Artist Review: Wacom Bamboo Slate

Wacom Bamboo Slate has evolved from Bamboo Spark, the device targeted at the note taking crowd. This review demonstrates what you can do with it.
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[@mlwonge]

Been searching for reviews to understand this product. Seems that it is hard for the reviewers to be concise yet detail enough like you do. Now I get what I need. Thanks a lot!

[@Othorius]

I love how honest you are with your reviews. Your misalignment opinions really help me out!!! ✌🏾😇

[@PAScribe]

Quite an impressive, clear and thorough review. Thanks for taking the time to make such a detailed vid.

[@teohyc]

Thanks ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪

[@vaibhavfulzele6172]

Is this book reusable??

[@alexlee6859]

@@vaibhavfulzele6172 No, it's not. You're writing with a pen, not a pencil.

[@roshansharma5049]

@@alexlee6859 if anything written wrong can be editable on screen ? just to show no mistake on output.

[@alexlee6859]

@@roshansharma5049 You cannot edit the paper because it's written in pen, but in the app, you can edit it like selecting certain parts to erase, relocate, rewrite, etc. Of course, after editing it in the app, the stuff on paper and in the app won't match anymore.

[@a.s.3267]

One of the best review videos I've seen. Covers all sorts of information, clearly and concisely.

[@raystaar]

Great review. I seldom watch/listen to an entire product review, but yours was so well and smoothly done, it was a pleasure to do so. Thank you.

[@teohyc]

+Ray Staar Thanks 😁 Just trying to let people understand what this product is capable of.

[@alexandraromancsak]

I just discovered your channel and really love your reviews. They are very detailed but not one detail is meaningless. I really feel confident to make a choice based on your videos. I just wanted to encourage you to continue the great work you are doing. And about the product, I am very happy they developed the idea further because for me writing or drawing on screens is extremely distracting to my thought flow but I love the convenience of having digital copies of things, especially vectorized drawings. Also the replay function would be great for experimental animation. Thank you again for reviewing this product in such great detail!

[@christineshefford5885]

I've had my Bamboo Slate for over a year now, and at last I feel confident about using it. Thank you very much Teoh.

[@telinoz1975]

If the paper moves just a tiny bit, it would not maintain accuracy. They should include a clamp system.

[@Walking-MY-Path]

I agree. There needs to be some sort of system that clips it to the board.

[@Kaelin51]

Rubber bands.

[@Someone-ig7we]

It can slide into a pocket near the top as was shown in the beginning of the video when he slid it out to show what it was.

[@jayp6955]

It's not as good as a clipboard clamp-type thing though.

[@Alex-kr7zr]

I upgraded mine with a clamp, so it's also useful for all the free notebooks you get as merchandise.

[@JACK32767]

Probably something I'll never need. An interesting and through review.

[@LeaGalTan]

Thanks for another terrific review. It looks like fun!

[@teohyc]

Thanks \ (•◡•) /

[@stevephillips6106]

Thanks for taking the time to do this review, it was helpful.

[@Lobstrique]

this is an amazing review! you are so thorough and pleasant to listen :)

[@teohyc]

+Mary Mary Thanks 😁

[@VincentForDesign]

+1 Yes! A review that artist would need. Detailed and pleasant to listen, thank you!

[@knownaigm]

Thanks for a great review. You always do a great job at covering important functions and questions I might have. As usual, this gave me all the info I needed.

[@teohyc]

Thanks :-)

[@ArcenisRojas]

Thank you for the detail and clarity in your review.

[@sokinecola9361]

I am surprised to see you reviewing this because I was watching your watercolor reviews lol. So feel so familiar and happy

[@bujinkanatori]

Interesting how your writing looks better digitally than on paper

[@btilly75]

What a comprehensive and clear video. Manufacturers take note - ditch the glitz for straight talking facts.

[@teohyc]

Thanks 😃

[@mistymidnight4447]

Been using mine for 5 years, still going strong, I like the fact that the app doesn’t have to stay open for it to work. Once connected you can close the app and use your phone/computer, draw on the paper and sync it as usual. It’s stills transfers and is there waiting for you when you go back to the app

[@sadiaafrin4825]

Are you still using it? Can we use regular pens with it and not the included one?

[@montebleu1351]

Good review because it shows ALL of the BAD things this product has to offer. Saved me my money. Thanks for sharing.

[@teohyc]

lol

[@jamesonesmus2312]

dont be so pessimistic

[@aitorpascual5699]

TRU

[@lamalord2008]

Totally disagree. I was considering the Remarkable, but decided on this instead. As an architect, this device was more practical choice.

