Now I can keep my eyes glued to the screen with the new surface on the Intuos5. I found the plastic in the predecessor made your fingers stick as you dragged them across the surface near the express keys, which always led me to look down more often than I'd like. Everything is more uniformed and streamlined. There's less of a contrast in how the entire surface feels than there is with the Intuos4. Similarly, the touch ring feels better to transition to while you're working since the surface area feels relatively similar across the tablet. With the succesor, not only is the entire tablet now covered in soft rubber, the express key buttons are embossed into the tablet itself, making for easier transitions when you're working and focused on the monitor. The Intuos4 has a shiny look with the reflective plastic coating on the side where the touch ring and express keys are. The aesthetics is one of the most discussed feature about the tablet. Let's go ahead and break it down.Īs you can see from the overview video, Wacom has added a few key features that have been improved even over the Intuos4. However, things always differ when you use them, so I had to put them to the test. Based on the initial press release from Wacom, there were already apparent changes in store that I knew could be a huge boost in productivity for any creative professional.

After the initial unboxing and first impressions of the Intuos5 that Wacom kindly sent us, I was already impressed with what I had seen at a glance.

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