I LOVE THIS THING! I am so incredibly happy with this graphics tablet. I used to own a Wacom Bamboo graphics tablet, and had lukewarm opinions on it. It was okay. It was functional. It was more accurate than using a mouse or trackpad. But with the Bamboo, I never felt immersed, or swept by the amazing new technology. I never saw it as being a replacement for paper and pencil. This new Intuos is so smooth and natural that it makes that thought a possible reality.
I will admit, I struggled with it the first hour or so: I found myself looking at the tablet instead of my screen as I drew (I'm used to paper and pencil obviously). I put on some good music, and worked on a project that required drawing motions, and within an hour it was so comfortable and easy to use. I could look at the screen and know exactly where I needed to hold the open to draw in the correct spot. With this graphics tablet, I found myself doing drawing-related projects with Photoshop that I never would have been able to do without it.
Aesthetics & Build Quality: I have so much great things to say about the great quality that let me preface this with the negative aspect of it: The included cable is much too small... Disappointing. Now, onto the good! This tablet just feels rich. It looks amazing, the color scheme is beautiful to look at; I love peering over and seeing it on my desk. The tablet has some weight to it, and that's a great thing. It doesn't feel like lightweight plastic with pieces rattling inside. Buttons are responsive to push, you can feel a solid click, and I love that. The pen glides very smooth across the surface of the tablet. The pen itself feels awesome, and perhaps could be even better with accessory grips from Wacom. The rubber stoppers on the backside work beautifully, the tablet never skids across my desk or anything.
Function & Performance: This thing is accurate! I was amazed at how easy the transition was from pen and paper to this graphics tablet. I did NOT have the experience with the Wacom Bamboo. There are a ton of settings that can make the tablet adapt to your drawing style. If you have a deep, hard push, then you can compensate, and turn the pressure sensitivity down. When adapted to your drawing style, the pressure sensitivity is very accurate, and simulates the drawing experience. The product is very compatible and has it's array of features in most programs. Like Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc. My main gripe with this tablet is this: The touch gestures are clanky. They are not seamless, and I don't find them to be useful really. The touch gestures are so slow and unresponsive that I find myself not using the feature at all. Instead of doing a pinch on the tablet, I just use Ctrl+ to zoom just like before. Also, the touch gestures are nearly impossible to do with the pen in your hand. While trying a gesture with the pen in your hand, some kind of interference happens and the tablet struggles to recognize your hand from the pen, forcing you to put the pen down, do your gesture, and then pick it back up. For this reason, the touch feature is worthless. That sounds bad, but it's okay, this is still worth much more than what I paid for it. It is still easy to use. Even if the touch feature worked perfectly, I probably still wouldn't use it.
| Standing screen display size | 7 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
