Genius G-PEN M609

14 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 14 reviews of Genius G-PEN M609. The average rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the design. The price also gets good feedback, but there are some mixed views about the durability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Genius G-PEN M609 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Henry Winchester (techradar.com)

Genius G-Pen M609 review

With the launch of Windows 7, tablets have whole new range of features

Responsive ; Some nice features ; The price is right

A very, very strong tablet that hits the sweet spot all over

Sep, 2009

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Driver/Software problems on Vista 64

Nice thin tablet, with lots of customizable buttons and two handy wheels

I can't get the pen "offset" value to work correctly at all, and it renders the tablet unusable. I've used the new drivers, and have tried many times to make it work, but it just won't work correctly. Their support site for the US in in spanish and the...

May, 2009

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offset issue

First of all I would recommend downloading the latest driver for the tablet from geniusnet.com. They have actually fixed issue with dual monitors.

Overall the tablet is good if you manage to set it right. the resolution and sensitivity is high for that price.

I have exactly the same issue as a reviewer "8chbomb". I could not set an offset for the pen. Right after installation it was working properly, and was following the pen (without touching the tablet). However, after several reboots it stopped. I had to...

Jan, 2009

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Compatibility issues...

I'm really disappointed that Genius failed to provide up to date drivers, so I'm going to shell out the extra coin for a Wacom or something at least higher end than this.

Inexpensive, sleek looking

Was unable to install on OSX 10.5.6. The installer drivers are made for Mac Classic, which apparently is no longer supported

Jan, 2009

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it's Genius!

I found this tablett to be highly functional and easilly operational.

This pen tablet is my first and has given me a great experience so far,few down sides.

There are down sides to this tablet which i regret to say.

Sep, 2008

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it's Genius!

I found this tablett to be highly functional and easilly operational. Plus you really can't complain when it is all for $90.00

This pen tablet is my first and has given me a great experience so far,few down sides ; The pen glides across the tablet effortlessly and needs no tweaking out of box. Plus I found no out of box scratches or damages of any kind, it was in great...

There are down sides to this tablet which i regret to say ; The most irritating are the dimensions and placement of the buttons on the pen they are highly inconvenient and require you to move your hand in order to click them, but that doesn't really...

Sep, 2008

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Excellent!!

i love the shape of the stylus, the picture on newwegg make it look way bigger than it is, it is very comfortable to use. the wheels are very handy for zooming in and out while drawing/painting. and being able to change from wide to square to match...

for my first personal tablet, this thing is great! and so many hotkeys too, makes working in flash so easy!, though action script still needs the keyboard (easier for me). the sensitivity is great, you can even use the stylus tilted, unlike some of the...

can be kinda tedious setting up all the hotkeys, but once it's done, it's done and you are set. you also have to push down a bit harder than you would say... a pencil on paper, but even compared with the wacom intuos 2's i've used (at friends house and...

Jul, 2008

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So far, its been a headache!!! should have payed 4 times more for the Wacom.

"I just bought the g-pen m609 and I have been trying unsuccessfully to set it up on vista business32 to use with May, Photoshop, Mudbox, UV Layout, and other design and 3D software packages.

CHEAP!!!

Jun, 2008

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Ok, but horrible Mac Drivers

The Mac drivers generally work for tablet functions, but you essentially cannot program the function keys to do anything except open an application. The Windows version you can have it map to any key or key combination, but not so with the Mac. In...

Generally sleek and works ok in general.

Basically un-usable Mac drivers (More below). Pen is huge. Translucent surface cant be lifted to put a template underneath, so no reference card for the 26 function keys. Scroll wheels are the same - can't do 2 different functions. Glossy border area...

Apr, 2008

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