Wacom Intuos Tablet Series

Pros: easy to use, easy to install, makes graphics easier to draw-up
Cons: Is kind of hard to keep clean

Well we thought that having a mouse at work was a pretty good thing. The only problem, is that when you're trying to draw objects in Photoshop, or in a paint program, you run across the problem of a non-responsive mouse. When you use a mouse, you do not ...

Pros: Makes work in graphics applications much easier.
Cons: The mouse features can be frustratingly too sensitive. Not cheap.

How many times have you wanted to pour flammable liquid on your mouse and set it afire? I know I have every time I was in the middle of a project in PhotoShop and my mouse decided to skip. You know that thing it does when you move it along your mouse...

Pros: hardware quality, accuracy, pen, technology
Cons: driver

Wacom Intuos2 A4/9x12 USB regular review Usage period: a couple of weeks / daily. Introduction: ----------------- I've been looking for an accurate cordless mouse, but for my taste all the optical cordless mice were too heavy because of the ...

Pros: Special Edition has smoky, transparent plastic. Best look and feel of all graphics tablets available.
Cons: Initial drivers were buggy, although they've worked most problems out now. A tad pricey.

Whew! I hope that title wasn't too risqué for you. This tablet is so lightweight and perfectly sized that it sits wonderfully on your lap or desk.

The Arrival

I purchased the Intuos Special Edition GD-0912-U from an on-line...

Pros: professional quality, comfortable to use
Cons: won't work when machine wakes up from full sleep mode

I recently bought a 9x12 WACOM Intuos tablet (ADB version). I was actually saving up for the 4x5 size, but was able to get a great deal on a returned one at Fry's. I've been wanting a tablet to make it easier for me to do illustration on my...

Pros: Extraordinary sensitivity, solid and ergonomic design, great software support
Cons: Keep your normal mouse plugged in for other people and day to day tasks

I like to fool around with 2D and 3D graphics on my computer. I decided to buy a Wacom Intuos 6x8 serial tablet to allow me more creative flexibility.

I really believe in this product. If nothing else, Adobe itself (pretty much the standard...

Pros: Transforms your artwork, relieves RSI symptoms.
Cons: Expensive.

For years I tried various funky mice and trackballs trying to alleviate the sore wrist, fingers and shoulder that came with long hours at the computer. Finally, some graphic design projects gave my employer the reason to buy me a Wacom tablet. I've never...

Pros: It's a fabulous piece of hardware, if it works with your system.
Cons: USB problems outweighed the positive attributes.

I thought my review should go in the "not recommending" category because I had significant USB issues with the hardware. You may not have the same results; your experience will be based on your personal system configuration.

The bad...

Pros: Intuitive control; dead-on accurate movement; very easy to use.
Cons: Expensive

As the name suggests, Wacom's line of Intuos graphic tablets are very intuitive to use. You simply use the pen device on the tablet's surface to control your on-screen pointer. Designed for graphic artists, the Intuos tablets are excellent when used with...

Pros: accurate, sturdy, useful, sexy
Cons: right clicking is a pain

My main trade is as a programmer, but I have the need to occasionally do graphics or 3D modeling. Since drawing with a mouse is like playing guitar with boxing gloves, I decided to pick up a $150 4x5 Wacom tablet. Installation was a breeze, and within...

Pros: Powerful, flexible, intuitive, fun.
Cons: None I've noticed.

I call it a "toy" in the opinion title only because I play with it so much, not because it's a dinky child's plaything. It's definitely more than that: its precision, versatility and ease of use means that I would recommend it to a professional as well...

Pros: Practically converts your monitor into a canvas.
Cons: Takes up a lot of desk space. Expensive

As a web-site designer bent on developing his own graphics as opposed to snatching images from other sites. I have been in an image designers heaven with my Wacom Tablet. I have a 12X12 drawing surface that I choose to keep in pen mode. I am still able...

Pros: Easy to install, great interface for graphics applications
Cons: Pen recognition glitch

Ever try to create a selection marquee around a complex image? Well, being left handed, my right mousing hand wasn't doing the trick. So I bought the Wacom Intuos 6x8 Tablet and have been very pleased.

I use it primarily in Photoshop and...

