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Getting a little bit better with the Bamboo Capture as time progresses. I made sure that I did fair bit of reading before purchasing it.  It’s a good policy to have when purchasing electronics. I read that the secret to mastering the drawing tablet is lots and lots of practice.

The thing with this device is that it uses an absolute coordinate system. It’s vastly different than the mouse in that the mouse uses a relative positioning system, where lifting the mouse off the table’s surface allows you to reposition the cursor. With the Bamboo tablet, clicking on the center of the tablet will place the cursor at the center of your screen.

Many people claim to have problems with the nibs wearing out too fast. Mine still has yet to show any signs of excessive wear. I’ve done a little bit of preventative maintenance by attaching a layer of gift-wrapping paper on the surface of the tablet.  (Note: You don’t have to use gift-wrapping paper specifically. It’s just what I hand on-hand at the time. I’ll probably replace it with cellophane next week). This accomplishes two things:

1. It makes the drawing surface smoother, and thus greatly reduces the friction incurred on the nib while drawing.

2. It protects the tablet itself from the nib scraping up against it.

I’m liking the Bamboo Capture so far. It’s a very capable drawing tablet and I don’t regret purchasing it. I’m starting to sound like a Wacom Bamboo salesman by promoting it, but who cares. If it’s a good product then it deserves lots of praise.

Just in case anybody needs to know, you can use your mouse along with your drawing tablet. There are no I/O conflicts what-so-ever by using these two devices in tandem. (As far as I know at least)