Wacom Bamboo Ink Plus Pen Review

[@mobiletechreview]

To see if your device is compatible with this pen, visit Wacom's page listing compatibility. Click on the top listing (Bamboo Ink Plus) to expand the list. wacom.com/en-us/comp

[@abdu1989]

How do you know what mode the pen is on!?

[@ThatGreenSpy]

My God, you sound almost like Julia Child.

[@JackFrost-ue2pp]

This is the only video to give me the answer i was looking for. Thank you so much

[@zwoddie]

the fair honesty present is so admirable! i used this pen for art for a long time, and it lasted me about 2-3 years. very much worth the price in my opinion:)

[@jamescampbell6728]

This was super helpful. It's an absolute nightmare to wade through all these laptops, pens, and protocols. Especially when a lot of people just talk about the note taking capabilities of them. Thanks!

[@VeniseGrr]

Lisa, I don't know what I like most: your drawings, your shirt, your sense of humor, or your honest tech reviews :D

[@panbui4246]

you are awesome, Lisa! Been waiting for an AES review of this pen forever

[@vcrbetamax]

I've been a fan since 2016 and I haven't said thank you yet. Because of you I got the Wacom mobile studio pro and the HP spectre. Both have their issues, but were good purchases; and you helped inform me to buy them.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

Great video as usual. Your coverage of the various pen protocols and pens is second to none and is very helpful to both note-takers (that's me) and hobby artists (also me!). (Probably pros too, but I wouldn't know.) You are also one of the few reviewers who actually seems to understand the pros and cons of rechargeable vs. battery-driven pens. Jesus, is it really so hard, people!? I enjoy watching you draw too! I give your shirt only a passing grade today however lol ...

[@nicnl255]

Hey Lisa, just a quick question You didn't mention if the back of the pen have the n-trig eraser feature I guess it means that this pen doesn't have it, but I'm asking just in case

[@mobiletechreview]

There is no eraser on the end of the pen. The end of the pen has a button for Bluetooth functionality only (app launching, screen shots).

[@treabailey]

One of the forward buttons acts as a toggle for an eraser. It's not as slick, but just as functional-- and more precise.

[@kitkat2407]

The amount of words per minute is impressive

[@reginarobinson840]

Great video! This was really helpful and honest. Subscribed!

[@treabailey]

It's so strange- I've seen/read quite a few reviews on these so far, and they've all reported (and shown!) a lot of jitter with the Bamboo Ink Plus, but I haven't experienced anywhere near what they're showing. My Surface Pen 2017 actually has more jitter than the Wacom and the default pressure curve and activation force is **MUCH** lower. It's a far superior stylus for me on my Surface Book 2 15"... That's not to say these reviews are wrong, but man... it's definitely not my experience.

[@Anakianaj]

read that it heavily depends on the used nibs. the default one people seem to use is the soft one and that causes the most jitter afaik

[@TanaBonana]

I have the original bamboo and I'm tired of not having enough money for a AAAA battery but still wanting to draw. Because I'm an artist the batteries are dead in a month. I need a rechargeable pen 😣💖

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

You could try selling the pen on your local Craigslist or ebay or something and see if anyone would buy it? That could give you enough money to get this one! :D

[@Alex_564]

Amazon basic quad A batteries are fair priced, if you have no qualms with Amazon.

[@wredmatic]

You can pick up this stylus on eBay for like $20

[@ellypaws]

You could try looking into rechargeable AAAA batteries. They might last a little bit shorter but better than buying a whole new battery altogether.

[@Aether_Star]

I know this comment is 2 years old but there is a rechargeable set of AAAA batteries on Amazon from a company named ANVOW. The batteries feel shoddy but the USB device that uses to charge one battery at a time is useful to have around. It is on sale as of right now for 11 dollars. Only 2 dollars off the original price haha. I would recommend to buy this.

