What became clear is that, for the sketching applications, this device is nearly perfect. To give the device a run for its money, we installed a number of applications, from SolidWorks to Fusion 360 as well as testing it with SketchBook Pro and Photoshop. How you add value is by enabling it to support your tasks. All about the appsĪs ever with any device like this, out of the box, it’s just a computer. But once it’s set-up, it’s time to see what it can do. The box also includes a stand that gives you a couple of working angles once you’ve fitted it into the slots in the back. There are also a number of buttons on the left hand side (of course, you can rotate this if you’re left handed) that are fully configurable to your and your applications’ needs. There’s also the option to plug in any number of other devices (mice, keyboards - including a small, nifty little Wacom unit that’s available for £45) via one of the several USB ports around the periphery of the casing or via bluetooth. There’s the pen (which acts as a pointer and mouse button), the multi-touch and on-screen keyboard. Interface wise, you have a couple of options. As it combines a multi-touch screen and pen-based input where needed, you also need to go through the calibration routine. Set-up is pretty straight forward for any Windows device and you’re stepped through the process. Retrieving it from the impressively well thought out packaging, you’re struck by just how solidly this device is built - and much of that comes from both the size and the weight - an iPad this is not. With a 13.3” screen in an aluminium case, it’s a lot bigger than you expect. No bones out it, the Cintiq Companion is an impressive device.
In essence, the Cintiq Companion is a fully fledged Windows 8 tablet computing device that’s been fitted out with not only a touchscreen interface (as is now common) but it also comes with all of Wacom’s mastery of pen-based input. The subject of this review, the Cintiq Companion device, doesn’t need a workstation to plug into or indeed, another screen.
While the Intuos products connect to your workstation and let you drive the cursor on normal screen and the Cintiq products let you interact directly with the screen built into the device, the new Companion products differ. But what Wacom introduced last year changed the line up of its products rather dramtically.
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