Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet
Review by Eiad Saeed A. Dahnim : Bamboo Pen vs. Intous

If you were a user of Intous and think of buying Bamboo Pen then this review is for you. I had Intous3 before buying Wacom Cintiq 12 and Cintiq 21. I decided to buy Bamboo mainly for portability and the cost factor. The following are the major factors you have to think about.

The Pen:
Although I searched Wacom to get a clear idea about the pen pressure I didn't get any answer. After buying Bamboo I didn't feel any difference in the pressure from any of the Wacom products I used. The tip of the pen squeaks when it contact the tablet like it does in Intous but it gives more like paper feeling. The pen doesn't slide easily on the tablet surface. It doesn't have an eraser like the others. The size of the pen is smaller than the one that comes with Intous and Cintiq. Personally I like everything about the pen, however, I wish it had an eraser. The buttons are customizable and have the same feeling of that in Grip Pen.

The Tablet:
It's more slim than the Intous and the surface is really nice. When I bought Bamboo I thought it has buttons but be aware it doesn't. The active surface has a natural paper feeling. The friction between the pen and the active surface prevents the pen from sliding fast which gives a natural feeling of real paper. The size can't be any perfect for my hand. However, I didn't like the fact that this tablet doesn't have any buttons. They, to me, are very essential in the tablet. Even when compared to the early Bamboo Tablets you will find plenty of buttons?? I really don't know why they didn't add them.

Although Bamboo lack some important features, it remains very useful for artists. It's very portable and as simple as plug and play - only if the driver is installed-.

Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet
Review by J. Milliman "wovenwords" : Great Creative Tool for Artist and Non-Artist Alike

The Bamboo is an awesome tool for original drawings, graphic art and illustrations. So far I have created watercolor drawings, black and whites, and pencil like sketches. I am having a great time with my work. It is simple to remove a stroke, change a setting. The color palette is fun to work with. I can see at some point that I might enjoy more variety, but for the price and the finished products I have completed thus far, this is a great value and a practical tool for any artist.

Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet
Review by hoopsfan : great "first" tablet

I bought this wacom tablet to use with GIMP and am very happy with it.
Installation was easy (although it does take awhile for the software to load from the installation disk), and GIMP recognized the tablet without any further adjustments. The sensitivity of the pen to the tablet is very good when doing a drawing.
I am sure the more expensive tablets will do much more, but for anyone who wants to get a reasonably priced one to start out with you won't go wrong with this one.
If I were to sum up this wacom tablet in one word it would be - "quality"

Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet
Review by ZoomZoom : Great Tablet

Highly recommended. This is well worth the money and all I need. I do retouching and Photoshop work for a living and this tablet and resolution works fine for me. I do not miss the more expensive WACOM Intuos 6x9 brand tablet that I used at work. The small size is perfect and I don't have to move my arm great distances to move the cursor across the screen. I don't like to program dials and buttons either and this tablet is clean and simple.