Bamboo Fun (Small) Black Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software
Review by Learning All The Time "It's Never Too Late to... : Intuitive and lots of fun!

I was up and running in less than 2 minutes. You plug the mousepad, put in the installation CD, and you are ready to go. Once the software is installed, an excellent tutorial pops up to give the user basic competence.

I've been using the pen with a program I am familiar with, Paint Shop Pro, rather than the bundled software. Everything was immediately compatible and worked fine, even with my old mouse still plugged in. The pen is very intuitive - you hover the pen over the pad to guide the cursor, and touch down on the pad to actually edit/move/draw/select. It is much easier than a mouse for fine tuning details on a picture, or for selecting portions of a picture for cropping etc...

The wireless mouse works great too. I love the fact it doesn't need recharging/batteries! We had a wireless mouse before, and it was never functional because it was so rarely put back into the charger.

I was very pleased by the software bundle. What a GREAT value! You get Photoshop Elements 5.0, which is no longer the latest version, but still, it is the Ferrari of photo editing software for scrapbookers and I am delighted to have it. You also get Corel Painter, another photo editing/grapics creating software program. The value of these two programs easily exceeds the cost of this package.

The package also comes with extra pen tips and pen covers.

The only thing I have noticed is that the mouse pad is kind of small, and sometimes my mouse runs off the pad before I have positioned the cursor where I need it, so I have to pick up the mouse and reposition it. This is becoming intuitive so it isn't much of a problem, but if you have a choice, I would consider getting the medium tablet.

All in all, a very useful, intuitive, and fun product.

Bamboo Fun (Small) Black Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software
Review by T. Foteh "TFOTEH.COM" : A great second tablet.

I have a Wacom Intuos 3 6X11 tablet. I absolutely love it, but it is not very portable. I decided to go for this bamboo fun tablet so that I can have a backup and a portable tablet to take with me for my laptop. First of all, I love the fact that the bamboo has a detachable USB cable. The $400 Intuos doesn't even have that. Second, the Bamboo has a slight texture on the surface compared to the Intuos, this really does contribute to a natural pencil on paper feel. These are two notable features. Don't let the fact that the Intuos has more pressure levels (1024 vs. 512) for the bamboo discourage you. I tried them both side by side and could see no difference. Buy this now!!!

Bamboo Fun (Small) Black Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software
Review by twilight : Useful, well designed

I bought the Bamboo fun to write notes with math formulas that I could store on my computer (without the hassle of scanning paper etc). The Bamboo hardware is perfect for this. It's well designed, functions just as advertised and integrates perfectly with my Macbook. The resolution is probably not good enough for any professional photo editing, but just fine for everyday stuff.

The only complaint I have is that none of the bundled software lets me write notes and store them as pdf documents (without importing clippings into other applications). I found what I wanted in the application Inkbook, but it's not included with the Bamboo tablet.

Anyway, a great device that I would recommend.