Genius G-Pen F610 Drawing Tablet Review @ DragonSteelMods

January 22nd, 2008 by Kristofer

Although typing on a keyboard is inherent to the computing experience, sometimes you may want to push the keyboard away and pick up a pen to write or draw using your computer. Genius has a slew of new Pen/Tablets available and today we will look at the G-Pen F610. This tablet features a 6”x10” working area and includes twenty nine programmable Hot Key buttons.

So if you have a desire to create some computer generated art, then this is definitely the right tool for the job. Some people are so talented with these tablets and programs such as Photoshop, they can create photorealistic pictures. One such artist is Bert Monroy, check out his work, if you get a chance.

The beauty of a graphics tablet is that it lets you control your cursor in a totally different way than a mouse, but in a way that is still natural for most people. Combined with programs such as Adobe Photoshop or GIMP, you can truly unleash your inner artist.

Full Review HERE

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9 Responses

Ken H Says:
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:57
Never read such a thourough review that completely omitted any mention of price. Hello?
Kristofer Says:
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:05
Well I’m not sure how you missed it but the price is mentioned twice in the review, once in the beginning in the specs section and then at the very end. I use Amazon ads to find the best prices on the product being reviewed if it’s possible. Prices range from $89.50 to $100.34 and above. I didn’t think I needed to actually write the price in the review as there is a nice graphic from Amazon showing the reader the best price available on the product… Oh well… Don’t use ad block maybe?
Evan Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 7:10
Hi, great review. I was wondering a few things though. I’ve heard that the G-Pen F610 Tablet has slow response times and isn’t good for professional drawing, is that true? How good do you think the drawing quality and response time is? How easy it is to trace a drawing with the tablet? Do you know if it works good in Paint.NET, how about GIMP? ( Because I don’t own Photo Shop )

A lot of questions because I am a web designer and I am looking for a tablet to digitize drawings and use to create digital artwork.

Thank you.
~ Evan Byrne
evantbyrne@gmail.com
kristofer Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 7:13
Hi Evan, I’ve let Tom, the reviewer of this product, know that you’ve got a couple questions for him… he’ll answer them shortly. Thanks!
Evan Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 1:41
Thank you so much.
Martin Says:
February 2nd, 2008 at 1:38
I want to ask you if this tablet works on MS Vista 64bit?

Thanks
Evan Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 12:41
Still no reply…
Tom Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 8:54
Hi Evan,

Sorry about the delay. The G-Pen F610 is designed more for the consumer market rather than the graphic artist segment. Genius makes the PenSketch 9×12. Go to the Genius Website to see the full specs (http://www.geniusnet.com/.

I found there was occasions where there was some lag when drawing, but this was mostly using the software that came with the tablet, which I mentioned was the weakest point of the product.

Tracing was simple. I did not get a chance to play with GIMP, since I did not have it installed.

Paint.net worked perfectly fine.

I also have a Wacom 4×6 tablet and found that to be similar to the F610 in response. Neither are designed for graphic artist work, but they are fine for the layperson.
Tom Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 8:57
Sorry Martin, I do not have MS Vista 64 Bit to test the F610. I can tell you that Vista Ultimate worked without any drivers and was basically plug and play with the 32 bit version.

I would assume it would be the same way with the 64 bit version with tablet drivers built into Vista. It should be a version of Vista above Basic.