Intuos 4 Wireless Review by Terry White

Terry White is back again with another review of the Intuos 4 tablet by Wacom. This time it's the Bluetooth wireless version. This video is in support of the written review to appear soon at terrywhite.com

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Wacom
• Photoshop
• CS5
• Tablet
• Bluetooth
• Wireless
• Graphics
• Retouching
• Photography

[ermelljno]

Hello Terry, is there a difference quality between using wireless connection and using USB connection? (And even between an Intuos4 non-wireless if you ever had one?) For example in sending sensitivity levels or further delays... Thanks a lot.

[terrywhitetechblog]

@ermelljno none whatsoever.

[terrywhitetechblog]

@ermelljno I'm not seeing a lag. I can't speak to what others are seeing. Never even thought about a lag until you mentioned one. So what else can I tell you? Either buy one and try it for yourself or don't.

[papolone]

Hi Terry, have 2 questions:

1 - Confirm that no have a delay cursor or lag movement in a mac with bluetooth inside? (I've an iMac 27 and MacBook Pro as like this video).

2 - How long the charge when was loaded?

Many thanks!!

[terrywhitetechblog]

@papolone

1. no lag whatsoever (that would be a deal breaker for me)

2. about 17 hours of use.

[supermaucat]

Terry, is there any lag? Bluetooth is not very fast so sometimes it's slow. I hope it's fast!

[terrywhitetechblog]

@supermaucat no lag at all. I've never had a lag on my bluetooth mice either.

[speedtoxic]

Is the wacom driver working with os X Lion?

[esekisrafil]

ABOUT THE RECONNECTION ISSUE: when the tablet goes to sleep, do not press connection button. this causes the well known bluetooth connection error. when this happens, you should delete the device from your bluetooth list and pair it again.

instead, press and hold function cycle button for about a second (the big circle button in the middle of the jogdial) to wake it up from sleep state. this method never caused any connection problems. at least on my computer (iMac). give it a try...

[TheCastaway15]

hi terry, when i connected mine in my mac in recognize it as a mouse?

... idk if that affects the pressure sensitivity?..... and when i turn off my intros wireless then turn it on.. it doesn't wanna pair...??

help pls...

[WebTechGeniuSs101]

Hey I know this video is old but I am glad I watch it help me with my decision making when it comes buying the wired or wireless since I want one to use on illustrator and photoshop.

[WhiteTigeRrrr]

lol i read "Terry White is black again with..." in the description {not racist}

[bobsoriginal1]

Lag, delete preferences and start over is the mantra for Bluetooth. A nightmare of support issues will frustrate you and kill your drawing time! Each computer seems to interoperate differently. New Lenovo with bundled BT doesn't work properly.

[ermelljno]

@terrywhitetechblog Wacom has recognized the problem and answered: "I am sorry, this is a limitation of the Bluetooth connection. There will always be some lag in Bluetooth/wireless mode due to significant bandwidth/throughput difference compare to the wired connection. There is no much we can do about it."

Ok Terry you're right. Thank you once more for your review.

[ermelljno]

@terrywhitetechblog Terry, i read some posts on the official Wacom forum that say there is a lag/freeze for 1-2 seconds when switching between programs like Photoshop and Safari, due to OLEDs customized for the application. Even when in a program just clicking on the desktop.

[ermelljno]

@spikeman316 Why?