[@biologist333]

super helpful, super clear. I appreciated that you explained the pen protocols. T

[@SoulSina11]

I love your art. It’s very beautiful☺️

[@calvintanner7897]

How is the HP Tilt Pen compared to Wacom, and the others like the Active Pen with Alexa ?

[@ashlynnundlall]

Why did you not use it on a Lenovo and compare it to the Lenovo active pen.

[@dylanstimac6234]

Thumbs up! Do you have any comments on this pen with the yoga 920? Also, strictly for not taking is the ink plus pen better than the Lenovo active pen 2?

[@asdjesdsd]

Lisa i got the surface pro 6 i5 hoping to use it for design and illustration, was it a good buy, better alternatives? I am in time to cancel it xd.

[@amjadshouekani7479]

Great video, thank you. I love your channel.

[@darkreigncometh]

I am in the market for a digital pen and I was considering this one for note taking and digital signatures for contracts. Your review will really help me make my decision on whether to invest or not. Thanks Lisa!

[@jarrodwest5958]

Can you use this stylus on a Wacom Intuos pro ?

[@bro.weaver1282]

Bob Ross rolling in his grave! You can't "beat the Devil out of it" in the digital age!

[@Mordal1222]

You can, but only once.

[@noou]

Is the Dell the only AES digitizer you've tested? What about Lenovo computers?

[@danielcavanagh4113]

Love your videos! What’s your take on the iPad Pro ruining IpadOS? I’d be great to see a review on that.

[@binfahad3878]

Is it work with hp spectre x360 13-aw0011nx?

[@TheTheMScope]

Really love your videos..so honest and informative! :) what about the battery life of it? I would really prefer a rechargeable one over the lenovo active pen 2 (with aaaa battery and even two additional coin cells..)

[@ivymac]

Hi, Lisa! Love your channel. Will you be reviewing the 7th gen x1 carbon? I’m interested in buying it and would love to know your take first.

[@JerryOhh]

This pen are compatible all touchscreen laptop and external touchscreen monitor???

[@eliyafreeman]

I'm now searching for some stylus pens for my windows laptop to draw with and this one's pretty cool! But my laptop isn't a touchscreen but it is supporting windows ink. But my question is that does it support Bluetooth?

[@kostar.2749]

Hello, Liza! Thank you so much for the review! I remember your review of dell latitude 5285. I myself use this computer now. I am using a pn556w pen, but I am thinking of buying a wacom bamboo ink plus. I see such advantages: replaceable tips, rechargeable battery, high sensitivity. Could you check on dell 5285 this stylus? Does it support the sensitivity to the angle of inclination, when drawing in Photoshop, on this device? Also, I read that on dell devices it is recommended to use a soft tip on this stylus.

[@jerrycaughron7378]

Excellent review!

[@maxdoe6534]

The review was good, but why did you exclude Lenovo? Now I still don't know whether to buy the Active Pen 2 or the Wacom...

[@ellypaws]

The Wacom Bamboo Ink pens work best with Lenovo in my opinion since it uses AES, and these devices Lisa tested are N-Trig, which are more known for jitter.

[@stray_editori]

I wish Wacom would have an additional list of devices that are proven to not be compatible. Like, sure the tested ones are the ones where it's 100% certain, but my 2-in-1 has MPP, it's just not on the list, and the Adonit works on it. I don't understand how compatibility works. and it's so nice and rechargeable too!! I wish I knew if it'd work on my Asus Flip 15 (UX561UD), because 100 bucks is a lot and I don't want to sit here with something that doesn't work.

[@AlastairLow]

Dose it let you hover right click?

[@AlastairLow]

i liike the surface pen on the surface but i have to run a 3rd party app that allows hover right click like were used to on wacom tablets. and with every windows update i have to reconfigure this

[@theamhway]

What about yogas? My pen is pretty good I feel, but is this better?

[@artbybenjamin]

The Lenovo Active Pen 2 came with my Lenovo Miix 720. Wasn't completely happy with it performance when it comes to drawing and I bought the Wacom Bamboo Ink (not the plus, but the previous one). The Bamboo Ink is a lot better in my opinion.