[@bigjimandthelovepotatoes]

@@lamalord2008 hi there, keen to know how it worked out for you, I was considering it for the same reasons. I do alot of sketching

[@chaitanyaathale]

Really useful review. I came looking for an old tool from UK and happy to see Wacom has taken this ahead. I am fairly interested in seeing how to use this in a classroom scenario, for remote classes. I wonder if anybody has experience using it for teaching.

[@sokinecola9361]

You solved all of my questions about this product. Thank you

[@FefiBurgos]

Very thorough review, thank you very much for taking the time, cleared a lot of questions I had for this tablet.

[@worldofbloss4595]

Thank you for this review Teoh! Just got the Bamboo Slate as a present and wasn't sure if I should use it. I'll be giving it a try after your review. Thanks!

[@dearheart2]

Excellent, all the demos I have seen on web-shops have not explained anything. You got to the point and demo was great!

[@johngarvey4261]

Thanks for the review! Very helpful and thorough.

[@WCCXtra]

Thanks a lot for this review, Teoh! I may have missed it, but can you store pages in the Slate to be exported later if you don't have your tablet nearby? Or must both devices always be connected and within range of each other?

[@libanjirmo796]

Hi, thank you for the review. Its very informative! Do you need the cap to be placed on top of the pen? so you don't have to worry about retracting the ball point.

[@mammadfy]

Great review, Teoh! Thanks.

[@RaoulVega]

what an amazing review, detailed and well explained! suscribed!

[@rbondy008]

That needs over sized paper with a reference border. Great review

[@cheeseytank]

Picked up the slate as well, my reason behind that compared to the spark was the spark can only read through 50 pages and the slate can read through 80. If you're looking for the cover you can get the Folio or you can get a large generic cover which can hold it as well.

[@scottlemien5964]

Awesome review, love that artists get their paper and a perfect vector representation as well. Only part that would have been nice is to see how the video export process works, if at all.

[@lindanimated]

Thanks for the review (especially from an artist's perspective!) I'm considering buying one of these some time soon since regular graphics tablets aren't really doing it for me anymore, but I can't afford a Cintiq right now. I will seriously consider it now!

[@Fudog1138]

Thanks so much for the review. This is what I was looking for. Just ordered one.

[@CreativeCaro]

Thanks a lot for this detailed review - helped me a lot!

[@sneeuwberg]

Wow, this is a really good and in-depth review. You really tried to understand and explain how it really works and it is still entertaining. All reviews should be like this!

[@omnymisa]

Looks like a awesome devise to play with, thank you for reviewing it!

[@teohyc]

Thanks :-)

[@SamuelConnelly]

Yo Brother, great review. This is the best review I've found on the internet so far. Keep it up, my friend.

[@teohyc]

Thanks ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪

[@Gotteable]

Very nice and very depth riview. I am using since more than 4 years... Being an engineer helping me to keep my hand written process flow charts, drawing. And moreover I use for MOM and transfer data into whats app, email etc. Very easy to operate. I am enjoying it

[@Darignobullseye]

Thank you for the detailed review. It really helps.

[@spotfrog91]

Great review that covered all of the things I wanted to know. Thanks!

[@teohyc]

Thanks :-)

[@samoguz0]

Outstanding review. Thank you!

[@glau10]

Thanks for the review. Very helpful indeed.

[@nunyabiznez4408]

I like your reviews. Very detailed and pertinent info. thanks and keep it up!!

[@teohyc]

+nunya biznez Thanks 😁

[@tashm36]

Teoh Yi Chie how do you erase

[@crizish]

Excellent review! Very helpful.

[@sommou]

Very good review. So efficient ! Thank you!

[@cicalinarrot]

Great reviews! Content is already good, if you get your rig a bit more professional like less noise mic, lights and some other "appearence" stuff like a little intro, you could match some of the best channels. Hope you do it, you deserve it.

[@kneelneil]

cicalinarro

[@colleenrhodes7131]

Excellent and thorough review! You don't waste my time and I greatly appreciate that. I think I'll get a Wacom, although I don't know which model yet. Thank you!!!

[@teohyc]

+Colleen Rhodes Thanks 😁

[@VicodinElmo]

I like how you just made up a letter after Q and before R!

[@RemixKingzMusic]

thanks. this was a great review..honest, detailed, clear, and straight to the point

[@johnterwiske3573]

Excellent review, very helpful.

[@ayusha149]

i love your reviews, keep it up!

