Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet
- Price: $99.00
- GBP 63.21
- No Longer Available
The Bamboo Pen & Touch from Wacom is a USB digital tablet that combines advanced Multi-Touch input with that of a traditional digital pen. It fully supports Multi-Touch gestures, including gestures and finger taps, over a large portion of its active area. As the tablet is larger than trackpads found on most laptops, it is both comfortable and natural to use. You can use your fingers to move about your desktop, scroll through documents, navigate the web, zoom in and out of photos, and rotate images.
For more precise applications, such as image editing, the included pressure-sensitive pen is available for use. You can use it to edit photos, create personal greetings, make sketches, and mark up documents in your own handwriting. The pen supports 1024 pressure levels for precise control, and is accurate to ±0.02 inches.
Users who have not used a tablet before will appreciate the included tutorial, which teaches you how to use simple hand gestures to move around your desktop, make selections, and complete other computing tasks. The tablet features four ExpressKeys, which can be customized to suit your needs. It is reversible, allowing right-handed and left-handed users to use the tablet with equal comfort.
The Bamboo is compatible with PC and Mac systems with USB. An extensive software bundle is included: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 for Windows, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 for Mac, and Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 WE3 for Mac and Windows.
- Two sensors for precise pen and Multi-Touch input
- Use a single finger for navigation and multiple fingers for gestures
- Simple gestures make it easy to scroll, zoom, rotate, move backward or forward
- Pressure-sensitive pen tip for natural pen and brush strokes
- Battery-free, ergonomic pen with two switches
- Textured work surface for a pen-on-paper feel
- Quick access to user-defined shortcuts with four ExpressKeys
- Attached fabric pen loop conveniently stores pen
- Easy USB connection to Mac or PC, notebook or desktop
- Interactive tutorial helps you learn gestures and make the most of your Bamboo
- Includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 Win/6.0 Mac for editing, retouching, enhancing, and sharing digital photos
- Includes Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 WE3 for selectively applying lighting and photo enhancements with the pen
| Tablet Dimensions | 9.8 x 6.9" (24.9 x 17.5cm) |
| Active Area |
Touch: 4.9 x 3.4" (12.4 x 8.6cm) Pen: 5.8 x 3.6" (14.7 x 9.1cm) |
| Pressure Levels | 1024 |
| Resolution | 2540lpi |
| Data Rate | 133pps |
| Accuracy | ±0.02" (±0.5mm) |
| Connectivity | Standard USB |
| Orientation | Reversible for right-handed or left-handed users |
| System Requirements |
Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7; Mac OS X 10.4.8 Hardware: Color display, Powered USB port, Optical drive |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 97 reviews)
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100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Good control (72)
- Lightweight (68)
- Increased productivity (65)
- Natural feel (60)
- Easy to use (25)
Cons
- Drawing area too small (10)
Best Uses
- Graphic artists (55)
- Home office (37)
- Photo editing (26)
- Travel (14)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Experienced (31), Novice (31), Professional (30)
- Primary use:
- Personal (15), Business (10)
- Computer Platform:
- PC (15), Mac (10)
Most Liked Positive Review
Easy Switch from Traditional to Digital
I am an aspiring anime/manga artist and had been itching to dive into digital art for a while now. Come three weeks ago, I decided it was time to make the switch. Though...Read complete review
I am an aspiring anime/manga artist and had been itching to dive into digital art for a while now. Come three weeks ago, I decided it was time to make the switch. Though I was originally looking for a cheep pen tablet, I found that the majority of the lower priced tablets had a drawing space that was too small. After looking at the reviews for the Bamboo Pen, i decided that it was worth the extra money to get one i'd be happy with and that would last for a long time. ( i had originally planned on just getting a beginner tablet and later purchasing a more expensive one, though I would like to add that the bamboo pen and touch will serve me well for a good long time even while my skills improve). But then I found the Bamboo pen and touch and decided that for the extra thirty dollars, it would save me a lot of frustration. I have a netbook with a rather small screen, so the ability to be able to zoom and pan around the screen is an unbelievable life saver.