[@Benutzername0000]

Can I use this pen on a touchscreen monitor that I connect to my PC?

[@amandakasper4986]

Does the top button of the Bamboo pen erase like the Surface Pro and HP Tilt pens do? I really appreciate that feature, but can’t seem to find anywhere whether this pen has it.

[@MegaMar20]

Please Review Adonit note for iPad too

[@SilverShinepony]

Im drawing on a Lenovo Yoga 720 with the old bamboo ink, should I upgrate or buy the lenovo one?

[@mobiletechreview]

Are you dissatisfied with the old Bamboo Ink? If you like it, no need to change.

[@SilverShinepony]

@@mobiletechreview well it gitters a bit when I draw slow and windows ink performance is fine while PS isnt quiet as snappy for some reason

[@keithpetrino]

i just got a lenovo flex 14. It came with a nice pen but the tip is a bit hard for my tastes. Is this bamboo pen compatible with my computer? More importantly, are the tips compatible? They do look similar. Thanks.

[@jpdelacruz]

Hi Lisa, how does this compare to the Active Stylus that comes with the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo? I'm planning to replace it with this one. Is the Bamboo Ink Plus better for drawing on the Pro Duo?

[@j.m.seifert]

I actually have less jitter with this one on my ThinkPad Yoga 460 than with the ThinkPad ones (tried the included and the pro pen)

[@ellypaws]

That's because the bamboo Ink really works well with AES, but is terrible with N-Trig

[@ToBartCZ]

Any chance that it will work on Lenovo yoga c930? (not yoga book)

[@mobiletechreview]

The Yoga C930 has a Wacom AES digitizer and it is compatible.

[@ToBartCZ]

@@mobiletechreview Thank you so much for answering.

[@soy-senso]

Lisa, can you get your hands on the new helios 300!

[@willchannel8106]

can you use it on trackpad?

[@energji.pozitive]

Greetings. Please can you tell us if it is also suitable for Samsung lite tab s7.

[@dmunoz728]

Would these work with chromebooks? I have an HP but it’s not windows

[@yopibram]

Hiw is it works with lenovo x1 yoga? Please review or simply reply. Thx

[@mobiletechreview]

Yes, it's compatible. All of Lenovo's laptops and tablets with active digitizers in recent years have Wacom AES digitizers, which this pen supports.

Hello. Thank you for a review. I actually have asus b7 laptop with mpp function. And I would like to find an alternative to a oem pen. Because for me it is not convinient to replace batteries. And I really want a rechargable one. You have noticed asus, but you didnt have them in a test with this wacom pen. Do you have any experience with combo of asus laptop and this bamboo pen. Ot could you please suggest some alternative? Ive noticed that asus had their own rechargable pen, but it is out of stock everywhere. So I wonder is there is some better alternative? I need a pen mostly for some sketching and pdf marking. Although sometimes I use it in illustrator or photoshop. But not that ofter. Tahnk you in advance.

[@Max-te2gy]

Do you know if the Yoga 730-15 supports the pen's tilt functionality?

[@laylauwu7098]

you can check on the Wacom website but if i remember correctly none of the lenovo devices support the tilt feature

[@danowarkills4093]

Just a heads up for anyone considering this for use with an HP Spectre. I am getting ghost clicks like crazy while using this pen, which is a shame, because it has an amazing feel. Actually feels smoother than the HP Pen for drawing. I am trying a few things, but I don't think I'll be able to get rid of the ghost clicks. (I don't get any ghost clicks at all when using the HP Pen that came with my Spectre X360)

[@Lee.S321]

Did you end up finding out the pen was faulty? I use on the these pens with my Spectre (13-aw2025na) & it works a treat.

[@danowarkills4093]

@@Lee.S321 pen wasn't faulty, my spectre was jusy too old

[@challow90221]

What type of digitizer does apple use? And how does this pen match up against the Apple Pencil

[@Dan_Hazard]

Could I pair this with an LG V60

[@haruazad3688]

will tilt work on lenvo yogas?

