Wacom should be commended for bringing finger tracking to its product line, which has clearly achieved its goal of making our lives easier, 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. We assume the Bamboo Pen might not suffer from the Pen & Touch's slippery problem, but if it does then it's best to get the old Bamboo -- probably only from eBay these days. It'll be cheaper too.

The Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch is perfect for the person who wants a tablet or who uses one frequently. A lot of people will love the multi-touch gestures but my primary focus was seeing if this tablet would work as a graphics tablet as well. It certainly can. You’ll get pretty much what you expect from this tablet. It’s not for the hardcore tablet users (I would still recommend the Intuos line for them), but those that use it to draw and edit will find a nice, affordable and dynamic device.