I'd like to be able to lay in bed and doodle thoughts/pictures at night.
I'd also like to take it outdoors at times to the park or cafe or what not.
I'd also wish to be able to use it for CAD and internet, but those would be secondary features.
Lightweight and wireless would be good.
I'm still not sure about my own parameters in what I'm really looking for, but know I should get back to drawing on a regular basis(in before the pencil and paper comments).
There are plenty of $100-200 drawing pads only.
Very few of these are wireless.
Hooking a laptop video output to the bedroom tv would work. But losing the tv wouldn't allow multi-tasking.
To concentrate on one thing I might as well sit in the office, which would feel more like working instead of playing.
The Draw-On-Tablet + Full-PC I looked at were:
1). iPad looked powerful, versatile, and had a good drawing surface and shading with the side of the pen. Freakin' cool. Everything I desired from above but I don't want to switch over to the Apple platform and fall down the rabbit hole.
2). The SurfacePro3 had Win8.1 had somewhat poor reviews. The SurfacePro4 had Win10 with horrible reviews identifying multiple software and hardware bugs and/or lousy customer service (24% of reviews were 1-star). No way Microsoft.
3). The Wacom Cintiq Companion 2
Amazon.com: Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 - Intel Core i5: 128GB: Computers & Accessories
$1,600-$2,400 yikes. Very heavy and would require a permanent location. Wacon was also reviewed to have lousy customer service so this would be a bit of a gamble if something breaks. I'm not a pro so this would probably be overkill for my needs.
The Draw-On-Tablet-Only I looked at were:
1). Wacom Cintiq 13HD Interactive Pen Display
Amazon.com: Wacom Cintiq 13HD Interactive Pen Display (DTK1300): Computers & Accessories
$800. Made in USA I think.
It requires a cord plus another nearby computer to run off of. That gets very complicated in bed when the nightstand is packed full, I've already spilled my food, and dogs and cats are crawling all over.
2). Yiynova MSP19U+ Tablet Monitor
Amazon.com: Yiynova MSP19U+ Tablet Monitor,VESA Stand(Mac & Windows Solution): Computers & Accessories
$450. Same setup required.
Looked like pretty good reviews.
3). Ugee 1910B Digital Pen Tablet
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Ugee 1910B Digital Pen Tablet Display Drawing Monitor 19 Inch LED Screen with 2 Original Cables and 2 Pen Chargers
$430. Same setup required.
May be buggy and bad customer service.
Just wondering if anyone has used any of these products and what features to look out for.