Wacom Bamboo MTE450KEN Pen Tablet
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Manufacturer: Wacom
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Wacom
EAN: 4949268613460
Label: Wacom
Manufacturer: Wacom
Model: MTE450KEN
Publisher: Wacom
Release Date: 2007-05-21
Studio: Wacom
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Highly Recomended
Comment: I recently baught this graffics pad because I am studying Product Design and I wanted to expand my use of my computer in my work.
I have never owned one before, so trying to choose from the vast range was a struggle but I finnaly settled on this one and my choice was justified.
It is great for someone that has very little knowledge on tablets and you can pick up the basics in about 20 mins. It is great to create complex drawings as the pen is very light and the whole tablet has a very natural feel to it.
I would recomend this to anyone who is thinking of buying a first tablet or would just want to replace their mouse!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wacom Bamboo MTE450KEN Pen Tablet
Comment: Superb... Easy to use.... Perfect for photo editing whilst also opening up a lot of vista functions.... A great thing, and really good looking!!!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: software not good
Comment: The Bamboo looks great but when you try loading the software my Vista laptop tells me there is a problem with macromedia projector and windows will look on the web for a fix which it cant find, so I searched and found quite a lot of people in the same boat without a fix so try digging around before you buy to see if its a vista fault, wacom fault or a laptop fault.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great piece of kit!
Comment: I have been doing more and more design work on the PC and decided that a graphics tablet would help no end. I used to own a cheap one previously but it was not great and things have moved on.
After much searching and reading reviews I settled on the Bamboo. I have to admit I was sceptical as to the quality & performance given the next nearest tablet in the Wacom range was well over £150, but I need not have worried.
Setup/installation was a breeze (XP), the introductory lessons helpful, and the look and feel of the tablet itself very nice.
Having had it for 2 days, it has almost replaced my mouse completely. Granted I am still getting used to it, there is most definitely a learning curve, but already I've got all the clicking/dragging/scrolling down to (nearly) a fine art.
I have not used the buttons much, I guess I would have preferred some that were obviously supposed to be activated by the pen rather than the finger. The same goes for the scroll pad thing. It does work but a pen activated pad would have been more use in my opinion. That said I find that scrolling using the pen button very easy so dont see myself ever using the scroll pad in future anyway.
Ive not had problems with any software so far. Its great for graphics work in PaintShop Pro X despite not being a huge area, and I have no issues with its pressure sensitivity being too, or not sensitive enough.
For me the pen is a good size and weight (much the same as the pen I write with), and the button is well positioned for thumb operation.
All in all I have to give it a 5 because I dont feel I can knock stars off because it has features I dont much use.
The only negative thing I can say (and it's early days yet) is that your work space will take some organising to get it located just right. I'm seriously considering investing in a keyboard without numeric pad so I can bring the tablet into a better position beside the keyboard and thus reduce the stretch required. With a mouse you can just shuffle the cursor across but with a tablet (any tablet) you have to be able to comfortably reach to its far edge.
As I say, a great bit of kit!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Tablet for Vista
Comment: first off, note this tablet has an A5 sized work area, but maps itself to the screen you have (I'm using it on a 27" and its more than fine).
It has 4 customizable buttons, for ease of use I've set mine to load Firefox, MSN Mesenger, Back and Forward buttons for Web / Folder navigation.
You can pretty much map the buttons to what you want, even a series of keystrokes!
This tablet works with both XP and Vista.
For Vista, it's fantastic.
for XP, its good.
Vista gives a lot more options for use, such as holding down the pen to simulate a double-click, handwriting recognition, quick "flicks" of the pen for scroll up / down and Back / Forward etc.
for XP, it's a standard tablet without the above features.
the pen works without batteries, which is a big plus.
"hovering" the pen around 1/2cm above the tablet enables you to move the curor around, tapping the tablet is the equivalent of a mouse click.
Its a little weird to being with, but after about 30 minutes getting used to it, I've found its much quicker (and feels more natural) than using a mouse; Both at work and at home my mouse is now pretty muich redundant!
for art/animation; everything from doodling in Paint to full-on Flash production, this pen is so simple and precise to use.
