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Three re-styled and improved models of the entry-level tablets – Pen, Pen & Touch, and Fun has been launched globally today and is available at S$135, S$185, and S$335 (all incl 7% GST).

The 29-year-old Japanese company is the market leader in graphics tablets, enjoying more than 80% of the market share.

The Bamboo series is the entry level line of tablets for the company, while the Intuos is the mid-tier line, with the Cintiq line the high-end tablet cum LCD display for the heavy-lifting.

This is the third generation of the Bamboo series. The aesthetic design has been restyled to feature a lime green highlight around the edge and a reduced bevel around the tablet’s working area.

All support 1024 pressure levels in the stylus pen tip and a resolution of 2540 pixels. Both the basic Pen and core Touch & Pen models are small sized tablets while the most pricey Fun is medium sized.

The Touch & Pen and the Fun models both feature four customisable ExpressKeys, supports the use of both pen and finger-touch, supports wireless usage through an optional wireless accessory kit for an extra S$65. The kit may not be available in some countries though.

The Pen model does not have any ExpressKeys nor the wireless ability.

Bundled software for the three models are also slightly different. Both Mac and Windows PCs are supported. The main specifications are tabulated below:

Wacom Bamboo	Pen	Pen & Touch	Fun
Colour	Black / Lime green
Pressure levels	1024
Total resolution	2540
Size	Small	Small	Medium
Tablet dimensions	278 x 176 x 9.8 mm		352 x 209 x 9.8mm
Pen active area	147 x 92 mm		217 x 137 mm
Weight	420 g		640 g
ExpressKeys	0	4
Touch	no	yes
Wireless	no	yes (optional +S$65)
Bundled software	Bamboo Scribe 3.0 Evernote (downloadable version)
Additional software	ArtRage 2.5	Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Ink Squared Deluxe	Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Corel Painter Essentials 4
for PC	Windows 7, Vista or XP SP3 or later, USB port, colour display, DVD-ROM drive
for Mac	Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later, Intel processor, USB port, colour display, DVD-ROM drive

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Tags: Bamboo, graphics tablets, PEN, touch, Wacom

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