Five years after Wacom’s introduction of the Intuos3 digital drawing tablet line, digital graphics professionals can rejoice now that its successor has finally dropped with the Intuos4 lineup, which definitely ramps up the modern industrial design sexiness over its predecessor. But more than just industrial design chops that’s just begging for awards, the Intuos4 also adds some serious technology to help with both creativity and productivity–including 2,048 pressure levels on the drawing area (making it twice as responsive as the Intuos3), ExpressKeys that can be configured for your favorite shortcuts, and an iPod-like Touch Ring that can control up to four different functions in an application (it’s preset to control auto scroll/zoom, cycle layers, brush size, and canvas rotation). Additionally, it’s now designed to be ambidextrous–just flip the tablet 180 degrees and the controls automatically reorient themselves. The Intuos4 line includes four sizes: - Small with 6.2 x 3.9-inch drawing area (12.2 x 8.2-inch tablet dimension)
- Medium with 8.8 x 5.5-inch drawing area (14.6 x 10-inch tablet dimension)
- Large with 12.8 x 8-inch drawing area (18.7 x 12.6-inch tablet dimension)
- Extra-large with 24.5 x 18.2-inch drawing (24.5 x 18.2-inch tablet dimension)area
If you’re not sure what size to go for, Wacom has a handy page that breaks down which size is best for which users. For some unboxing porn, check out this blog entry by Ko Maruyama at ninja crayon. And for some positive hands-on reviews, check out PC Magazine, Computerworld and CNet.
–Agen G.N. Schmitz
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