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Both the pen and the mouse have their own operating modes to which the tablet adjusts its sensitivity accordingly. In pen mode, the active area defaults to absolute positioning--if you rest the tip of the pen on the bottom-right corner of the active area, the cursor will point to the bottom-right corner of the screen. In mouse mode, the tablet reverts to relative positioning, and the cursor moves as with any mouse. Because the tablet recognizes the pen's movement up to a quarter inch above the actual tablet surface, drawing and writing accurately takes some practice and requires deliberate movements; but the pen is very sensitive and accurate. The mouse also works only on the tablet pad and moves by touch, which creates slightly more resistance while sliding the mouse over the tablet than when using a typical optical mouse on a desk. When using both the pen and the mouse to move the cursor, we didn't experience any cursor lag or loss of signal.
The accompanying software bundle is impressive and, undoubtedly, is a factor in the set's premium price. Included in the pack are Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0, Corel Painter Essentials 2.0, and Nik Color Effect Pro 2.0 GE. It's a fairly powerful pack of software, but we can't help but think that anyone who's willing to shell out $250 for the Graphire already has their own graphics software. We wish Wacom offered a less expensive, hardware-only package.
Wacom offers toll-free phone support from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday PT; driver downloads and e-mail support are also available via the Wacom Web site. The Graphire for Bluetooth comes with a one-year limited warranty for the hardware.
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