[@teohyc]

Thank you \ (•◡•) /

[@guymelancon2151]

Wow, thanks for taking time to review that Wacom device. Your review is quite complete, except maybe for the drawing-to-text feature they announce on Wacom.

[@art3135]

thank you for the clear and detailed explanation! I recently got the Wacom Sketchup pro, but it is exactly the same as this Bamboo Slate

[@meilin_]

........the power of the Technology!!Thank you for introducing such an amazing thing and your introduction is very clearly👍🏼

[@teohyc]

+Meilin Tan Thank you 😀

[@russellg3775]

Excellent review, thank you!

[@georgemugno2349]

Excellent review. Very thorough. Thank you

[@teohyc]

Thanks ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪

[@andrewmathenge3400]

Very well reviewed. Thank you.

[@tomomyuu]

This is really neat! I would probably only use it for art related things actually. If I had the cash I'd definitely go for it, but my birthday is coming up soon! It's kind of a slight bummer it only works with the wacom pen, but actually that could be pretty interesting. If I were to do a sketch in pencil, and then do line work over it with the wacom pen, I'm sure that'd be pretty handy since the pencil marks won't show up after exporting! Maybe in the distant future, there will be a way for them to develop an ink brush type haha.. maybe that's too wishful thinking of me. Thanks for the review though!

[@ChiannaNycole]

check out the slate. u can use any writing tool.

[@tomomyuu]

Chi-anna Nycole will do! thanks for the tip!

[@rich1051414]

Well, you can replace the refill with whatever brand you want as long as it is type D-1, and it should work fine for most. However, that limits you to only ballpoint style. You could still use an Ohto needlepoint refill, zebra gel pen refill, etc. Gives you a few options.

[@olgacb11]

Hi! Such a detailed and great review! I have a question; could you export the process recording to some kind of video format?🤔

[@IvAreio]

Yes

[@true3211]

You are one of the best KZbinrs I know!

[@teohyc]

Thanks \ (•◡•) /

[@anttisaksi5735]

Good review. Nice job!

[@Aniastro]

I find your review very accurate and enlightening. Your English, although accented, is perfect to understand. I even find it better than many English speakers.. You don’t use useless ‘likes’ and aaahs’. Love the car drawing. Thank you.

[@ldn603]

So you cannot erase and redraw on the paper without messing up your final image. The paper is not needed, why not do it on a touch screen (equivalent of an ipad) ? I think there are such systems already.

[@dannyvanswieten2484]

Great review Teoh! Did you have a go on the wacom intuos pro paper edition aswell? I'm curious about what your opinion is on it.

[@teohyc]

That should be good. Their tablets are always good. Just that features are different

[@Shinom4ever]

A lot of information, I greatly appreciate it.

[@jontheartist]

Very good review it answered all my questions.

[@jontheartist]

I need one they are so cool!

[@keeravivian]

Thank you for the very good and detailed review!!

[@teohyc]

+PrettyLadiesPrettyBabies Thanks 😁

[@massi47911]

Thank you, very good review!!! I have only one question, is this only a mobile (android/ios) product? I need a similar product for a teacher, she works with a pc and a projector. It would be nice to "stream" what you are writing and then share it. I need something that you can use with a pc so you can stream to the students.

[@bastelbaer965]

Great review! Thank you 👍😃

[@9appelmoes9]

Thanks for the detailed review! It is a bit long for me, but definitely everything is in there about this device :)

[@mohammadyr]

Thank you for the review. Nice drawings by the way

[@radhakrishnanswaminathan2480]

Excellent review. TY.

[@SamirKhan-os2pr]

good review... your video helped me a lot. I recently got one.

[@joelt4n]

Cool review. Thanks! Also, for the auto brightness, it's just the proximity sensor at the top of the iPad (beside the camera commonly). When you cover the top of the iPad which is where the sensor is, the brightness will dim :)

[@awangtop7884]

Very good review. You made me long to get this product.

[@narinderchandra9379]

thanks for the awesome review. already own the bamboo spark(bought it after watching your older video) and wanted to know if the slate is thinner than the spark and also if the new gen pen is thinner or not

[@teohyc]

Working surface of Slate is as thick as Spark. However since Spark is only available in folio editions, overall Spark is thicker. As for the pen, they are about the same in terms of size and weight, just that the design is different.

[@akkitty22]

Wonderful review thank you

[@kan-zee]

outstanding product....

[@HonorMacDonald]

A very detailed and helpful review, thank you. One question, how thick was the sketchbook that gave the distorted & incomplete results?

