Wacom should be commended for bringing finger tracking to its product line, ... but it's a shame that it hasn't got the surface texture and gesture drivers quite right. The rubbery touch is almost enough to force us back to the good old combination of tablet and mouse.
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Touching your way around your programs is fun and fluid, and the gestures worked well in my tests. ... I didn't find the substitutes offered for clicking mouse buttons to be as efficient as, well, simply clicking a mouse button.
Read the full review →Multitouch in place of a mouse may not appeal to pro designers, but the Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch is an excellent choice for mobile users who want to begin dabbling with art tools.
Read the full review →The amount of control you can get with the pen is staggering ... Unfortunately the same can't be said of the multi-touch capabilities of the tablet, which can be slow to respond to gestures like pinch-to-zoom. But overall the Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch is a winner.
Read the full review →Its touch capabilities fail to astound despite working as advertised, but ... you're also getting a darn good pen tablet for the price. As such, for digital artists on a strict budget or regular users just looking for a fun new way of interacting with their PC, it's a very good option.
Read the full review →You’ll get pretty much what you expect from this tablet. It’s not for the hardcore tablet users, but those that use it to draw and edit will find a nice, affordable and dynamic device.
Read the full review →Using it on OSX; 10.5 and later 10.6, it would stop registering clicks after some times. Very obnoxious.
Read the full review →I really liked this little pad but the working area was too small for my monitors.
Read the full review →Large drawing surface, supports both PEN and TOUCH input. For those that don't like wires hooked up, this tablet goes wireless too. Battery life is ok, maybe 2weeks. Hates it when power save goes on the power button is small and hidden on the side always had trouble hitting it to bring it up...
Read the full review →The Bamboo Pen & Touch may not be the most accurate or biggest tablet out there, but for the price, it is by far the best you can get. It's really fun to use in combination with the Adobe programs and adds functionality that wouldn't otherwise be available to you. The fact that it...
Read the full review →To start out with drawing on your tablet is quite a challenge, but once you get used to it it's a blast, cartooning and drawing on this electronic device is quite amazing. Also there are many games and add-ons that come with the tablet not just the basic drawings. It comes with Adobe Photoshop...
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