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Most people who buy graphics tablets have the software they need to use it with, and I can promise it's not "Elements."

All it does is unnecessarily drive up the cost of the tablet.]]>Mar 25th 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/
Offering discounted software as an option would be fine, but don't force someone to purchase inferior software if they don't need it. It's just not necessary with this product.]]>Mar 25th 2009 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/
I'm not sure that they still do this. It would make less sense to me for them to package expensive software with it and charge twice as much. These days, I barely even use photoshop in favor of Aperture.]]>Mar 25th 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/
My point is that someone buying a professional piece of hardware most likely does not need a "more economic" (ie watered down) piece of software to come with it, and the people that *only* need Elements are not necessarily the target audience for a professional graphics tablet.

It just adds to the cost of the product. If Adobe really wants to have a software impact with the tablet, how about a coupon code good for $50 off the purchase of the full version (or upgrade) of Photoshop? To me, something like that would make a helluva lot more sense.]]>Mar 25th 2009 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/
I have no doubt both Wacom and those making the software for the tablet benefit (financially) from these types of bundles, making it a win-win for all, and important to sell the tablet - especially to users that have never worked artistically on the PC. To go without the software would mean less sales and more returns from their customers, I reckon. I doubt the cost will go down much not having these included. Because both benefit, both Wacom and those who make the software, I'm sure some nice deals are sewn up between them.]]>Mar 25th 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/]]>Mar 25th 2009 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/
This sentence implies that the resolution is only "decent" when compared to the bamboo. Resolution is the same for the Intuos and the Cintiq, and twice as good on the Intuos.

"It still can't hold a candle to the Cintiq series" seems to be your editorial comment, not the reviewers. I've had both a Cintiq and many Intuos tablets and I ended up preferring the Intuos--working directly on screen is fun, but sometimes not the best scenario for detail work.]]>Mar 25th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Their graphic tablets are also very expensive, but in great demand. And a new product means, hopefully, less expensive older, but still perfectly working, products.]]>Mar 25th 2009 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 25th 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/Mar 27th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wacoms-intuos4-tablet-gets-put-through-its-paces/May 26th 2009 5:07PM