[@fluffycrystal99]

Hi very new to your channel! I just bought this pen and I for the life of me could not find the driver that you're showing. Do you mind linking to the page?

I found the driver, but I can't install it, as I get a no tablet found error.

[@DT-vc7hd]

So, what's your current goto tablet/pen combo for serious sketching and/or painting?

[@Sean.Q]

She still uses a iPad pro 12 last gen for drawing most I believe. Sometimes her Surfacebook 15

[@j.k2869]

Wich Dell Pen did you show in the video? Do you recommend it? It just bought an Dell Inspiron 7000 and I really did not like the Active Pen-PN350M, because the initial pressure is so high.

[@Ale-ww4xj]

did you replace the PN350M? Because i bought it and i'm very dissatisfied, i think to buy a wacom ink plus or PN579X. Do you have some tips for me? Thank you

[@haibui9783]

For a HP envy x360 (2019), which one do u recommend between new HP pen ( spectre active pen 2), surface pen 2017 or the bamboo pen? I just want a pen for note taking, absolutely no art. Please help!

[@lolaamaae]

Hi! I just got a hp envy THIS year for christmas. Have you figured it out? I have no idea how to even work this one

[@haibui9783]

@@lolaamaae Hey, i gave up and bought an Ipad to take note instead :)) sorry that I cant help

[@jasonboyd3619]

Will this work with the google pixel slate? What are some pens that will work instead of Pixelbook pen? Thanks!

[@posted20]

What's your thoughts on *"Made to order"* by Lenovo.

[@technopathicanimations5791]

Hi! I have this pen and was disappointed because it seems like a downgrade from its non plus counterpart when working on my hp envy. THe touch is jittery and sometimes flails wildly across the page or doesn't register taps and even after searching for HOURS I can't seem to find anything that will allow me to change the pen sensitivity so I don't destroy my wrist working on art. Are there any apps to help? THe wacom driver you mentioned doesn't work on the envy for some reason.

[@fabiocicm]

I have a Lenovo Yoga Book C930. It normally comes with the Lenovo Precision pen, but I end up buying the version without a pen. So now, What would be better? A Lenovo Precision Pen, a Lenovo Active Pen 2 or a Bamboo Ink Plus? Thanks.

[@me836]

Hi, do it works with a lenovo yoga 530 ?

[@suberhajo1135]

Can you compare the new hp zbook 360 g5 2in1 to the dell xps 15 2in1?

[@travisnguyen1475]

@Lisa Gade What different between pen ink and wacom pen pro? I just see ink pen need battery

[@ellypaws]

Those use wacom EMR instead of AES/N-Trig, which emit a low magnetic inductance to provide power and the digitizer to work with the pen. www.wacom.com/en-ch/for-business/technologies/emr

[@HiFiInsider]

I really don't like how the display has a jump pen affect when the pen is near the display. Apple Pencil doesn't do that.

[@3JuiceKBFan]

Does this work on the Acer Switch Alpha SA5-271?

[@sunychavez6712]

so i have a bamboo solo pen from best buy and it wont work on my touch screen laptop it was working until it all of a sudden stoped i dont know why but the pen it more like a "not pen" sorta thing like its not the ink plus it just wont work i dont know why and im not sure if you know but if you do know then plz tell me

[@psychoticreations121]

I can't get it to connect to my devices. This sucks.

[@nyrou7996]

Does anyone know if the Lenovo Ypga 530 14 IKB is compatible with this pen? They just mention the yoga 520

[@alexnijs76]

Is this bamboo ink compatible with the zenbook pro duo ux581 gv? Because on their compatibility list it only shows the zenbook pro 15 ux580gd and ux580 Ge... I don’t want to buy the wrong thing

[@austinrichards5643]

Works better on the 2021 spectres BTW as they updated their digitizers!