Pros: much better than a mouse! easy set-up
Cons: software bugs, too much wiggle in the pen components, interference with other adjacent electronics/electrical fields.

here's the skinny: once you've tried using a wacom tablet, you'll never turn back. catch is though, you need to pick the right size. i have the small one for home use and now wish i had gotten the 6x8. then again, i also wish i had a 21" monitor....

Pros: great features and flexibility, pressure sensitive pen
Cons: no printed help files except basics

After much delay, I finally got around to getting a tablet to enhance the graphical design work that I do. I spend about 55 hours a week doing Architectural design and another 15 to 20 hours "playing" with graphics. I’ve seen some nice tablets...

Pros: Excellent drawing capabilities, ability to change from drawing to mouse mode and adjust tablet ratio
Cons: Weird problem with auto-hide taskbar

I am a graphic and website designer who has an illustration background. I wanted more flexibility in my computer aided drawings, so I decided to purchase an Intuos Tablet (9 x 12") and I can't believe how wonderful it is!

First, the...

Pros: More accurate then a mouse for graphics work
Cons: The side skirts need to be a little bigger, and the pen still needs to be a little larger

My first tablet was a Wacom 6x8 serial cable. It broke down in about a year’s time, then pen was uncomfortable, and the pen kept breaking.

I wanted a new tablet, something smaller, I chose the Wacom Intous 4x5. I found that I don’t use a...

Pros: variable sizes, ease of use, product support
Cons: it won't morph you into a master artist just because you've bought it ;)

I am IN LOVE with my Wacom Intuos tablet.

Like B.B. King's guitar, I have named it Lucille. I love it that much.

The Intuos brings all the ease of using traditional media into conjunction with the flexibility & speed of digital...

Pros: Works Well
Cons: Commonly causes Memory Problems

I have purchased Wacom products since 1995. I have owned several tablets,
one even surviving a fire! They are well made products, and they do
what they say that they do and more. When you really need to draw
without having to scan,...

Pros: Makes graphics work SO much easier.
Cons: Can't replace a mouse.

To explain the title, I had been pondering one of these objects of desire for months. My interest in fantasy art was waning, as I couldn't keep up with the beautiful computer-coloured images I saw on the web, using just a mouse. The Australian price was...

Pros: Essential for artists!
Cons: Not having one!

Some things tend to sell themselves. The Wacom Intuous is one of them.

One, you can't possibly expect to draw anything useful with a mouse. A mouse is not going to be pressure sensitive in Photoshop or Painter or better graphics programs, and...

Pros: sensitive, comes in many sizes, detachable stylus
Cons: expensive, easy to lose stylus

This graphic tablet is by no means cheap. The whole wacom series is EXPENSIVE. But the payoff and the quality of this product far exceeds that of the price. I promise you that purchasing this will product will produce pictures just as though you were to...

Pros: Ease of use/setup
Cons: a little expensive

I was one of those people who, for years, used a mouse. Then I tried a trackball and discovered a whole new world to working on my computer. Recently, I made a trade with a friend for a 9 x 12 Wacom Tablet in trade for a Nikon 950 Digital Camera. Once...

Pros: Good quality
Cons: Takes up an outlet

I have a Wacom Intuous 4" X 5", as well as a Wacom Penpartner 4" X 5" (I actually have 2 Penpartners, 1 doesn't work, the other I have on my laptop). Although the penpartner series is cheaper (about $50 less), it seems to be better....

Pros: cordless, pressure sensative, true PnP
Cons: tips wear out on pen, kinda takes up a lot of space.

Okay, here is my situation, I've used a right handed mouse ever since the first day i touched a comuter, that is what i'm comfortable with, that is what i know how to do. I've tried more than once to reverse the training and use a left handed mouse, and...

Pros: No hand pain like mouse, easy to use
Cons: occasional glitches, can be pricey for average user

As a graphic designer, I've been using Wacom tablets since 1998. I've never used a mouse since.
They are great for navigating everything on my computer. I've never had that pain in hand since dropping a mouse and I'm on the computer at least 10 hours a day/7 days a week.

It takes about a week to get used to but make sure you adjust the control panel to optimize your usage. You'll never know how you survived with out it.

My only complaint is that there are sometimes unexplainable glitches in the software or USB connection. Just reinstall or unplug and plug it back it. Annoying when it happens but it is a machine after all.

Also, bigger is not better in my opinion. I use the 6X9. The larger ones make it cumbersome to use and the smaller ones are too small to graphics but may work for home use.