I have been (somewhat) lusting for a graphics tablet for a few years. My sister had an unused one that I acquired when she died, but it didn’t have any supported drivers for XP. It was not fun to use. As much as I like the brand name stuff, Wacam was simply beyond my budget.

Aldi advertised a 6 x 10 graphics tablet for $49.99 in its Sunday flier. $50 is a pretty cheap date when it comes to graphics tablets. The main thing I was concerned about is that it wouldn’t behave well in Photoshop (kind of like how a cheap dance pad I got from Kraft behaved in DDR) and it would simply be another mouse.

I’m pleasantly surprised. It is working great in One Note and it works great in Photoshop (so far). I’m excited about exploring the possibilities.