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Bamboo Fun (Small) White Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics SoftwarexToo low to display
 (11 reviews)
Best Price: Too low to display
Now there's a simple, easy, and more natural way to bring your big ideas to life. Use Bamboo to transform your thoughts into powerful digital communications. Touch the pen tip to the tablet to handwrite notes, mark up digital documents, make quick sketches, and sign your name.Combine Bamboo with Mac Inkwell or Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to handwrite email, enter text by hand anywhere typed text is accepted, navigate your desktop with a flick of the pen, and more.Bamboo works with any software. In fact, many software applications have special features and tools that are designed to be used with a pen.
MPN: CTE450W - UPC: 753218994516
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Customer Reviews
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Wacom delivers with Bamboo Fun! 
By A17BUUBOU0598B on 2007-10-14
Wacom has brought this technology a long way. Many shopping for Wacom tablets probably have owned similar products in the past. This product is more affordable than the higher end Intuos3 models, yet powerful enough for many pros.
For me, the small size is perfect. The "medium" sized tablet is suited for hard core graphics people who need to work at the pixel level for large images. Those using this for the mouse also may prefer the medium size. However, most users will find the small size probably fits their needs. Either way, the tablet maps to your screen size for any of these models.
This unit comes in a variety of colors and configurations. I prefer the look of the black tablet, but there are silver, white and blue ones also.
Bamboo Fun (Medium) Silver Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software
Bamboo Fun (Medium) Black Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software
Bamboo Fun (Medium) Blue Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software
Upon plugging in the device, the mouse worked immediately! The pen also works as a mouse or as a pen/brush for drawing applications.
The mouse is nice because it allows you to free up a USB port if you're using a USB mouse. Power users will need more from a mouse though. If you're anything like me, you prefer a mouse with many more options than this one provides.
Installing the drivers and software allows you to access the settings and tools that make this device versatile and customizable. The Bamboo software also allows you to customize the buttons. Left-handers will greatly appreciate this! Be prepared to spend some time tweaking this unit to your likes.
The software included with this device is a nice to have. Many people who buy this will already have or need full blown Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Elements gives you everything casual users need. The Corel application is nice to play with. But other than a few "macro" type functions I have yet to find anything I can't already do with Adobe. Perhaps newer users may find the Corel product more user-friendly.
Pros
+ USB connection
+ Works on XP and Vista almost plug and play - before software installation
+ Nice customizable software
+ Nice bundled applications - Adobe Elements and Corel Draw
+ No additional power adapter needed
+ Traditional or pen mouse for casual users
+ Small size is perfect for users not using the mouse
Cons
- The scrolling zoom function does not work uniformly on all applications
- The mouse with this model will not suffice for power users
- Default settings require a lot of adjusting for graphics editing
- The tablet would have been ideal with several additional USB ports
Overall, the graphic artist or visual junkie NEEDS one of these. If you are a casual user, it is worth getting one on sale. The small model with pen only will meet most users' needs.
Enjoy.
great product, great price!
By A1FBK9CG5TM4VB on 2007-10-29
nice looking product and works perfect for retouching in photoshop.
plastics have a nice feel and features are excellent. buttons are really cool and useful.
all pros no cons.
outstanding value!
By A18QDCEP6AHF6I on 2007-12-27
i just got this little toy, and believe me, it rocks!! i've used digital tablets before, but the bamboo fun is definitely the best value i've encountered.
what really impresses me is that you can actually WRITE using the pen and tablet. most people discover that writing on a tablet is a little harder than it looks, not least because there's a lag of a few microseconds between the pen movement and the actual screen response. at first this is a bit of a problem, but the trick is to concentrate your attention on the movement of the pointer on the screen rather than your hand motion. once your brain syncs to the screen movement, you'll soon be writing naturally using the tablet.
the included software is excellent, and getting up and running is also unbelievably easy. i think this is a wonderful gift for anyone - even if you're not an artist, you can still spend hours fooling around with the bamboo fun and the Corel Paint software. oh, and this might sound irrelevant, but i think it's a revealing detail about the quality of this product (and wacom, in general): the packaging (the box) is really aesthetic, a small work of art in itself.
Excellent Wacom
By AWA0Q6QGYEHEG on 2008-01-26
This particular Wacom was pretty cool. It works right when you plug it into your computer. I only wish I bought a larger one. The size was a bit of a challenge for me to get used to. I am still learning alot of other features from it.
Easy to Use
By A1V51M8M216Y69 on 2008-02-12
This is my first drawing tablet and I have to say I'm surprised how easy it was to use. The software installation was fairly quick, and the tablet was working as soon as I plugged it in, even before I installed anything. The pen itself works very smoothly, and you get a different line depending on how hard you push on the tip. I was surprised at the level of sensitivity since it is one of the cheapest tablets on the market. Since it is very intuitive to use, I probably won't use my mouse anymore. Bamboo Fun is worth every cent.
- Wow! It really is easy to use!
By A3PCCS0480ZRMT on 2008-03-27
I was really worried about getting used to this thing but it's very easy to use really. I was also concerned with it being awkard to use with my 24" iMac, but since the driver corresponds every pixel on the screen with a point on the pad, I really had no problem. Only reason I am giving it 4 stars is because the mouse is downright awkward to use on it. I keep my corded mouse plugged up for when I'm just navigating. I like it though, and it's super-cute :)
- Works Well With OS X Leopard and Photoshop Elements 6
By A3VC5NV5NAJ2V4 on 2008-05-23
The Wacom® Bamboo Fun graphics tablet is easy to use. Since I am running Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5.2) on an Intel Mac mini, I downloaded the latest drivers from the Wacom website. The driver version is v. 5.08-2 as of this writing.
I did a few test drawings in Photoshop Elements 6 for the Mac. It worked wonderfully, with the pressure sensitivity of the pen working. The eraser also worked as described.
The function keys are programmable and so are the mouse and pen. Since I am left-handed, I kept on accidentally pressing on the pen buttons -- I disabled them to avoid this.
Now, I just have to work on my "artistic" skills. :-)
- Wacom Tablet. 5 stars
By on 2008-06-25
This is a very nice product.
Once you get it, it is very hard to learn how to use it.
I got white, because it is white, dirt shows up on it. So
don't get white unless you are getting it for your Mac.
I love the touch effect for drawing on Corel. It is good with animation
too.
I recomend this product to all who are wanting it.
- cool product
By A1R370L9IGD9HE on 2008-06-25
I bought this to do some photo editing on my Mac and for some note editing on MS Office 08. It works very well and is a lot of fun, although I have my computer in my living room set up wirelessly so if there was a way to get rid of the usb cable to the pad that would be even better. For now I just plug it in when I want to use it. Still a really cool product.
- wayne
By A1GU91GRB5A785 on 2008-06-27
Great tablet ...just getting started but it installed easily, does what it said it would ...
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Bamboo Fun (Small) White Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software Accessories
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| Product Features |
- Package contains - Bamboo Fun pen tablet and pen, Bamboo Fun mouse, pen stand, package of 3 replacement pen nibs, USB cable, quick start guide, installation CD with tablet driver and electronic user manual, software DVD that includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Win/4.0 Mac, Corel Painter Essentials 3.0, and Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE.
- Great for digital drawing and painting, touching up photos, or writing in your own personal script
- 512 levels of pressure sensitivity to more accurately mimic physical drawing
- Compatible with all major software
- Works with both Windows and Mac operating systems
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