Posted by David Graham on October 2, 2011 at 2:40 PM
My old Wacom Graphire tablet is still going strong (7 or 8 years) but I'm looking to go wireless with a new tablet. There's a significant price differential 'twist the Intuos4 and the Bamboo Create. Anyone out there care to substantively recommend one over the other?
Thanks,
Dave Graham
Eastb River, SD
The Intuos tablets are professional grade. They are highly customizable through their software. I have an Intuos-4 (USB) small size that works great. It was easy to set up and the tracking is perfect.
I have never tried the Bamboo, so can't really compare the two.
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Posted by Pete Jacks on October 3, 2011 at 4:07 AM
Dave, I have had the Intuos 2 tablet for a number of years. I finally swithced to a tablet PC with a 14in screen. I have photoshop and lightroom installed on it and I love it. I can work anywhere, no cable, no wifi restriction. The downside is it costs a lot more. "But oh the freedom". Take a look and see what you think.
Posted by Jim Bullard on October 3, 2011 at 8:31 AM
I've had an Intuos 4 for some time. It is a sophisticated piece of hardware that detects both the level of pressure you use (2048 levels) with the stylus and the angle at which you hold it. It is available in multiple sizes. If you are drawing or painting and want your brush/pencil lines to react like a real brush/pencil then Intuos 4 is the way to go.
I recently bought a Bamboo for my laptop which is targeted more toward photographers. It included a copy of PSE 8 and a trial copy of Corel Painter Essentials. The dock has a neat area where it does optical character recognition as you write. It does detect levels of pressure but apparently not the angle of the stylus which is of no importance to photographers. I see on their site there are now three versions of the Bamboo, each targeted at a specific use.
As with choosing a camera, pick the tool that does what you need it to do. A more expensive tablet or one with more features than you will use isn't necessarily "better".
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3 repliesThanks,
Dave Graham
Eastb River, SD
I have never tried the Bamboo, so can't really compare the two.
--P
I recently bought a Bamboo for my laptop which is targeted more toward photographers. It included a copy of PSE 8 and a trial copy of Corel Painter Essentials. The dock has a neat area where it does optical character recognition as you write. It does detect levels of pressure but apparently not the angle of the stylus which is of no importance to photographers. I see on their site there are now three versions of the Bamboo, each targeted at a specific use.
As with choosing a camera, pick the tool that does what you need it to do. A more expensive tablet or one with more features than you will use isn't necessarily "better".