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MAD Magazine’s Tom Richmond has written up a lengthy review of Wacom’s portable sketchbook-sized tablet screen, the Cintiq 12WX. The consensus: perfect for those who can’t afford the larger model or want to be able to take their work on the road.

Related:
Tom Richmond’s numerous tutorials
Wacom Cintiq 12WX video review
Wacom Cintiq 12WX LCD Sketchbook

Gizmodo has a four-minute video review (unboxing and everything) of the new Wacom Cintiq 12WX Pen Tablet with display. “Verdict: Simply Amazing.”

I also notice the tablets are now available in North America.

Also of interest:
Wacom Cintiq 21″ tablet

This month, Wacom releases the Wacom Cintiq 12WX – a “sketchbook” version of the critically-acclaimed Cintiq drawing tablet. Cintiqs are tablets with built-in LCD screens so you can draw directly on the image. This new 12WX model is only 26cm x 16cm and a full 8 kilograms lighter than its big-sister, the 21UX. In short, the new Cintiq is a lot more portable.

The Cintiq 12WX is now available in North America. And for those of you in Europe, I notice it’s also available on the Amazon.co.uk site, but apparently won’t ship before Christmas. If there are any reader reviews, please post in the comments! And a note to Wacom: We’d be happy to test-drive these things for you whenever you like.

Here’s a YouTube demo for the little beauty, so you can see it in action:

Also of interest:
Wacom Cintiq 12″ Sketchbook Display at Amazon.com
Wacom Cintiq 21″ Big Display at Amazon.com
Turntablet: rotate your Cintiq

Mmm… now I want a Wacom Cintiq even more. The Turntablet is a rotating mount for the Cintiq that allows an artist to rotate their digital canvas ergonomically and intuitively like a piece of paper. On his blog, artist Dan Goldman shows how he installed the Turntablet to his drawing table.

If you’ve got more time on your hands than money and you really want a Cintiq, here’s a step-by-step demonstration of how Drew Northcott hacked together a homebrew version using a spare Wacom tablet, a laptop, and a monitor.

Here’s a video of the thing in action.

(Thanks, Charlene!)