The installation was very easy, the intructions simple. I had no problems. (since i have a netbook with no cd drive, i had to copy all the contents of the disk onto a flashdrive. It was extremely simple and only took a few minutes). The tutorial is very helpful, though I almost immediately forgot all the double tapping, one finger click, tap second finger commands and all... So if you're interested in all the snazzy commands, pay attention. After having the tablet for three weeks, I have found I never use any of the touch commands accept for zooming. For everything else, I prefer using the pen. I believe we'll all develop a preference depending on our uses for this product. I also found I enjoy using the tablet as a mouse for my daily internet use, though I still try to scroll by grabbing a spot on the page and trying to move it.
If you are using this for art purposes, the pen is very responsive and the pressure sensability is quite fun to use. I have not ventured into the opacity or color changing aspects of the pressure, so far I use the size. If you use the pen tool (GIMP, I'm not sure if this is standard for other art prgrams) with a thinner line and lowered pressure sensability, the slightly thinning/thickening lines adds a nice touch to your art.
Sometime the pen is not responsive, and the line appearing on my screen is delayed and lagging. This has only happened three times (or so) throughout the time I've had it, but I believe this is actually due to GIMP or my computer being bogged down. This is issue has corrected itself after i stop drawing for a few minutes and the computer is able to get back on its feet (in a sense). Once the tablet entirely froze up and I couldnt get any responce from it, so I removed the pen tablet and shut off my computer. When I turned it back on, I plugged in the pen tablet, and it worked fine.
All in all, I 100% recommend this product to anyone who's looking. Though the price did intimidate me at first, I soon discovered its entirely worth it.
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Most Liked Negative Review
make drawing easy
when new designs or ideas come to your mind this product is usefull., make easy the drawing of new products or prototipes for your bussiness.
wonderful for drawing simple sketches
more variety...Read complete review
when new designs or ideas come to your mind this product is usefull., make easy the drawing of new products or prototipes for your bussiness.
wonderful for drawing simple sketches
more variety and sizes of this product.
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Pros
- Easy to Use
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Hobbyists
- Home Office
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
Overall I think this is a great product for hobbyists.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
Cons
Best Uses
- Graphic Artists
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
Great, Great!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Office
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
I'm learning how to use the Bamboo Tablet. As I'm getting to know it I'm really liking it. My only downside is it is not functional with Excel which is a bummer. Otherwise, it's mostly me figuring how to use it effectively. A great alternative to give my hands a break.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Graphic Artists
- Home Office
- Photo Editing
- Travel
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
use this to edit photo. still getting use to it after a few days. Best item for the price
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Graphic Artists
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
I use my tablet for painting in Photoshop.
It's incredibly responsive, surprisingly attractive (my friends say it looks like an iPad) and makes precise movements easy. Without a tablet, painting in Photoshop is just not possible.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Office
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
This is an amazing tool. I have arthritic hands and need a lightweight, responsive input tool. I had been using one of the very early Graphire tablets, but it was not compatible with my upgrade to Windows 7, so I replaced it with the Bamboo Pen & Touch. My goodness, what a step up from the rudimentary old Graphire! It does so much more. The active area translates more accurately to the area of the monitor. The stylus is light and comfortable to use...or I can just use my fingers to do everything I'd do with a bulkier mouse. I love the ability to scrawl text on the writing pad and have the tablet translate that to type in a document. I'm using it now to input this review. In no time at all it learned to interpret my writing. Thumbs up for the Bamboo Pen & Touch Tablet and to B&H's reasonable pricing [...]
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Increased Productivity
Cons
Best Uses
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
personal use
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Travel
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
Seems good as a pen tablet but as a touch pad does not seem dependable. With touch the mouse occasionally seems to disappear or jump erratically.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Natural Feel
Cons
- Minimal instructions
Best Uses
- Photo Editing
- Travel
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
I use this product to edit art photos. For a long time I resisted getting a pressure sensitive tablet. Now I wouldn't be without it. Have you ever tried signing yor name with a mouse? It's the wrong tool for the job. Just as signing is awkward with a mouse, so is using the clone to shade fill toward an edge or any job that requires a bit of precision.
