TIL a $200 'drafting compatible' tablet was a total scam for CAD work

Bought a cheap tablet from a random brand on Amazon thinking it'd work with AutoCAD, but the stylus lagged so bad I couldn't even draw a straight line. Anyone else get burned by a knockoff tool that promised way more than it delivered?

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ivan_harris13d ago

Bought a similar junk tablet for sketching floor plans and returned it the same week. Stick with brands that have actual US-based customer support, it saves you the headache of shipping garbage back overseas. Ended up saving up for a refurbished Wacom and it's been rock solid for years now.

beth_park14d ago

And the worst part is you can't even return it because they make you pay shipping back to some warehouse in China, so you're just stuck with a paperweight. My whole crew learned that lesson the hard way when our foreman bought a stack of "laser levels" that were basically just shiny plastic tubes.

shane_bell13d ago

Man I feel that pain in my wallet just reading this. My own dumb move was buying a "smart level" that had a bubble that would just stick to one side like it had superglue on it. Couldn't return it because the shipping cost more than the stupid thing itself. My buddies still bring it up at job sites to roast me about my bargain bin shopping habits. At least your foreman bought a bunch, so you all had company in the regret.