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Wacom Intuos4 Medium Pen Tablet

Professional photographers, designers and artists agree: Intuos4 pen tablet speeds up production time for photo editing, design and art creation. When working with digital assets, there isn’t a more natural tool than a pen for increased comfort and control. With 48.5 square inches of working area, this tablet provides ample workspace. Built with eight ExpressKeys and illuminated ExpressKey displays that provide easy reference to your assigned functions. Featuring Wacom’s new tip sensor technology to deliver an even finer level of control. You can initiate pen pressure control with near-zero starting pressure and a feather-light touch. With 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity and 60 degrees of tilt recognition, the Intuos4 pen simulates like never before the natural feel and accuracy of working with traditional brushes, pens, and markers. In the box – Intuos4 medium pen tablet Intuos4 Grip Pen Intuos4 mouse Pen stand Ten replacement nibs (five standard nibs, one flex nib, one stroke nib, and three hard felt nibs) Nib extractor 2.5m (8.20 ft.) USB cable Quick Start Guide Installation CD (includes tablet driver software and electronic user manual) System Requirements – Windows XP SP2/Vista, Mac OS X 10.4.8+ Color display Powered USB port CD/DVD drive Unit Dimensions – 14.6 x 10.0 x 0.5 in; Weight – 2.2 lb

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars wacom Intuos4
THE best tablet I have ever used. I have used bigger Wacom tablets and other brands and this is easily the best it has been my pleasure to use. Easy to install and use, it’s a great size. It does everything I need and it fits on my desk. My work is digital design and illustration for print so I use the tablet extensively and daily.

5 Stars Awesome! This is as good as it can get!!!!
This is incredible!! Perfect. Phenomenal. I LOVE it! Everything about it deserves 5 stars.

This is a tool of the future. I use Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and it works perfectly (of course, it doesn’t work as well if you don’t use the built-in software, but it suggests many times on the screen that you use the software, which comes with the tablet).

The installation is as easy as it can get. Pop in the disk, and it will guide you through the 5 easy steps: setting whether you’re right-handed or left-handed, how to set up the tablet, controls and basics, etc. It only takes a few minutes to install the software… Then, your tablet works better than ever!

When I started using the tablet, I discovered that it has the same comfort as a pen. You can use it in your desktop, and almost any art software. When I first plugged it in, I began to easily cruise through files, surf the web, and use many art software I didn’t think I could use, with a tablet. (Paintbrush, a simple, free, downloaded app., SKETCHBOOK PRO, my favorite, Photoshop, etc.)

I rate this 5 stars on everything. If you’re a sketch artist, painter, or any kind of artist, and you’re longing for the feel of a real pen or pencil, Wacom is definitely for you.

5 Stars Intuos4: an upgrade? Definitely!
I recently upgraded my Intuos3 Small to the Intuos4 Small. And I must say it is definitely and upgrade. I really like that there are six customizable buttons instead of just four, and I much prefer the touch ring over the strip. I also like that you can customize the touch ring to do four different things so it’s like having four extra buttons! The touch ring is nicely sensitive and is far superior to the touch strip.

The active area of the tablet is about a quarter on an inch wider than the active area on the Intuos3 and about the same amount shorter. I like that it’s not so smooth as it was on the Intuos3, so when you’re drawing it feels more like real paper.

The detachable USB cord is also a big plus. It’s great if you want to take the tablet with you, like I do. Another thing is that the USB attaches to the right side of the tablet, which is great since I’m right-handed and my USB ports are on the right side of my laptop. This may not be so great for a left-handed person, but it works for me.

The little rubber feet on the bottom of the tablet are a bit thicker and wider than on the Intuos3, so it makes for a steadier base no matter where you may have it sitting. Also they seem like they’re less likely to come off after a month like they did on my Intuos3.

The pen is a bit shorter and the rubber grip part extends all the way up the pen. It fits nicely in my hand and is comfortable to use.

I only have two small gripes, first: the mouse feels a little small. I’m a girl and therefore don’t have huge hands, but still it feels small when I’m using it. This may be a bit of a drawback for the men out there that have big hands. However this should not turn you off from this tablet. I’m sure after a few weeks of use I won’t even notice. And also a small mouse travels well. I also kind of miss having a button on either side of the mouse like the Intuos3 mouse. But again, I’m sure I’ll get use to this after I use it more.

The other gripe I have is that the area of the tablet where the buttons and touch ring are picks up fingerprints VERY easily. Again it’s not a huge problem; I just like a neat and tidy workspace so am constantly wiping it off so it stays shiny and clean.

Overall the Intuos4 Small is a great tablet for the price, (199.99 here at Amazon as well as Best Buy) and I would definitely recommend it.

2 Stars not bad, not optimal
For most 4 out of 5 people I would suggest the medium size Intuos 4, because:

A) cheaper

B) faster

It’s gonna be less ergonomic for painter/artists, but quicker for most designers, photo retouchers, just power users who want a pen.

4 stars to the medium size.

5 Stars wacon intus is wonderfull…
Work with wacom intus4 is like work with a sheet of paper and more…just imagin!!! Very easy to use and install.

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