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Wacom Intuos5 touch Medium
85
Engadget Review
The Intuos5 gets high marks for its fresh design and on-screen reminders. We just wish the multitouch gestures were smoother.
Billy SteeleMarch 17, 2012
Pros
- Great design and ergonomicsResponds well to pen inputOn-screen HUD for button remindersProgrammable ExpressKeys and Touch Ring
Cons
- Touch gestures can be flakyNo bundle option with the wireless kit
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Wacom Intuos5 touch Medium
- Critic Reviews (8)
- User Reviews (1)
- 88AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE8 ReviewsWired70Touchy Subjects: Wacom’s New Tablets Add MultitoIt’s a significant improvement over the previous Intuos4 tablets, as well as a suitable upgrade for those who feel limited by the less-expensive, less-capable Bamboo tablets Wacom makes for consumers.Engadget90Wacom Intuos5 touch reviewIf you're still clinging to an older Wacom model or feel the Intuos4 hasn't run its course, we don't think you'll regret splurging on a new model ... Well, at least you won't mind the expense after you get your hands on one, that's for sure.Macworld90Wacom's Intuos5 touch interface gives this graphicWacom’s newest Intuos has done what its predecessors could not, and I can’t wait to pick up one for myself. There are three things that compel me to put this tablet at the top of my gadget shopping list: design, software, and touch.CNET80Wacom Intuos5 touch (medium)Though it doesn't add any new graphics-specific capabilities over its predecessor, the Wacom Intuos5 input tablet remains a must-have for digital brushworkers.MacLife90Wacom Intuos5 Graphics Tablet ReviewThe Intuos5 is another great product from the kings of the tablet market. Except for a few weird gestures that don’t match up with Lion, the touch gesture features are a great addition.TrustedReviews100Wacon Intuos 5 reviewThe newest Intuos 5 is simply the best graphics tablet on the market, improving on its already impressive predecessor in practically every way.Everything USB80Wacom Intuos5 Tablet ReviewIt is a tablet that is easy to recommend especially if you have a tight workspace. Wacom has sold me on their touch supported professional tablet. I can't go back. Though, I can't recommend someone switching from the previous generation - Intuos4 - to this if they don't need the touch support.About100Wacom Intuos5 Graphics TabletThe Intuos5 is an investment that will pay off many times over. Non-professionals may prefer the less-expensive Bamboo pen tablets, but if you want the best, the Intuos5 is as good as it gets, aside from a Wacom Cintiq pen display.
- 40AVERAGE USER SCORE1 ReviewsFlook1340April 12, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!Edit Feb 2014:I've wanted to snap thing thing in half every single day for the last six months. All I have to say is WACOM DRIVERS! What a nightmare. So many bugs in Windows 7 that made it almost unusable. The thing wouldn't work most of the time. Now on Windows 8 it is working much better....that still doesn't say much though. Now they have some serious screen mapping issues with dual monitors. That means they have problems with most of the professional world.I really wish there was some descent competition in this category. I would love to boycott Wacom.Old Review was a 9The good:Great design! Looks and feels amazing! Like it much better than the Intuos4.Multi-touch works great an is super fun to use. Don't listen to any nonsense about the friction of the surface. It couldn't feel any better.Wireless functionality for $40. No brainer! Buy it and love it.The pen functionality is exactly what you would expect from the Intuos line. Exceptional!The not so good:I love the feel and look of the rubber matte coated surface, but I'm finding it much harder for my thumb to find the right button. I find myself constantly pressing the wrong button or sliding my thumb up and down the surface searching for the correct button. The on-screen display that pops up when you let your finger rest on the surface is just annoying and gets in the way. I admit I end up having to use it when my thumb can't find the right button but that's only because it's so much harder to feel the buttons. I never had any issues finding the right button on the Intuos4.The art pen costs way too much! $99 is a lot to add rotation and wide nibs. Should be part of the regular grip pen. Always been this way though.Would have been a 10/10 if not for my issues with pressing the right button due to the new matte surface coating. It's been a few weeks and my thumb has still not gotten a complete handle on it. Other than that, I love it. It looks much better than the Intuos4, multi-touch is super fun and it's an amazing pen input device.
Key Specs
TYPE
Tablet
INPUT TYPE
Digitizer, Capacitive
ACTIVE INPUT AREA
8.8x5.522
ACCURACY
0.0122
SAMPLING RATE (MAX)
200 points per second
PRESSURE LEVELS
2048
CONNECTION TYPE
Wired, Wireless
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