[@teohyc]

+Honor MacDonald I can't remember how thick. But it is quite thick

[@HonorMacDonald]

Thank you :)

[@ArntPetterAndersen]

Hi. On time 12:48 you are using what I am presuming is a PC/MAC? -Wich program do you use there. Can I use whatever graphic software to be able to work with that vector file? - Appriciate this video, and hope for an answer too. -T.C. -Arnt P.

[@NoxMoony]

Such a great review Teoh! I remember the inkling haha, I did feel it had potential but it wasn't quite there yet. This seems much better and definitely a more polished version of the idea. I'd get this in a heartbeat if I was in uni right now hehe, I do write pretty detailed notes. I might still get it if it strikes my fancy, but at the moment for me, at this price I guess I'd rather buy other art supplies :P Great product nonetheless!

[@davewasthere]

ISO 12757-2 isn't the model number of the refill, it's an international standard around quality requirements for ball point pens

[@jdxy8682]

Thanks for your objective review. Very useful.

[@tommccloskey7703]

so happy for this video

[@shelleymonkland8996]

Thank you, loved your review

[@teohyc]

Welcome 😁

[@hemylala449]

Great in-depth review

[@teohyc]

Thanks :-)

[@AdrianPayne1]

You are really good at reviewing. Very thorough and comprehensive. Well done and keep it up.. you’ve had some really positive comments. 😀

[@teohyc]

+Adrian Payne Thank you for your kind comments. I just want to let people know exactly what they are buying 😁

[@HLee-uv1yd]

wish i had this back when i was in school. i had so many notes that eventually got too heavy for me to carry in my bag!

[@PixieBulb]

Thank you so much for this review - gosh I know I'm late to the party but as a casual artist looking for something a bit more visual than the standard drawing tablets (but cheaper than a tablet with a screen - ooof that price point) this is a really exciting option. Your review told me everything I need to know!

[@raqueller.8714]

Very deatailed steps, thankyouuu

[@jagchin]

Great review ,thanks

[@almogshmuel3871]

great reviwe! also it will be great if you can compare between this slate and the iskn slate

[@ArunKumar-gq8vi]

Good video... very informative and useful... you've given detailed description... Thank you..✍✍✍

[@creis90]

Hi Teoh! First of all thank you for the incredible review. Secondly, I was wondering if you could tell me how did do the changes between the different pressures. It is not working for me, all my lines have the same thickness no matter if I put some pressure or not in my pen. I am working with the a4 wacom slate and the free inkspace tool.

[@teohyc]

The pressure should work by default. I am not sure what is wrong. Try writing text. Words should have tapered ends as you lift the pen.

[@cvguild]

Teoh, Thank you for such a comprehensive review. I am a Folio user and was a Spark user before that. I haven't yet been able to figure out the OCR feature (digitizing the written word). I have signed up for the Inkspace Plus aspect, but it is still unclear, any idea? Thank you.

[@teohyc]

+Charlie Guild I did not subscribe to their plan so I also don't know how to convert the text

[@nigelcutler7123]

Hi Teoh. Great review. I watched your review of the spark as well. With regard to capturing light strokes, does the slate seem more accurate than the spark? Or do you think they are the same. Obviously you can't correct your lines by erasing them but my idea is to sketch with a pencil first (with the slate off), and then 'ink' my lines with the slate on. I need to produce line drawings for my job (scanning and removing the background in photoshop is a pain), and I can sketch better on paper than I can on a glass - and it would be nice to have a physical copy of my work as well. So this device might do the trick! Nigel

[@teohyc]

It is as accurate as the Bamboo Spark. Both are very accurate.

[@miketaiwanwalkcity6355]

Great great review! I want to buy

[@concernedcitizen8066]

Great review mate, thanks

[@teohyc]

Thanks 🙂

[@greyareaRK1]

Very impressive; much better than I expected. Does the IOS/Android device have to be nearby while drawing? Glad to hear it takes a standardised refill, and regular paper. As for that pen, I had a similar problem once and used a thick elastic wound prevent it from turning, and to keep my hand from knocking it. Hopefully they'll introduce a lock of some kind. Moleskin has a similar-looking product, but I believe it uses a camera near the pen tip and dotted lines on the paper to track properly. I don't know much about it beyond that.

[@teohyc]

+John Matthias Bluetooth range is quite far so the iOS android device does not have to be near. Anyway, you don't have to sync immediately. You can store your pages inside Bamboo Slate and sync whenever you are available to do so. I'm not sure exactly how Moleskine's product work.