Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Pen Graphics Tablet In Few Words
WACOM ET-0405-U MAC DRIVER - I have Graphire 4 and was pretty satisfied with it until Maverics. The Wacom driver I installed in Yosemite for the Graphire tablet is version 6. I have been able to get the express keys to work, but the pen has not been detected. True - I can't load the preference pane but can't say I need to. I read all solutions. Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Active Area: 5.8 x 3.6 inches Active Area: 8.53″ x 5.3”. Product dimensions: 10.9 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches. Color: Black and Lime. Compatibility Operating Systems: Windows 7, Vista SP2, XP SP3, Mac OS X.10.5 or higher (Unknown compatibility with Yosemite). Connection: USB Type A from PC side, Micro USB on the tablet side. The latest version of Bamboo Dock is 4.1 on Mac Informer. It is a perfect match for the Theming category. The app is developed by Wacom Co., Ltd. And its user rating is 4 out of 5. Wacom does not recommend upgrading to OS 10.11 (“El Capitan”) if using a Cintiq 27QHD or Cintiq 27QHD Touch until an updated driver is released. Wacom expects the driver to be available within one week of Apple’s release of OS 10.11. Wacom continually monitors the compatibility of our products with current operating systems. If you're having Wacom driver trouble in OS X Yosemite, uninstalling the tablet driver and then re-installing the tablet driver is the critical piece of this puzzle. Watch this video for a demo from Techman Joe on using Wacom tablets with the Yosemite operating system.
Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Pen Graphics Tablet is the cheapest and the most affordable Wacom graphics tablet I have ever seen. As long you don’t mind its small size, and the fact that the pen has no eraser, you are likely going to like this tablet. If you are short on money, another excellent option for you is to check out refurbished Wacom tablets here. Something I highly recommend you do.
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Pros
- An affordable Wacom graphics tablet. And so far, this is the most affordable Wacom graphics tablet I have ever seen.
- Compatible with Linux operating system (make sure your Linux distos has the built-in driver in it).
- A good option for first-time graphics tablet owners.
- Its very small size makes it an ideal for people who moves around much. It can also be an excellent for a second graphics tablet.
- The Lime at the bottom of this tablet looks fairly attractive.
- The pen doesn’t require a battery to run at all, something that’s typical of Wacom.
Cons
- The tablet is considered very small for many people & uses.
- Some people may not realise that this is the Wacom Bamboo tablet that is intended for the Asian market.
- Doesn’t have the best value for money in my opinion, while it is good that this tablet is affordable, some of the other options with similar pricing can give you better value.
- This tablet has no express key at all, which mean you are forced to sue the keyboard along with it.
Technical Specifications
- Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Active Area: 5.8 x 3.6 inches Active Area: 8.53″ x 5.3”.
- Product dimensions: 10.9 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches.
- Color: Black and Lime.
- Compatibility Operating Systems: Windows 7, Vista SP2, XP SP3, Mac OS X.10.5 or higher (Unknown compatibility with Yosemite).
- Connection: USB Type A from PC side , Micro USB on the tablet side.
- Pressure Levels: 1024.
- Resolution: 2540 lpi.
- Comes weigh one spare nib. .
- Suitable for both right-handed & left-handed people.
- Accuracy: +/- .02 in (+/- 0.5 mm).
Let’s start with the specifications, Wacom Bamboo CTL471 has 1024 level of pressure sensitivity, which is lower than the most graphics tablets in the market these days, but it is still enough for most of drawing projects. Pressure sensitivity is what determine how thick the line is depending on how much you press the pen on the tablet, it can also be used to vary the opacity and many other things, depending on what options your art program supports.
There are no express keys on this tablet, express keys are button you assign shortcuts to make your workflow faster. Having no express keys on the tablet means you will have to use the keyboard for shortcuts and other things. Not that this is a bad thing, but for some people, it is.
The active area of Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Pen Graphics Tablet is 95.0 mm X 152.0 mm, the active area is where you actually draw on the tablet using your pen., and it is different than the dimensions of the whole tablet. Take a look at the following picture for both the active area and the graphics tablet dimensions:-
Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Pen Tablet is quite a small tablet, the tablet pictures can makes you think it is bigger than it really is, but it is not. To get an idea of how small it is, take a look at the picture below and see how the pen is longer than it. While this is not really a bad thing, I wouldn’t recommend this tablet if you have a large computer screen with high resolution.
