend the money that you know you need to!

As with the other reviewer, I have never owned a tablet before so I have no means of comparison with others on the market. What I can say is that at this price I was willing to take a chance and have been very impressed. It is a very clever piece of kit and whether you want it for art or just signing letters with your "real" signature, it does the job.

The bundled art software is plenty for me too, though I am not making many demands of it. It seems to be able to interface with other packages too without too much difficulty.

I bought it to ease my 20-month old daughter into computer art and although I may have been a little premature (a certain amount of tutting, foot-tapping and "I told you so" mutterings ensued from the direction of her mother), she has started to use it and I think it will do the job.

I imagine that that a proper artist would want something a bit more sophisticated, but for us it's perfect.

This my first tablet that I bought, but I find it really great. I always enjoyed drawing on paper but doing it on tablet and watching on the screen of your computer is amazing! Its comfortable and simple in use. And allows you to create beautiful graphics :) Enjoy then, you wouldnt regret!

I am a first time buyer of graphics tablets and a very amateur artist so I purchased this product because its the cheapest around and the thin design benefitted me and my small desk space.
The tablet is perfect for my needs I plugged it in and it worked great however, and I will capatalise this this for emphasis, INSTALL THE DRIVERS FROM THE DISK PROVIDED TO GET FULL FUNCTIONALITY. Although it immediately started working the software on the disk allowed a bit of further customisation of saettings and allowed the product to function fully.
After a few weeks of using it i don't even think about it at all I can just pick up the wireless pen and begin drawing, the pen although at first may feel a bit bulky is great and apparently works by magic. The pad itself is a flexible rubber mat with a cool looking design on it. I have dented the mat slightly but this doesn't appear to have impeded the function at all so dont worry about the reliability.
The USB connection is fine and is long enough for me to work comfortably and the sensitivity of the device is great. I would also recommend smoothdraw 3 as a easy to use program that goes with the tablet but remember to install the drivers and hit the 'compatability+' button or it will not work properly.

In summary I can not see how spending an extra £30 could benefit a hobbyist or first time user and if anything the smaller compact design suits me better than more expensive devices. If you have been looking for a graphics tablet to play with and have a spare 20 quid then this is a must buy.