Compare Wacom Digitizer Tablets

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Digitizer Tablet Comparison Chart

Graphic Tablet	Bamboo Touch	Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch	Intuos4 Wireless	Intuos4	Cintiq
Table Colors	Black	Silver	Black	Black	Charcoal 12WX, Grey 21UX
Sizes Available	4.9 x 3.4	7.5 x 5.1 touch 8.5 x 5.4 pen	8 x 5	S (6x4) M (9x6) L (13x8) XL (18x12) Wireless (8x5)	12.1", 21.3" diagonal
Wide Screen Format	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	12WX only
Resolution (lines per inch)	2 540	2 540	5 080	5 080	5 080
Native Resolution	---	---	---	---	1280 x 800 (WX) 1600 x 1200 (UX)
Display Toggle	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
Express Keys	4	4	8	8 (6 on the Small)	10 on the WX 16 on th UX
Express Keys Displays	---	---	Yes	Yes M, L, XL S (pop-up on screen)	No
Finger- Sensitive Controls	---	---	1 Touch Ring	1 Touch Ring	2 Touch Strips
Application Specific Settings	---	---		Yes	Yes
Includes Pen	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alternate Pens Available	No	No		Yes	Yes
Pressure Sensitivity Input	---	1,024 Pen tip only	2,048 levels Pen tip & Eraser	2,048 levels Pen tip & Eraser	1,024 - 12WX 2,048 - 21UX
Pen Tilt	---	---		Yes	Yes
Multi-touch Input	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Pen-on- Monitor Input	---	---	---	---	Yes
Includes Mouse	No	No	NO	Yes (except Wireless)	No
Alternate Mice Available	No	No	No	No	No
Textured Surface	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	21UX only
Graphic Tablet	Bamboo Touch	Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch	Intuos4 Wireless	Intuos4	Cintiq
Works with
Included Software	None	Photoshop Elements 7 Win / 6 Mac Corel Painter Essentials 4 Nik Color Efex Pro 3 WE3	same as Intuos4	(all downloadable) Photoshop Elements 7 Win / 6 Mac Corel Painter Sketch Pad OR Autodesk Sketchbook 2010 Nik Color Efex Pro 3 WE6 Wacom Brushes 3	Corel Painter Sketch Pad Nik Color Efex Pro 3 WE6 Wacom Brushes 3
Included Hardware	Bamboo Touch Tablet USB cable Quick start guide Installation CD (includes tutorial, tablet driver and electronic user manual)	Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch Tablet Bamboo Fun pen USB cable Quick start guide Software DVD Installation CD (includes tablet driver and electronic user manual)	same as Intuos4 escept no mouse	Intuo4 Pen Tablet Intuos4 Grip pen Pen stand/nib storage Ten replacement pen nibs nib puller 4 colored pen cone rings Intuos4 five button mouse Quickstart guide Installation CD (includes tablet driver and electronic software manual)	Cintiq Pen Tablet Cintiq Grip pen Pen stand 5 - 10 replacement pen nibs Video control unit DVI, VGA, USB, and Power cables Power adapter User Manual Software DVD Installation CD (includes tablet driver and electronic software manual)
Cable Length	4.9 ft	4.9 ft	(for recharging) 8.2 feet	8.2 feet	6.5 feet
Warranty	1 year	1 year	2 year	2 year	2 year

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