Bamboo (Fun)

[e-freak]

So I'm looking into picking up a wacom bamboo for mobile usage as they are pretty cheap and the weight and size is ideal for the laptop-bag. But right now I'm a bit confused: Wacom offers 3 variations (and 2 sizes) of the Bamboo. Bamboo one is the cheapest and seems to have obvious flaws, but

Bamboo Fun and Bamboo seem to be technical identical and the only thing different is the case and buttons it's wrapped in? The Bamboo Fun holds a bit more software which I'll basically never need (PS Elements and Win98 ArtRage2), and it's the only thing I can see why it'd be 20 bucks more expensive over the Bamboo.

Any experiences, tips, insights on the topic?

[Punky]

I'm going to buy a bamboo too this week, so I'm curious for tips too

[Psy]

I have the one that came without any software aside from the drivers and it does what I want - drawing random doodles and sketches.

[Fergo]

The Bamboo series has only one model (MTE-450), only in the small size and does not come with a mouse or any extra pen tips. It's basically just the tablet and the pen. The Bamboo Fun comes in two sizes (small and medium) and a mouse. The technical details of both of them are the same (resolution, pressure levels, etc).

I recently bought the Bamboo MTE-450 and I'm pretty satisfied with it. I made a small review of it (it's in portuguese, but you can check some close-up pics):

http://www.guiadohardware.net/comunidade/v-t/926318/

Fergo

[Minos]

Get the one that comes without the mouse, you will never use it.

[e-freak]

yea got the black one at least and it is ok. it can't compare with the intuos but it's definately what i was looking for - working mobile and it plays really well with the Vista tools for tablets (Notebook, Handwriting recognition and stuff) as well...

[Pericolos0]

Get the one that comes without the mouse, you will never use it.

lol wacom is still giving out mouses with their products? I dont think anyone ever has used a wacom mouse

[e-freak]

i use my intuos one from time to time if my real mouse is in usage with the notebook. i had worse mice before

[Fergo]

I think the mouse is only useful in large tablets. It's almost impossible to use a mouse in a 4x6 active area ><

Fergo

[Minos]

I think the mouse is only useful in large tablets. It's almost impossible to use a mouse in a 4x6 active area ><

Fergo

I can't see any usage for the mouse when you got a nice intuos pen

[Chunks]

Get the one that comes without the mouse, you will never use it.

lol wacom is still giving out mouses with their products? I dont think anyone ever has used a wacom mouse

One of my coworkers uses his as his only mouse.... I don't know how he does it. He has one of the bamboo models. They are actually easier to use on the smaller wacoms imo but I tried to use mine for awhile (intuos 9x12) and just couldn't stand it. I wish it worked more like a real mouse.

[Fergo]

I think the mouse is only useful in large tablets. It's almost impossible to use a mouse in a 4x6 active area ><

Fergo

I can't see any usage for the mouse when you got a nice intuos pen

The precision of the wacom mouse is a lot better than optical mouses, so It may be useful for gaming (not sure) or working at Max and stuff like that (I didn't liked at all using the pen to work with SketchUp).

Fergo

[e-freak]

at least the intuos mouse is way more unprecise. As soon as it doesn't allign 100% with the horizontal and vertical axis it starts jumping around and the grip it has doesn't feel right (for me at least)...

[Zacker]

I did some research on fairly cheap but decent digitizers lately and in this segment Wacom Bamboo is definitely interesting. From what I remember Bamboo Fun is clearly the superior one and as the price differences are minimal between these three models, then this one should definitely be bought.

I was used to an Intous A5 at IO, but I hope a Bamboo Fun will be good enough for me.