Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch
by Wacom, Inc
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Customer Review: Amazing tablet
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been a Wacom user for almost 15 - 20 years since I do graphics for a living. I've been using a 4 X 5 Intuos 2 for the past several years and purchased a 16:9 aspect ratio about 6 months ago. I didn't think it was worth the $300 so I returned it. A friend of mine just bought a new iMAC and it came with the neatest little touch pad. Since that pad didn't work with PC, I decided to give this little combo a try. I'm glad I did. It's a keeper. I primarily use a trackball (hate mouses) and have been experiencing the ol carpel tunnel wrist pain. So now I switch between the trackball and the Bamboo pen/touch pad. It takes a little getting used to but it's definitely relieved the hand cramp. I really like using the touch pad for browsing the internet and I've actually learned how to use it in photoshop. I use the pen for very detailed work and find this little gem to be perfect. For the price, it surely can't be beat. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the cord. Why on earth would they put the cord on the left side and not at the top? It's constantly bumping into my keyboard. I'm thinking of taping it to the side of the tablet. Other than that, I love it.Customer Review: Disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
Just got it today; if I can't pawn it off on one of my co-workers it is going to have to go back. I wanted a larger touch surface area than my MacBookPro's touch pad, and one that I could sit back and use the pen when in more of a creative mode.
Pros: It is a larger touch pad and it has a pen...
Cons: Surface texture is not comfortable, buttons are awkward, tracking is slow and less accurate than touch pad, and it only supports two finger multitouch gestures. Multitouch doesn't work especially well, especially forward and back. There was a 2-3 second delay in registering. After unplugging it, Finder crashed on me, so I have a feeling the mac drivers aren't quite up to snuff.
The pen was a complete disappointment for general use. Anybody getting the "pen only" version is making an even bigger mistake.
I guess I am spoiled with the Mac trackpad. I'd love for it to get pen support and/or be available as an external track pad to better meet my needs, but this product just isn't there.
First Wacom product in 15 years, so I could have given it more time to get used to, but it just didn't offer much for me.
Customer Review: Great experience so far
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using the Bamboo pen and touch for about a month now. It has really been a good experience. I am a student, and in combination with the program Evernote (from [...]) I can take written notes that are archived and indexed to the web, which is indispensable. I have also found it very useful for photo editing, there is no contest to see this products superiority over a mouse when using the pen to outline objects in pictures. The multi-touch on the pad could be improved. Even with tweaking of the settings it is not were I expect it to be. The two finger scrolling is good but stretch and rotate tend to get in the way sometimes, or execute when I don't mean them to. It is very convenient to switch between the pen and the touch when navigating large photos. You do spend most of the time using the pen once you get use to it because of the speed it can navigate to points on the screen and its precise control over the pointer.
In summation, a great product that I'm sure you will find uses for, you might not use it everyday, but it will definitely come in handy even if the touch is not quite where I would like it to be, I like having it as an option.
Customer Review: So far, so good!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my first pen/tablet and it will take some getting used to but it gets easier each time I use it. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because I consider myself a newbie with it and don't want to give a false review.
After using a mouse for all those years, it's a little different, using a stylus. The touch function works much like my laptop and is pretty handy on the desktop, if you like that feature. Something I was unaware of was that you move the mouse pointer around the screen with the pen tip 1/8 inch above the tablet surface. It's tricky but not as hard as it sounded at first. I was inclined to change the function from "pen" mode to "mouse" mode but resisted it, due to suggestions on-line saying "give it a chance". Glad I did because that's working well too. I did leave my wired mouse attached and still grab it from time to time. They work together without a problem.
I had to return my first unit because it appeared to have been opened previously but the exchange couldn't have been easier...no questions asked. No Harm, No Foul!!
All in all, I'd recommend this item to anyone with a desire to try the pen/tablet thing!
Customer Review: Solid Device with Solid Functionality
Summary: 4 Stars
I started developing repetitive stress injuries in college and have been using all sorts of alternative input devices, from gyration mice to tablet computers. Most recently I had a Wacom Intuous 3 which I thought was the solution, except I started transferring what used to be wrist strain to my shoulder. I bought the Bamboo hoping for an alternative and it pretty much delivers on all of the areas I expected it would. The touch is intuitive (and the clicking, scrolling, right clicking, back, forward commands are all very functional) and offers a solid replacement to a mousing device. What's nice is that you're not just limited to using the tips of your fingers - you can use your knuckles, your pinky, or whatever part of your hand you want to so you can alternate positions and help reduce the repetitiveness of computer input. I had some issues with installation, but it resolved when I plugged the device into one of my computer's back USB ports instead of front (which seems to solve a lot of issues with a lot of computers I've noticed). It may not work for everyone, but for what the device is intended to do, I think it performs solidly.