I asked Santa for a lot of tech presents this past Christmas, and of course, Santa can’t deliver everything, so after the holidays I took myself out to get the few final gifts I didn’t receive. One of which was the Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet. As you can see from the images, I bought the small white model* which is 8.4″ W x 7.3″ D x 0.3″ H. As you can see below, I made a little video of the unboxing, and now after using it for over a month, I think it is time for me to write a little review of my experience with it.
For those of you who have never used a tablet before, I will be honest, it was a very confusing process to relearn how to navigate the computer screen with a pen instead of a mouse, but after I got the hang of it (like 30 mins to an hour), everything was quicker and more seamless than using a mouse or touchpad. The tablet also made photo editing and graphic design a snap! I love how seamlessly the tablet works with photoshop and how easy it is for me to sketch and create artwork on my computer. As someone who enjoys creating artwork, the Bamboo Fun really gave me an outlet to create my work on the computer by mimicking the natural pressures of pen strokes and allowing me the freedom to change textures and mediums as I work. I love how I can put my artwork on the computer, drawing and erasing as I would normally with charcoal or pencil with very little difficulty. This is really a plug and play sort of a device.
All you have to do is install a simple driver for the tablet, set your preferences and viola, you are set to go! It even comes with a mouse that works over the active area of the tablet so that you can switch between pen and mouse, but trust me, if you begin using the pen, you won’t want to go back to a mouse. Even if you don’t use this device to create artwork or edit photos you can use it simply to surf the internet or create handwritten notes on the computer. Honestly, this device has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me and my Mac. I use it for everything, personalizing documents, drawing, editing, surfing the web and just general computer navigation. If you are someone who wants to get more out of their time spent on the computer, I would definitely suggest one of these Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablets!
{* The Bamboo Fun comes in 2 sizes, small and medium, and four colors, white, silver, black, and blue.}