Comments on: Genius MousePen 8 x 6-Inch Graphic Tablet for Home and Office

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:52:00 +0000

I just recently purchased this item after debating over the idea of buying the Bamboo (Small) Pen Tablet with Pen Only versus this product. I decided to purchase this product because 1) it provided a larger surface to use, and 2) it was more “inexpensive” than others it’s size. Although, I was vary of the 13% that had their systems crash or receive an unusable product. When this item arrived, it was badly packaged. The mouse and pen were not in the correct areas of the box and the installation cd was out of it’s sleeve. It wasn’t a big deal to me, so I took the tablet out of it’s protective “foam sheet” covering and proceeded to install it. The installation manual wasn’t as detailed as I would have liked it to be, but it was sufficient. However, when I attempted to install the software (my operating systen is Windows XP) a screen popped up to tell me that this product was not Windows certified and could disable or crash my system if I proceeded to install it. Upon remembering the other reviews of unsatisfied customers, one happened to have had the same situation; I chose not to proceed with the installation. I unplugged the tablet and packaged the product neater and more properly than I had received it, and I plan to ship it back today. While the product was not properly installed, and is planned for return,the tablet was still usuable. Usuable in the sense that you could only use the pen. However the pointer lagged and jumped around the screen, only moving when I hovered over a specific area and clicked the left button. When I went to change the sensitivity settings, the highest setting caused it to be too sensitive and any other setting wasn’t sensitive enough. I would not recommend this product to anyone.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Z. Basta

Z. Basta — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:31 +0000

I’ve used a friend’s tablet, and I have to say Wacom is still the best. This one is pretty good. It hasn’t caused any problems or damage to my computer, yet, but it is hard to control. This makes it almost impossible to create your own font or make a picture with lots of fine detail without training yourself to use it for a long time. I think it’s an alright product, though. It’s great if you are looking for a mouse for your laptop and are also looking for a tablet, but I think lots of tablets come with them, any road.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Brenda K. Cook

Brenda K. Cook — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:55:40 +0000

it’s do not work very good! the pen is hard to use! the cords to short!
Rating: 1 / 5

By: F. Urena

F. Urena — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:22 +0000

you get what you pay for , not for amateurs if you trying to do animation
Rating: 3 / 5

By: TimAnderson

TimAnderson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:17 +0000

Sadly, after holding HI HOPES, this was too enexpensive to indicate quality. Super bummed, cuz the good one’s are $bigger$ bucks!
Rating: 1 / 5