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Wacom Intuos3 4x6 Wide Format Pen Tablet ( PTZ431W ) | List Price: $229.95
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Brand: Wacom
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 2 years warranty
Features: - Quickly and professionally edit photos and create digital artwork with this pen tablet
- Cordless and battery-free
- 1,024 levels of tip and eraser pressure sensitivity for control
- Tablet active areas are optimal for use with widescreen displays
- Strategically placed programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strip for convenience
Great for Students [Posted on 2008-06-10]
The 4x6 Intuos3 is a great device for those starting a college curriculum in graphic design or digital photography. It is easy to set up, and very easy to figure out. The pen is extraordinarily comfortable and heavy enough to feel like a real pen/pencil/brush depending on what you are used to. For me, the active area (light gray rectangle in the photo) is too small, but I am used to working on on paper sizes of at least 24x36. So there was some adaption time. The active area maps to any screen size easily. I use this device on a 12.1 inch widescreen (aspect ratio of 16:10) and a 19 inch screen (4:3) and it maps instantly.
The device is built very well. The tablet is very solid, the pen is as well. The mouse, however, is too light and incredibly square as well as being tied to the active area on the tablet. But as so many have said before, you aren't buying this for the mouse.
The price is the singular set back. It is not a cheap device but that is more than likely due to the included software. Mine came with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 (Windows) and Photoshop Elements 4 (Mac) each being $80 or more retail. The software CD also has a striped version of Nik's Color Efex plug-ins for Photoshop. The problem with this software inclusion is that most people buying this product have the big-boy version of Adobe's Photoshop in some way. A software-free version of this hardware should be made available.
Either way, this is a fantastic peripheral.
Don't shy away from the small tablet [Posted on 2008-08-07]
I got this tablet b/c I was experiencing RSI. I'm an interactive designer, I was used to the larger tablets and I thought this one might be too small. NOT TRUE. This little guy is just as accurate on a large display as the bigger models. What's even better is that you don't "move the pain to your shoulder" which is common for the larger tablets.
Tablet for designers [Posted on 2008-08-27]
The 4x6 wide format tablet is great when working with a wide-screen monitor, and has performed very well in making clipping paths and drawing in illustrator so much easier. Using it within the filesystem takes some getting used to, and there is a little bit of jitter in using the pen, but once you get a hang of it, you'll find it may actually increase your efficiency.
My only gripe is that I wish I would have gotten a wireless version, as it is the only input on my desk that is still tethered with a cord.
Review [Posted on 2008-09-07]
I bought this tablet to use with Photoshop but found the pen too sensitive for my heavy hand. You don't need to actually touch the pad with the pen, you can just hover over a file and then tap it to open. This seems ideal for some but for me I found stresful for holding the pen since I seem to be constantly opening files by mistake. Then I began to use the mouse with the pad but the pad is so small I had trouble coordinating my movements to my 22" screen. So this was the first product I ever returned to Amazon for a refund which they quickly processed in full. Thank you Amazon.
Great Product [Posted on 2008-10-06]
Great product. Integrates with the Adobe Suite very well. Very easy to use. Would recommend this product to anyone.
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