To get an even better idea of how small Wacom Bamboo CTL471 is, see how small it is compared to the laptop besides it:-
The looks of this tablet may looks weird for those used to Wacom Bamboo tablets, but this is because this is the Wacom tablet for the Asian market, but that won’t prevent it from working on your computer.
There is only one colour available, which is black & lime, the lime at the bottom of it looks very nice, it would be interesting to see graphics tablets fully colored with colours like that in the future. :D
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The pen
And like the case with the tablet itself, the pen of this tablet looks different than the grip pen that comes with other wacom tablets pen, but it is sturdy and works very well. The only minus points about the pen is that it has no eraser at the back of it, and the tablet ships with only one replacement nib, which is few compared to the 4-10 nibs that comes with most graphics tablets. So you may need to buy more replacement nibs for it in the future.
The box contains:-
- 1x Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Pen graphics tablet.
- 1x Spare pen nib.
- 1x English use manual (Electronic file).
Driver Download Page
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In case you chose to get this graphics tablet, you can kindly find the latest driver download link for both Windows & Mac here. Along with the user manual as well.
And Finally
Wacom Bamboo CTL471 Pen Graphics Tablet is a very good graphics tablet, with its small size and good build quality, it can be an excellent choice for first graphics tablets owners, it can be also a great option for those looking for a second tablet to carry with it on the go.
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Wacom does not recommend upgrading to OS 10.11 (“El Capitan”) if using a Cintiq 27QHD or Cintiq 27QHD Touch until an updated driver is released. Wacom expects the driver to be available within one week of Apple’s release of OS 10.11
Wacom continually monitors the compatibility of our products with current operating systems. We have discovered that the Cintiq 27QHD (DTK2700) and the Cintiq 27QHD touch (DTH2700) will not function correctly on the upcoming Apple Mac OS (OS 10.11 El Capitan). Due to a change in the way Apple handles drivers that communicate with the Cintiq27 QHD scalar, an upgrade to OS 10.11 will cause you to lose the ability to use the Wacom Display Settings software to adjust brightness and contrast, or to adjust color profiles. You will also lose the ability to use the Wacom Color Manager software for color calibration of your Cintiq 27QHD.
When available the updated driver can be downloaded from this site.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and support.
Note that this issue only affects the Cintiq 27QHD and Cintiq QHD Touch on Mac OS 10.11. Other Cintiqs not affected. Windows operating system is not affected.
Why does the Cintiq 27QHD or Cintiq 27 QHD Touch Not Work with Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan)?
The Cintiq 27QHD and Cintiq 27QHD Touch uses a sophisticated scalar for color management and other display settings. A special chip is used to communicate with the scalar which requires a driver. Apple’s OS contains a native driver but this does not have all the functions required to communicate with the scalar. As a result, the chip manufacturer provides a custom driver that replaces the stock Apple driver. With the release of Mac OS 10.11 Apple now prevents replacing the stock, driver and therefore communication to the scalar does not function.
Why do other Cintiqs not have this problem?
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Only the Cintiq 27QHD and Cintiq 27QHD have the sophisticated scalar for advanced hardware color management.
What are the symptoms?
If you upgrade or install the Mac OS 10.11 the following will occur:
- When trying to use Wacom Display Settings to adjust brightness, contrast or color options, a warning will appear asking you to restart your computer in order to load a driver. A reboot will not load the driver.
- When trying to use Wacom Color Manager to color calibrate your Cintiq 27QHD, the software will be unable to establish connection with your display. Pressing “Retry” will not establish the connection.
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What workarounds exist for this issue?
There are no simple workarounds at this time.
Advanced users may consider the following. The Cintiq 27QHD and Cintiq 27QHD Touch maintain their settings in hardware, enabling you to change settings in one environment but use the Cintiq in another.
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Since the communication issue is not present in older Mac OS versions, you might load Mac OS 10.11 into a separate partition and keep the older partition for running color calibration and/or changing display settings. Since these functions are only done periodically your ability to work in Mac OS 10.11 would be preserved.
A further option would be to change settings on the Cintiq using a Windows OS computer then to re-attach the computer to the Mac running OS 10.11 Neither of these options are ideal but they would work in an emergency to allow adjustments to the Cintiq’s display settings.