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Wacom Bamboo Digitizing Tablet - Black (MPN: MTE450)
Description: Now there's a simple, easy, and more natural way to bring your big ideas to life. Use Bamboo to transform your thoughts into powerful digital communications. Combine Bamboo with Mac Inkwell or Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to hand.... Read More Description: Now there's a simple, easy, and more natural way to bring your big ideas to life. Use Bamboo to transform your thoughts into powerful digital communications. Combine Bamboo with Mac Inkwell or Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to handwrite email, enter text by hand anywhere typed text is accepted, navigate your desktop with a flick of the pen, and more. This tablet works with handwriting recognition, inking and pen features in Windows Vista (all editions but Home Basic) and Apple operating systems (OS X). It supports widescreen displays and has a textured work surface for a natural pen-on-paper feel. It offers high resolution and report rate for outstanding accuracy, precise control with an active area of 21 square inches and 512 levels of pressure sensitivity on the pen, and quick access to user-defined shortcuts with four Express Keys. Enjoy easy scrolling and zooming with the finger-sensitive Touch Ring. The included patented, battery-free pen with customizable buttons allows for comfort and reliability. The ergonomic design provides a comfortable supplement to mouse and keyboard input. Minimize |
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| Date Reviewed: 02/28/2008 |
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Strengths: Affordable, slim/small and lightweight, sleek look and feel, easy to install and use, no AC needed to be plugged in--just USB, precise and accurate
Weaknesses: Pressure sensitivity does not work with all programs, drawing sound feels unnatural to the paper-and-pen experience, can be small for people that want to make larger pen strokes, no mouse included
Summary: I was curious to find an easier and more fun creative way of drawing on my computer. I only draw on occasion, and I'm not an artist, but I considered buying a drawing tablet as a new medium of making art. I decided to go with this drawing tablet because it was cheaper than other products, and since I've read lots of positive reviews from other Wacom buyers. When I got the Wacom Bamboo, I immediately noticed its sleek and thin design. It felt like a professional product without the expensive price tag. The package came with instructions and an easy installation CD, so it was ready in a snap. I tried the drawing pad with both paint and Macromedia Fireworks. Unfortunately, the pen sensitivity feature did not work for both programs. However, I was still amazed by the smoothness of the lines and curves I was able to draw, unlike other reviews for other products I read. It kind of makes a loud unnatural sound when I draw on it, but didn't mind too much about that. What I really like about drawing on the pad is that I can make drawings faster and more efficiently. Compared to what my conventional method used to be, instead of having to scan my sketches and then redrawing solid lines with the mouse, I can now draw directly on the computer, as if I was drawing on paper. What really surprised me was that I could put a sketch on top of the pad and trace it onto the computer that way (although having a larger drawing area would have been more convenient). All in all, this is certainly a great product for the people that are not too serious about drawing, but like it as a hobby. There are some tiny things that I didn't like about this product, but what you get for the price is unbeatable. I'd recommend it to people looking for a cheap, yet reliable, first-time experience with a drawing tablet.
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| Date Reviewed: 11/10/2007 |
- anvilfactory
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Strengths: Easy to install and use, awesome packaging, low price
Weaknesses: Active area might be too small for hardcore artists, absolute positioning can be a problem
Summary: 2007-11-21 01:09:07 I've only used a tablet maybe twice in my life before I purchased Wacom's Bamboo Digitalizing Tablet. I'm not really much of an artist, but I've been wanting one since then. Luckily, I happened upon this tablet, which has dropped in price. This tablet doesn't have a wireless mouse, which is part of the reason why it's so cheap.
My favorite aspect of this tablet is its texture. When you press the tip of the pen onto its active area, it resembles the feeling of a pen against paper! I'm not sure how to judge whether this tablet is better or worse than others, but from what I hear, Wacom is a highly recommended brand.
When I received this in the mail, I was surprised by how nice the packaging was. I was really just expecting a box with a wrapped up tablet and pen, but instead I wound up with something rather stylish looking. It's almost as if the box is pampering the tablet. You'd have to see it to understand what I mean.
I have no complaints with this tablet as someone new to tablets. I'm not sure if I like the absolute positioning feature since I can't just leave off from where I left my pen. However, it's not a big issue. This tablet is small, but I don't need much room since I'm using it for fun. For anyone interested in getting a tablet for personal use, but doesn't want to spend too much money, this small tablet is a good choice.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/03/2008 |
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Strengths: Easy to install. Good quality and the function never fails. Enough customizable buttons.
Weaknesses: The whole tablet area corresponds to the whole screen area or a selected portion of the screen, but it can not be automatically fixed to the whole active window of the current application software.
Summary: If the bundled software in Bamboo Fun doesn't interest you, then this non-funned Bamboo is your choice. You'll only have a regular eraser not the pressure-sensitive type like Bamboo Fun has, but I don't think the pressure-sensitivity is critical for an eraser. Bamboo Fun also has 3 extra pen tip replacements and a use-on-tablet-only "wireless" mouse, that you won't find in this Bamboo.
The bamboo worked very well and very convenient in some area. It should not replace your use of mouse.
