Rating: - Great piece of kit!
I have been doing more and more design work on the PC and decided that a graphics tablet would help no end. I used to own a cheap one previously but it was not great and things have moved on.
After much searching and reading reviews I settled on the Bamboo. I have to admit I was sceptical as to the quality & performance given the next nearest tablet in the Wacom range was well over £150, but I need not have worried.
Setup/installation was a breeze (XP), the introductory lessons helpful, and the look and feel of the tablet itself very nice.
Having had it for 2 days, it has almost replaced my mouse completely. Granted I am still getting used to it, there is most definitely a learning curve, but already I've got all the clicking/dragging/scrolling ... Read More:
Rating: - Great Tablet for Vista
first off, note this tablet has an A5 sized work area, but maps itself to the screen you have (I'm using it on a 27" and its more than fine).
It has 4 customizable buttons, for ease of use I've set mine to load Firefox, MSN Mesenger, Back and Forward buttons for Web / Folder navigation.
You can pretty much map the buttons to what you want, even a series of keystrokes!
This tablet works with both XP and Vista.
For Vista, it's fantastic.
for XP, its good.
Vista gives a lot more options for use, such as holding down the pen to simulate a double-click, handwriting recognition, quick "flicks" of the pen for scroll up / down and Back / Forward etc.
for XP, it's a standard tablet without the above features. ... Read More:
Rating: - A revelation for photo editing
I've using photoshop type programs for years and the high cost of quality tablets put me off buying one until now. Some reviews I read about this product slated it, but I bought one anyway and I'm so glad I did! This thing is amazing once you get used to it. Making selections, dodging and burning etc in Photoshop is so much easier and accurate with this. I haven't used my mouse since I got this a couple months ago. Highly recommended and amazing value for money!
Rating: - Wacom, Great for PC not MAC
despite wacom Saying that you can use this product on a mac. you can only use it with a program that come with OS X called ink. as the included software is only good for windows as there is not the interest for wacom to develop the software for macs (despite selling it in apple shops and doing seminars on there products. I had High hopes for this product but it only scrapes 3 stars as it fails on the handwriting recognition for macs. COME ON PLEASE SUPPORT US MACS
Rating: - Works well with Photoshop
I have never used a tablet before, and thanks to your reviews decided on this one. I ordered it yesterday afternoon, and it arrived (first class) this morning - excellent service. I have used it all day and find it very useful alongside my mouse. I am cutting round objects in Photoshop to place on backgrounds and it is definitely easier than a mouse. In fact, I have hardly used the mouse as, whilst the pen is in my hands, it will do most mouse jobs. I am certainly impressed with this and feel it is well worth the money. The comments regarding the comfort of the pen I don't understand. I have small hands and don't have a problem with it. I think it appears well balanced and easy to use.