I want to be able to draw on the monitor with a stylus

Question

I have a 24" iMac now but often I want to be able to add a drawing or a plan in an email using a stylus on the monitor. I know that this writing on the monitor with an iPad2 is possible but is it also possible on a MacBook PRO?
I do not want something that plugs into the Mac to work. I want a little simple application that will run and can accept drawings done by a stylus.
Then I want to be able to attach that file into an Apple Mail email.
Is it possible on the MacBook PRO? Or should I get an iPad 2 to be able to do it?
-L

Answer 1

Lorna from Hawaii wrote:
I do not want something that plugs into the Mac to work. I want a little simple application that will run and can accept drawings done by a stylus.
Sorry, Mac's don't have the touchscreen technology installed to do that like the iPad does.
The closest you can do is Walcom tablet on the low end
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products.aspx
and one of these bad babies on the high end (out of stock)
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Cintiq/Cintiq24HD.aspx
A Mac can't do this yet and would add a fortune to a already expensive machine to cater to artists, thus it's a external add-on device.
Then I want to be able to attach that file into an Apple Mail email.
Any file can be attached to a email provided it's not larger than the email service will accept, then there's DropBox for large files.
Or should I get an iPad 2 to be able to do it?
A iPad 2 will do that and allow you to draw on the screen, but it's smaller screen and there isn't the fine control like a add-on tablet provides. So your constantly zooming in and out to get the detail you need.
It can work, it's just more work to get the same results.
I don't know how email attachments are handled on a iPad, you need to ask that in the iPad forums.