Wacom Intuos4 Medium Pen Tablet
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With a new design and features inspired by members of the professional creative community, Intuos4 redefines the pen tablet experience. Featuring Wacom¿s new pen tip sensor technology and 2,048 levels of pen pressure sensitivity, the Intuos4 pen captures the most subtle nuances of pressure, allowing you to dynamically adjust exposure, brush size, opacity and more. User-defined ExpressKeys activate frequently used shortcuts and modifiers, while the accompanying, illuminated ExpressKey displays on the medium, large and extra large models, provide a constant reminder of each key¿s function. The finger-sensitive Touch Ring quickly controls up to 4 different functions such as canvas rotation, zoom, scroll, brush size and more Readmore
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- Quickly and professionally edit photos and create digital artwork with natural pen control- New pen tip sensor technology lowers activation force and captures every nuance of pen pressure
- 2048 levels of pen pressure sensitivity for precise pressure control
- User-defined ExpressKeys & multi function Touch Ring put time saving shortcuts
- Illuminated ExpressKey displays provide a constant reference each Keys setting
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By A. Maxwell (Los Angeles, CA)
The price is nothing compared to the convenience and accuracy that this item offers. Go for it, you won’t be disappointed.
By Douglas Chang (Los Angeles, CA)
Before owning the Intuous 4 Medium, I had the Intuous 3 9 x 12, I found that the larger tablets required me to do extra unnecessary work and was a burden carrying the large thing around in a separate case because it does not fit in a laptop bag, nor a backpack. The Intuous 4 Medium is a great size, slightly longer than a 15” Macbook Pro. A great new feature is the Precision Quick key, allows you to zoom in on a smaller portion of the tablet to draw very fine details. My only complaint is I found that the new black, standard nib wears down very quickly as compared to the standard white nib from Intuous 3. If I could use the same nib from Intuous 3 on Intuous 4, I would say I have absolutely no complaints. Besides the nib, it was definitely the best purchase I’ve made in a long time.
By Walter Whiteis
Wow! I have been drawing using traditional materials since grade school and have been creating cg art sine the late eighties but have not used a tablet to draw directly into the computer before now. The experience has been great. After an hour or two of adjusting to drawing in one location and seeing the result in another I could completly forget about the tablet as a seperate piece of equipment and just draw. Different software is capable of using different features of the tablet and depending on the resolution and color depth of your image you may notice a bit of lag between the tablet and the work but with the right settings you can sketch and draw as fast as your hand can go. I wish I’d sprung for one of these years ago.
By Matthew K. Morgan (Ruther Glen, VA USA)
I will preface this review by stating that I am not a graphic artist and I have the artistic ability of a common garden rock. I did not get this tablet for doing artwork. As such, I have a different perspective on this product than the majority of people who buy an Intuos4.
I am very new to working with tablets and I started with a basic Bamboo small. This was a great little tablet, but the important word there was “little”. I upgraded to an Intuos4 Medium because I wanted a bigger tablet, and I have been delighted with it. I do not use this tablet in the way a true artists would use it, but I have gained a deep appreciation for it nevertheless.
Because of the work I do, I use computers very frequently. I use them at home too, which is where I’ve attached my Intuos4. I am always looking for ways to make computing more comfortable, and on a whim I tried tablets. I discovered that, for me, tablet pens are more pleasant with which to work than mice.
The Intuos, in particular, is a good fit with an excellent digital pen that is designed well and fits my hand comfortably. The feel is right, and when writing the nib/tablet contact feels very much like writing on paper with a pencil. There are multiple nibs too, as well as additional pens for purchase, that make finding the right combination easy. So far, I have used only the default nib that was in the pen when I opened the box, and I am satisfied.
There is also a mouse in the package that works for most generic purposes but I rarely touch it. It is a no-frills, three-button scrolling mouse that is actually not bad, but it is only used on the writing surface of the tablet.
My primary use of this tablet is for writing, not drawing, and I have found the handwriting recognition software that is activated with the driver install to be mostly reasonable with translating my chicken scratches. It does have a bad tendency, however, to translate my lowercase letter “b” to “6” or sometimes even “d”. As a result of this and other minor quirks I have changed my writing mannerisms to give the software better accuracy, and these new mannerisms are so habitual that I find that when I am writing on paper I have carried these new habits with me to that medium.
The tablet is much more pressure sensitive than my Bamboo was and when I make an effort to either bear down or lighten up with the pressure I can see the difference. This is especially true when using artistry software like Corel Painter. For serious artists, the Intuos4 offers 2048 pressure levels which should suffice for most.
I’ve made no use of the buttons on my Intuos4 but I use the Touch Ring frequently for scrolling. This is an excellent substitute for a scroll wheel, though it is not critical for my uses.
The pen and tablet are NOT useful for everything. For example, it’s a bad choice for playing FPS games like Unreal Tournament. For chess, sudoku, working in MS Word or even grunching numbers in a spreadsheet, it is very workable.
Ok, so why do I prefer this higher-end tablet over a Bamboo Fun? I tried a Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch, which is a tablet that is more in line with people of my skill level (rank beginner and home user). That said, I could not get comfortable with the Pen and Touch, and I feel the Intuos4 pen is a much better for for my hands. Also, the Touch portion was awkward for me. The Intuos4 just works better for me, plain and simple.
For a non-artist, the Intuos4 Medium Tablet is a high-dollar item that can possibly be looked at as an unnecessary expense. For me, though, it is a blessing in that it makes most tasks on the computer more comfortable and easy. I am hooked on this tablet and recommend it to anyone who is either a serious artist looking for a good digital tablet or someone like me who just wants to be comfortable while working on the computer. It is a serious input device and will change the way you interact with the computer.
By Gerner Ochoa (Montana USA)
I love this baby plain and simple, the mouse is great for regular computer work and the pen is magnificent for digital art. I just plugged it in and it worked, after installing the drivers from the disk I customized the pressure levels to my preferences and that was it. 5 minutes and things have never been the same since. It has lighting fast response times with lots of room and the buttons(and zoom wheel) are huge time-savers.
If it were a woman, I’d marry it.
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