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Wacom Intuos3 4 x 6-Inch Wide Format Pen Tablet (PTZ431W) | 
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| Brand: Wacom
Category: CE
List Price: $229.95
Buy New: $178.95
You Save: $51.00 (22%)
New (19) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 503
Format: Cd
Color: Metallic gray
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.5 x 0.5
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: PTZ431W
Model: PTZ431W
UPC: 753218994653
EAN: 0753218994653
ASIN: B000I62PEU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Quickly and professionally edit photos and create digital artwork with this pen tablet | | • | Cordless and battery-free | | • | 1,024 levels of tip and eraser pressure sensitivity for control | | • | Tablet active areas are optimal for use with widescreen displays | | • | Strategically placed programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strip for convenience |
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Product Description
The Intuos3 professional pen tablet makes it easy to quickly and professionally edit photos and create digital artwork by turning on the full power of Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, and over 100 other leading software applications. Create universal settings for your pen and tablet or alter your settings by application for maximum productivity. Intuos pen tablets use Wacom's patented technology to give you the natural feel and superior performance of Wacom's patented, cordless and battery-free technology. Get the control, comfort, and productivity of Intuos3?and join millions of satisfied Wacom tablet users. Alternating between the comfortable Grip Pen and the ergonomic five-button Intuos3 mouse reduces repetitive motion. It's an easy and natural way to work. Intuos3 runs on both PCs and Macs. Also, you can use an Intuos pen to unleash new functionality designed for pen tablets within Windows Vista like personal note taking, email signing, handwriting recognition, handwritten emails, and pen flick navigation.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 Not my best Wacom experience November 19, 2008
I bought this with the intention of using the mouse daily and the pen with less frequency, and that's held true so far. I use it with my laptop at home, and I have an older Wacom tablet for my PC at work.
Mouse:
If I had tried out the mouse first, I would have passed on it. Its paint coating started to chip off the sides after about a month of use, but more importantly, I find it ergonomically awkward. The settings for its speed/acceleration seem to make a big jump from one setting to the next, so it always feels either sluggish or out of control. Even the fact that the tablet is so much thicker than the average mouse pad throws me off and my wrist always seems a bit tense.
Pen:
I wrote down my office tablet's settings and duplicated them. While there are bound to be differences since it is an older tablet, an older driver, and I'm moving from a PC to a Mac, the exact same settings feel alarmingly different from one tablet to the other. I had to do a lot of guessing and checking over weeks of working to approximate the same settings to which I was already accustomed.
Tablet:
Design-wise, this is gorgeous, and the downward slope on the front edge is a bit more comfortable than those I've used in the past. I thought that the programable hot buttons were a great addition until I started to use the tablet; my left hand is busy picking out keyboard shortcuts, and my right is drawing, so those buttons just fall by the wayside. I've spoken to one colleague who swears by them, but aside from that individual, my thoughts are usually echoed back to me: they seemed like such a great idea, but I just don't use them.
Overall:
I still think that Wacom makes great products, and I ordinarily have glowing experiences with them. I dislike the mouse. The pen is very comfortable, but it surprised me how much trouble I experienced migrating from one tablet to another.
 I love my Wacom October 24, 2008
My pen pad works great, it is pressure sensitive when drawing which is awesome! The mouse that comes with it is only so-so but i can keep my regular old mouse plugged in for everyday use & reach for the pen when needed on the wacom! It takes some getting used to, i reccomend playing simple online arcade style games with it to get the feel for it!!
 i love the wacom October 14, 2008
I bot this and loved it trust me get one you will love it two. The 4x6 is not to small it works out just fine.
A great device, but it takes time to learn October 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a Windows XP system with two 19 inch monitors, one of which is a wide screen format. I also have a MacBook Pro with a 15 inch monitor. This device works wonderfully on both systems.
My biggest concern when purchasing was whether the 4x6 inch format would be big enough for my needs. Well, it is. I think anything bigger would be cumbersome because my hand would have to move much more in sensitive drawing configurations.
Having said that, this is not a particularly easy tool to master. It integrates with Adobe Illustrator perfectly, but the nature of the tools change when you go from a mouse to a tablet. Once mastered, I can see how this would speed up many drawing applications, but it takes a good deal of continuous practice to get it down.
And the mouse that comes with this thing is practically useless. The 4x6 pad is way too small for the mouse to do anything useful on a wide screen. The mouse is just too big for the pad, and the mouse you are already using will work much better. Not a big deal, though, because no one buys a pad like this for its mouse.
Great Product October 6, 2008
Great product. Integrates with the Adobe Suite very well. Very easy to use. Would recommend this product to anyone.
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