I considered a larger tablet, but as I'm not doing free-hand drawing with it, additional size is unnecessary, makes mousing much harder, and takes up valuable desk space. Unless you are drawing with your whole arm, the small size is an advantage.
NOTE: The instructions say nothing about setting Photoshop brushes to get the most from the pressure sensitive pen. When it arrived Photoshop brushes were set so the line got broader rather than darker with added pressure. However, a search on the internet turned up a third party video that explained how to make those settings.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
I intended to use for Photoshop where I needed to be more exact/accurate - this device did not allow that and I will probably chalk it up to experience.. When getting another device, I will try it out first.
Also installs app (Bamboo dock) in background that runs all the time, and requests access to internet every time I start up - annoying.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
Cons
- Drawing Area Too Small
Best Uses
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
Use for Photoshop editing
make control a bit easier
Screen is small
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
- Drawing Area Too Small
Best Uses
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
Very easy to setup and start using, very easy to use and edit photographs
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Office
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
I got this because I work a lot with Photoshop and the like and thought getting used to one of those might improve my workflow.
The tablet is built well, drivers are easy to install and comprehendable.
Only downside for me was the driver didn't support switching between monitors. This only leaves the option to use both monitors at the same time (which is pants) or one monitor at a time with quite some menu digging to switch.
This turned out to be a pain, because I keep the picture on one monitor, and my palettes on the other. On the web, I found out that this feature is exclusive to the far more expensive Intuos tablets, hence, only 4 stars from me
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
As i have a macbook, i found the bamboo wacom very good as it works in a very smilar way as the touch pad on my mac. scrolling zooming made very fast and easy.
Intro that came with the wacom very helpfull, full of everything you need to know to quickly get up and running.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Graphic Artists
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
if I was asked on a scale of 1-10 how this pen and touch performs it would rank a 12!
Easy to use, short learning curve, and under priced in my opinion!
I'm a Architecture/Interior design student that uses more software than most, and needed a way to harness my abilities on the computer more efficiently and this helped 10 fold, my portfolio is looking flawless now and my Art has changed! i no longer drag out my paint supplies. if reviews help anyone- read this one! you would be a fool not to buy this! IT WORKS BEAUTIFULLY!!!!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to get used to
- Easy to Use
- Feels like pen on paper
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Drawing
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
Hi, first of all, I bought this product because I had never had a graphics tablet and because the mouse is not accurate for drawing or for precise details. This graphics tablet however, feels like pen on paper and will give you very accurate results. One of the good things is that you can rest you palm on the surface of the graphics tablet because you can disable touch so that it doesn't interfere with what your doing. I use this product for drawing and for touching up photos. It is a good product overall and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in drawing and photo editing.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Increased Productivity
Cons
- Drawing Area Too Small
Best Uses
- Graphic Artists
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
I like it because it's compact and it does the job. This is my first tablet and I use it with Photo shop a lot, my wrist doesn't hurt anymore like it did with the mouse.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
- Natural Feel
Cons
Best Uses
- Animation artist
- Graphic Artists
- Home Office
- Photo Editing
- Travel
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
This is a really good product! I havent had any problems with it and it has improved my skills on the computer and also the amount of time it takes to color each picture!!! But I would recommend this product to anyone!!! LOVE IT!!!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
I purchased the tablet to do more detailed photo restoration work. The pen tool works so well. I use the touch component to navigate around the workspace, which is a fun feature but I use the pen more of the time. Great tool for a great price!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Good Control
- Increased Productivity
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Apple Motion
- Graphic Artists
- Photo Editing
Comments about Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Digital Tablet:
This is great for anything where you might need more control over your computer but attention mac users the touch pad doesn't work with commands like you would have access to with the mac touch pad; if that is half the reason you want this one... go with the cheaper model that only does the pen and stylus feature.. If you don't care about that feature then it really is perfect.. Easy to use and learn..
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
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- GBP 25.51
Item is non-returnable.
What's in the Box
- Bamboo Pen
- Installation CD
- Software DVD
- Quick Start Guide
- 1-Year Limited Warranty
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