Android Tablet: Bamboo Tablet

Tuesday 16 October 2012

Bamboo Tablet

Tablets have had a market for years now. Graphic artists have preferred to use them because they offer control far superior than what mice give them and average consumers have learned to take advantage of them to do simple editing with digital photos and taking notes.

The newest additions to Wacom's budget lineup were recently announced which included the Bamboo and Bamboo Fun, replacements for the company's Graphire line (though the Bluetooth model is still being sold), were introduced.

Even though both share the same name, the two products have different goals. The Bamboo is dedicated to work-related activities, making notes and writing quick documents or signatures, which I would consider more of an accessory to a workspace.

As one would expect, the Bamboo Fun is aiming itself towards people who are interested in a tablet for recreational use. True artists have the Intuos to fondle, so that leaves people that are interested in picking it up simply because of their curiosity. That may not sound very enticing, but I could see someone picking one up on a whim, if not for the included software or giving one to a child.

The other differences between the vanilla and "Fun" model consist of an added medium size, included software, and eraser for the Bamboo Fun. Extra colors, silver, white and blue are also options, compared to the vanilla Bamboo's only option of black.

I've personally looked at many of Wacom's products in the past with glee. I haven't met many people with the willpower to resist drooling over the Cintiq, for instance. Sure, most people could do without tablets, but they're a nice thing to have if you don't want to break out a mouse for fine editing.