Simple to install, easy to use, much more precise than using a mouse, this tablet is such good value for money it's unreal. 5 stars.
Summary: Highly Recomended
Comment: I recently baught this graffics pad because I am studying Product Design and I wanted to expand my use of my computer in my work.
I have never owned one before, so trying to choose from the vast range was a struggle but I finnaly settled on this one and my choice was justified.
It is great for someone that has very little knowledge on tablets and you can pick up the basics in about 20 mins. It is great to create complex drawings as the pen is very light and the whole tablet has a very natural feel to it.
I would recomend this to anyone who is thinking of buying a first tablet or would just want to replace their mouse!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wacom Bamboo MTE450KEN Pen Tablet
Comment: Superb... Easy to use.... Perfect for photo editing whilst also opening up a lot of vista functions.... A great thing, and really good looking!!!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: software not good
Comment: The Bamboo looks great but when you try loading the software my Vista laptop tells me there is a problem with macromedia projector and windows will look on the web for a fix which it cant find, so I searched and found quite a lot of people in the same boat without a fix so try digging around before you buy to see if its a vista fault, wacom fault or a laptop fault.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great piece of kit!
Comment: I have been doing more and more design work on the PC and decided that a graphics tablet would help no end. I used to own a cheap one previously but it was not great and things have moved on.
After much searching and reading reviews I settled on the Bamboo. I have to admit I was sceptical as to the quality & performance given the next nearest tablet in the Wacom range was well over £150, but I need not have worried.
Setup/installation was a breeze (XP), the introductory lessons helpful, and the look and feel of the tablet itself very nice.
Having had it for 2 days, it has almost replaced my mouse completely. Granted I am still getting used to it, there is most definitely a learning curve, but already I've got all the clicking/dragging/scrolling down to (nearly) a fine art.
I have not used the buttons much, I guess I would have preferred some that were obviously supposed to be activated by the pen rather than the finger. The same goes for the scroll pad thing. It does work but a pen activated pad would have been more use in my opinion. That said I find that scrolling using the pen button very easy so dont see myself ever using the scroll pad in future anyway.
Ive not had problems with any software so far. Its great for graphics work in PaintShop Pro X despite not being a huge area, and I have no issues with its pressure sensitivity being too, or not sensitive enough.
For me the pen is a good size and weight (much the same as the pen I write with), and the button is well positioned for thumb operation.
All in all I have to give it a 5 because I dont feel I can knock stars off because it has features I dont much use.
The only negative thing I can say (and it's early days yet) is that your work space will take some organising to get it located just right. I'm seriously considering investing in a keyboard without numeric pad so I can bring the tablet into a better position beside the keyboard and thus reduce the stretch required. With a mouse you can just shuffle the cursor across but with a tablet (any tablet) you have to be able to comfortably reach to its far edge.
As I say, a great bit of kit!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Tablet for Vista
Comment: first off, note this tablet has an A5 sized work area, but maps itself to the screen you have (I'm using it on a 27" and its more than fine).
It has 4 customizable buttons, for ease of use I've set mine to load Firefox, MSN Mesenger, Back and Forward buttons for Web / Folder navigation.
You can pretty much map the buttons to what you want, even a series of keystrokes!
This tablet works with both XP and Vista.
For Vista, it's fantastic.
for XP, its good.
Vista gives a lot more options for use, such as holding down the pen to simulate a double-click, handwriting recognition, quick "flicks" of the pen for scroll up / down and Back / Forward etc.
for XP, it's a standard tablet without the above features.
the pen works without batteries, which is a big plus.
"hovering" the pen around 1/2cm above the tablet enables you to move the curor around, tapping the tablet is the equivalent of a mouse click.
Its a little weird to being with, but after about 30 minutes getting used to it, I've found its much quicker (and feels more natural) than using a mouse; Both at work and at home my mouse is now pretty muich redundant!
for art/animation; everything from doodling in Paint to full-on Flash production, this pen is so simple and precise to use.
Simple to install, easy to use, much more precise than using a mouse, this tablet is such good value for money it's unreal. 5 stars.
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