Bamboo

The Bamboo line is aimed at home users. It has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity and a resolution of 1024 lines per inch. Most of the models have a 5.8 x 3.6 in active surface area. The larger Bamboo Fun model has a usable surface area of 8.5 x 5.4 in.

There are five models — Bamboo Pen & Touch, Bamboo Pen, Bamboo Touch, Bamboo Fun, and Bamboo Craft — all of which (except Bamboo Pen) now have multitouch functionality, with support for one- and two-finger gestures for such operations as scrolling and zooming. The "Pen" model is stylus-only (no touch input), and the "Touch" model is touch-only (no stylus input). Most Bamboo models now support 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity (previously 512), with the exception of Bamboo Pen (512 levels) and Bamboo Touch (which does not support stylus input).

The "Fun" and "Craft" models include an eraser-equipped stylus, and additional bundled graphics software (Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, Corel Painter Essentials 4, and Nik Color Efex Pro 3). The Bamboo One (sold only in Europe) is an A6-size tablet with no control buttons, and the same eraser-less pen as the other models.

Bamboo features a battery-free pen (powered by the same EMR technology as the Intuos line), which can be used alongside finger swipes, with +/- 0.02 in (+/- 0.05 mm) accuracy. The "Pen & Touch" model includes an option to switch orientation for left- or right-handed users.

Intuos

Intuos is marketed to professional graphic artists, and features the highest specifications of any Wacom device. It is especially useful and necessary for professional digital artists, as it has the same feel as if drawing on paper. The latest version, Intuos 4, is available in multiple sizes and proportions, and includes tilt sensitivity and 2048 levels of pressure due to using EMR (Electro Magnetic Resonance) technology in the Wacom pen. The Intuos is currently in its fourth generation, and it is the only version to include the brand new EMR technology. It comes in the following sizes (active area):

• [Small 157.5 mm x 98.4 mm, 6.2" x 3.9"]
• [Medium 223.5 mm x 139.7 mm, 8.8" x 5.5"]
• [Large 325.1 mm x 203.2 mm, 12.8" x 8.0"]
• [XL 462 mm x 304.8 mm, 18.2" x 12.0"]

The Medium, Large, and XL sizes all feature an OLED display next to the ExpressKeys to show the function of each button.

Cintiq

The Cintiq 12wx On-screen drawing Tablet

The Cintiq is a tablet/screen hybrid, a graphics tablet that incorporates an LCD into the digitizing tablet itself, allowing the user to draw directly "on" the display surface. The tablets are available in several sizes; a 21" 1600×1200 resolution tablet, the 21UX, has been available for several years at various price points. As of November 2007, two new 12" and 20" widescreen models were released, the 12WX and the 20WSX, respectively. The tablet has programmable function keys, and is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux. It has higher resolution and more levels of pressure sensitivity than Tablet PCs, portable computers which offer similar functionality on built-in screens.

Other lines

Wacom has additional products which it markets in various parts of the world. The 'Graphire Wireless' is a 6x8" version of Wacom's discontinued Graphire line (largely replaced by the Bamboo) which communicates with the computer via Bluetooth rather than a USB cable. It remains available in the Americas in lieu of a Bamboo or Intuos with Bluetooth technology. The Graphire digital pen is interchangeable with the original Bamboo model's digital pen but not later Bamboos. In Europe, Wacom offers the 'Colorelli', a tablet and software package marketed as a creative outlet for children; 'JustWrite Office' a basic tablet for capturing written input in office applications; the 'PL Series', similar in function to the Cintiq but with more modest specifications suited for office use; and the 'Signature Tablet', a monochrome display/tablet for capturing signatures.

Discontinued

Previous products from Wacom included the ArtZ, ArtZ II, ArtPad, ArtPad II, Graphire through Graphire4, Intuos through Intuos3, 15-, 17- and 18-inch Cintiqs, Volito, and PenPartner. Early models used RS-232 and Apple serial connectors, with a conversion to USB in later models.