So last night, my sister tried plugging in my intuos 4, just to find that the end that connects to the tablet wasn't snapping into place...I opened it up moments ago and just kinda shook my head. Both of the usb slots have come loose. Basically all that holds them in place is some kinda cheap glue, I'm surprised they didn't go the week I got it honestly...but anyway, after reading up on the issue, this is apparently a huge problem for a lot of intuos 4 users..I've had this one about 3 or 4 years now, but I'm still very upset. My sister is an artist as well, and she's the kind that's far more active. I can't believe they'd put it together so cheaply. But yeah, great start to 2012 so far..I suppose I'll try a home remedy of some kind, to TRy and fix it. I don't have the money to pay their fees and shipping, and I doubt they'd fix it anyway now since I opened it up to have a look, it was past warranty anyway..

So don't expect any art from me for an indefinite period of time. I should be able to pick one up in the next few weeks, that is if the people holding money from an old settlement ever release the money, that's all I should probably say on that subject.

And if wacom hasn't changed the placement methods of the intuos 4's innards, then I'm not sure I'm spending another 300 to 400 on one, and that's a real damn shame because they work so great and all I need is to figure out how to secure those usb ports without fudging up the circuitry surrounding them. Maybe I'm placing too much faith in them, seeing as how my old intuos 3 only lasted about 2 years. Between me and sis, we're pretty tablet heavy users, considering this laptop's touchpad died completely along with a few other components a few years back, and everyone else refuses to use anything else except my tablet. Maybe it was a long time coming, I dunno. I'm just too pissed to care atm. Happy 2012.