Wacom Graphire 2 Pan And Pen With mouse

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• New and improved ball-free, cordless, battery-less three-button Graphire2 Mouse, complete with scrolling wheel
• Cordless, battery-less Graphire2 Pen, complete with programmable DuoSwitch, eraser and 512 levels of pressure sensitivity
• Graphire2 Tablet with removable pen stand and transparent tracing overlay, USB connection, compatible with both PC and Mac
• Edit and improve photos; inking and handwriting capabilities; draw, paint and sketch; or sign your name and annotate documents

Graphics tablets are not always the first thing you'd think of when someone mentions digital imaging. Most people use a mouse, and although the some mice today have high resolution and smooth ball-free operation, graphics tablets can offer undeniable advantages.

The major factor is ergonomics, as we should all be familiar with holding and using a pen and it's a fact that the chance of repetitive strain injury is reduced compared to using a mouse. Editing fine details of an image with a pen held in your hand is much easier than having to hold a mouse with your entire hand. Pens allow for a more comfortable and precise movement, and can even be used regularly for general operating system use if you like.

Wacom have provided a pen, pen holder and mouse with this Graphire2 tablet. The pen is basic with tips at each end, both are configurable in the setup software. The mouse is wireless and ball-less and is quite usable. To be able to use it though it must sit upon the graphics tablet, so it can be a bit annoying if you constantly want to swap between the two. The plastic surface of the tablet can be lifted up allowing you to place a photo or image underneath to trace over. When trying this however, we found problems in aligning the area on the monitor to the tablet.

Main features 

• Works with all your software because it just takes over the functions of your mouse, this is great if you want to use the tablet pen permanently.
• The mouse is ergonomically shaped for comfort of both left and right handed-users.
• The pen has absolute positioning - the active area of the tablet represents the full display of any screen size. There is no need to drag the pen across the tablet to reach the right place on the screen.
• When using the pen, 512 pressure levels are available using the sensitive tip and eraser. The harder you press down on the pen tip, the thicker the line produced.
• Holding the Graphire2 Pen is more natural than gripping a mouse since the forearm rests more naturally without needing to be rotated through 90deg.
• Both Mouse and Pen are cordless and battery-free, the mouse doesn't have a ball so is maintenance free.
• Compatible with Windows 98/2000/Windows ME/Windows XP and Mac OS 8.51-9.1. Computers need to have a USB connection.