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This product piqued my interest. My concern is the accuracy for clicking on small buttons and selecting text. Can this really replace the mouse for day-to-day use?
I got one a couple weeks ago. It's really nice to use (and reasonably priced), but I wouldn't pack away your mouse just yet.
Touch accuracy / sensitivity is excellent. It's just like using a laptop touchpad; clicking small buttons or links isn't an issue once you've adjusted the speed settings to your liking. The touch-sensitive area of the tablet is significantly larger than your typical laptop touchpad, which is nice. It gives you plenty of room to move around and do the multi-touch gestures.
The two-finger touch scrolling is nice, it works both vertically and horizontally. On my Mac, it provides a little iPhone-style momentum; when you lift your fingers, it continues to scroll but comes to a gradual stop. The four programmable ExpressKeys are a good replacement for mouse buttons.
The reason I haven't ditched my mouse entirely is because the tablet is very thin (about the height of a #2 pencil) and it doesn't seem like it would be comfortable to use for an extended length of time. It's basically like asking for an RSI, since you're just resting your arm and moving your wrist left or right.
I have the smaller version of this tablet, which works great with my 15.4" notebook display. Wacom makes a larger-sized version which gives you more room to navigate (and inherently, precision) if you're using a bigger screen. I have a feeling that the smaller version would feel a little cramped if I plugged it into my 20" iMac.
Touch accuracy / sensitivity is excellent. It's just like using a laptop touchpad; clicking small buttons or links isn't an issue once you've adjusted the speed settings to your liking. The touch-sensitive area of the tablet is significantly larger than your typical laptop touchpad, which is nice. It gives you plenty of room to move around and do the multi-touch gestures.
The two-finger touch scrolling is nice, it works both vertically and horizontally. On my Mac, it provides a little iPhone-style momentum; when you lift your fingers, it continues to scroll but comes to a gradual stop. The four programmable ExpressKeys are a good replacement for mouse buttons.
The reason I haven't ditched my mouse entirely is because the tablet is very thin (about the height of a #2 pencil) and it doesn't seem like it would be comfortable to use for an extended length of time. It's basically like asking for an RSI, since you're just resting your arm and moving your wrist left or right.
I have the smaller version of this tablet, which works great with my 15.4" notebook display. Wacom makes a larger-sized version which gives you more room to navigate (and inherently, precision) if you're using a bigger screen. I have a feeling that the smaller version would feel a little cramped if I plugged it into my 20" iMac.
Hey man, here's a link to the first thing I did on it: bit.ly/a1zVwS
The accuracy and response is great so far. I'm using it in combo with Photoshop and Illustrator on Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro. The price is pretty good for what you get and being able to both touch and use the pen on it is a big bonus for me. It limits the movements that I have to do with my hand and over a long period of time, that makes a difference.
The accuracy and response is great so far. I'm using it in combo with Photoshop and Illustrator on Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro. The price is pretty good for what you get and being able to both touch and use the pen on it is a big bonus for me. It limits the movements that I have to do with my hand and over a long period of time, that makes a difference.
