Comments on: The Wacom Bamboo Touch: Two weeks in the review

By: Matthieu Blanco

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By: Rajbir

Rajbir — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:05:06 +0000

So while with the P&T you have to be very delicate about moving your pointer, with the Intuos it gives you greater precision.

I guess better control & precision would help a new user like me or maybe Fun will be good for me. I’m unable to decide which one to buy- Fun or Intuos. I don’t think I’ll buy it from India. I’ll have to ask someone to get it for me.

Thank you for help.

By: Milind Alvares

Milind Alvares — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:39:44 +0000

It depends on what work you’re doing really. If it’s web design, drawing shapes, and cutting masks with the Pen tool, the Pen&Touch will do just fine. Fun will be better for intricate logo drawings and smaller artwork. I’ve used the Intuos (various sizes), and the extra large ones offer great control over mouse pointer movement. So while with the P&T you have to be very delicate about moving your pointer, with the Intuos it gives you greater precision. That and the larger area helps in doing freeform artwork. Note: I haven’t used the Intuos long enough to make a proper judgement.

You can’t ship hardware from Amazon to India. If it’s anything more than $200, get it from India (unless someone’s flying in with it).

By: Rajbir

Rajbir — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:27:14 +0000

@Milind The Bamboo Pen & Touch are, in my opinion, out of question due to their smaller tracking area.

Bamboo Fun- … If you’re even semi-serious about graphics work, the larger tracking area will definitely help.

Is Bamboo Fun good enough? Isn’t the intuos 4 range for professional use? I don’t know much about them as I’ve never used a tablet before. I need it for Illustrator etc. I know the price difference is huge.

Also, is ordering from Amazon a good option for us Indians? I don’t want to risk mishandling and I guess they don’t have international warranty. I’ve no clue about custom duties & don’t want to be harassed & screwed by the custom officials.

By: Milind Alvares

Milind Alvares — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:28:07 +0000

@Rajbir: Where did you get that from? I said the pen part was good; touch wasn’t. Touch isn’t for professional use; pen is. Of course, it depends on what kind of work you’re doing. If it’s arty, you might want a larger sized tablet.

By: Rajbir

Rajbir — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:11:14 +0000

Milind, I actually needed to ask you about Wacom. In short this review means that this tablet is not good for designing purposes?

By: Bikalpa Paudel

Bikalpa Paudel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:48:00 +0000

I knew this thing was over-hyped. Bamboo One FTW!

By: Milind Alvares

Milind Alvares — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:32:57 +0000

@rich: If you’re talking about selecting items in the menubar, have you tried the Tap-and-hold…drag…release technique instead of tap-release…drag…tap-release? It’s way more convenient that way. It took me at least a month to get used to my first tablet though.