Please turn off the function of the buttons on your pen shaft. I found them are very prune to mistakenly touching.
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| Date Reviewed: 11/03/2007 |
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Strengths: Price, design and made by Wacom
Weaknesses: It would have been nice for Wacom to thrown in at least one software package
Summary: Well, I'm been putting it off buying a graphics tablet. I used to use a scanner to import my cartoons to a pc. With this entry level Wacom, being so inexpensive, I had no excuses now. It's a very attractive board, easy to use and the pen is battery free since it's a Wacom product. I admit, it takes some getting used to looking at the computer screen while drawing but keep practicing, you will get the hang of it. Also, in case you didn't know, animators and cartoon studios all over the country use Wacom to create their cartoons. This is the best for the bang tablet that made by a well known vendor and the only tablet that doesn't use batteries!
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| Date Reviewed: 10/31/2007 |
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Strengths: nice look and feel, small size, very flat and light weight.
like a sketch feeling on paper.
Weaknesses: usb cable, made in china, too much light weight pen, some fuctions support only vista.
Summary: 2007-11-04 07:46:49 I have used wacom intous 3 tablet so far. To tell you the truth, I can not find out big differences between two tablet exclude pen grip.
I mainly work photoshop, illustrator. Well, intous 3 pen is really nice. Im very well know about it. However, I should pay for 100bucks more to use intous pen.
I think that this tablet good for student and graphic designer.
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| Date Reviewed: 03/19/2009 |
- mezorn
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Strengths: Excellent quality, great Windows and MacOS driver support, small footprint with plenty of drawing space, nice feature set, great value for price
Weaknesses: Could use a small lip to identify edges of tablet area by feel, rocker switches on pen could be closer to tip
Summary: This little wonder is a great value, especially for the price. Graphics tablets have traditionally been a little expensive for those that don't use them often. This one changes that. I work with graphic designers that use this tablet extensively, and they all love it.
The size, weight, and clean lines of the tablet made it seem insubstantial at first. But, as soon as I used it, what seemed like drawbacks became great strengths. The small footprint turns out to be a big advantage. Why have a big, clunky tablet when a small, well-built one works so well
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| Date Reviewed: 06/17/2008 |
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Strengths: 1. Easy to use.
2. Good drivers.
3. Can be used with MS Office 2007 and Windows Vista to hand write notes.
4. Pen has a good feeling and works from about 1/2" above the tablet.
Weaknesses: 1. Expensive in comparison to other brands.
2. There is some strain on your hand as the pen is not supported.
Summary: Well, the Wacom Bamboo is certainly a good option for those who do not need a mouse (The mouse is included in a higher package). It works very well with Photoshop and is great as a beginner's pen.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/12/2008 |
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Strengths: Adds great functionality to the computer
Weaknesses: No software
Summary: I purchased this tablet to add functionality to my computer. I wanted to take advantage of Office 2007 capabilities, add a digital signature, do minor photograph work and this did the trick. There is NO software or is there a mouse. For me there was a rather big learning curve. Just to remember how to move things, tap appropriately etc, was not "natural" and took some practicing. Ther is a tutorial which came in handy, but to get really good I had to practice, practice, and did I say practice.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/12/2008 |
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Strengths: - Easy to use
- Comfortable
- Easy installation and tutorial
- Function keys
Weaknesses: - Lack of software
Summary: The model is basically a slightly more striped down version of the Bamboo Fun. The only differences are in appearance and the lack of mouse and software. The lack of a mouse isn't really even an issue, but they could have thrown in at least one piece of software. I'm just using this as a hobby using an existing program, so for me this wasn't an issue. It's really a great pad, it's responsive, the function keys are great and customizable. It's a good first choice for those doing drawing as a hobby and who already have the software.
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| Date Reviewed: 03/25/2008 |
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 Sleek but weak Strengths: Tablet is well-made and extremely sharp looking, installed easily. Wacom quality throughout.
Weaknesses: Driver software is a disappointing step down from previous Wacom tablets.
Summary: I've owned low-end Wacom tablets (PenPal and Graphire) for nearly ten years. This is the best looking one ever, but I'm less than satisfied with how it works. The Graphire allowed you to customize tablet operation for different software programs; this one's control panel offers a much more limited set of options.
No software bundled with it, but that didn't bother me as I already have whatever software I need. No mouse either, but as I use the tablet in place of a mouse this wasn't an issue for me either.
I'm also having some trouble with what seems like the driver interfering with other computer processes, but haven't done enough troubleshooting to definitively place blame on the tablet. Still, I haven't experienced any such problems over nearly a decade of using previous Wacom tablets. Am wondering if the Bamboo Fun--which comes with a mouse and with bundled software--would have been worth the extra $30 or so.
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| Date Reviewed: 01/13/2008 |
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Strengths: Extremely affordable, easy to use, and very compact when transporting with laptop.
Weaknesses: none yet found
Summary: I found this an excellent tool for making image selections in photoshop as well as the pressure sensitive tablet for making your paint brush area bigger or smaller. It's also a neat device if you happen to own office 2007 for making sketches and signing your name. Adding fast little notes in the office applications is such a cool capability. Price is right, don't hesitate in buying one.
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