[@GregFultz]

great video - subscribed

[@comicog3]

I have the non plus model that came out earlier, and it uses quadruple a, which only lasts 1-2 months :/

[@kimelor6289]

Bamboo can stick with surface pro 6 by magnetic!!! Or not

[@Cakradenta]

how do I know wether my laptop (Lenovo C340 14-IWL) using wacom AES or N-Trig? I'm afraid that my stylus which I bought isn't compatible

[@brandongardner4421]

I have wacom bamboo ink v2 for lg v60. The one that takes batteries. Do u know anything about that

[@Dan_Hazard]

Is that working well for you, do you have any suggestions

[@brandongardner4421]

@@Dan_Hazard suggestions as far as what exactly??

[@Dan_Hazard]

@@brandongardner4421 like did you like the pen and did it work on your v60, or did you have to try something new and if you did what did you try Thanks

[@g43654]

Next is the one pen that rules them all: one that has Wacom, Apple Pencil and NTrig!

[@ChrisisWWC]

Not sure if the major tech companies are still working on the Universal Stylus Initiative.

[@prabakaransivakumar1297]

Can anybody let me know how to accurately check the pens battery status. because I used the same app as her but it doesn't tell me the accurate battery level.

[@chuncheongliu8550]

good review

[@chuzzbot]

Are you sure you're left handed, Lisa?

[@kotryna7899]

To me personally, BLUE nib works best for Lenovo and lines got better when I changed to this one. Probably it is a case for all such type screens.

[@mohammadadil4175]

Yass. Although I wished that there was a softer version of the blue nib. I love the feel of the original nib but prefer the lines of the blue. Maybe when Wacom releases a newer version of this pen with more nibs than I might spring for it.

[@jungleinwonderland7116]

I'm scared of buying 2-in-1 laptops with stylus support especially that I'm left-handed person. It would be really hard for me to write well if I try to become a paperless student.

[@mikecoshan3752]

Lisa certainly has the Write stuff to review these pens 😊 I know my jokes are bad so it back to the drawing board for me. I will take two Tablets & a laptop & call you in the morning😉

[@mazeofmind_]

Can it use on ipad??

[@ellypaws]

No, only Apple Pencils work on the iPads

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

Cool! I love these pens! Super nice! Kinda surprised it's not better, lol, but like you said, the manus have really optimized their own pens for their devices, which makes sense! Those drawings were really pretty, too, by the way! :D

[@ricardoballantyne1057]

Hi good morning my name is ricardo i have an (Lenovo - Yoga 7i 2-in-1 15.6" Touch Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Slate Grey)...i did not receive or get a style pen with my laptop does it comes with one or do i have to buy one & if i do have to buy one what style pen would u recommend me to buy...thank u stay safe & be safe out there 🙏🏼

[@rajamanu8726]

Will this work with my ordinary mobile phone??

[@Cipher-du4cp]

Anybody know if this will work on a Google Pixelbook

[@mobiletechreview]

I believe the Pixelbook uses a Wacom AES digitizer, so in theory, this pen would be compatible.

[@MobileTechPoint]

From wakanda 👹👹👹

[@buttercrazy30]

WaConda forever!!!

[@Smuthole]

For the HP ENVY X360 Ryzen 7 2019 - i Should actually buy the HP pen then i guess.........for note taking in OneNote

[@mikethemiamichiro]

I have the same computer... How does the HP pen work for you? Did you get the tilt one or the regular HP pen

[@kash7553]

@@mikethemiamichiro did u buy it? If so how is it ?

[@calsavestheworld]

It goes into standby and needs reconnecting too soon, but it's otherwise excellent.

[@ikeashark622]

Rechargeable battery is the last thing I would want in a hundred-dollar stylus. Once that battery dies, which is inevitable after enough charge cycles, the whole pen is junked. Batteries are the weakest link in modern devices, and I would go the extra mile to avoid buying products with no replaceable batteries. Yet another huge step backwards to create disposable products.

[@ellypaws]

Convenience and integration are what a lot of people like instead of reliability or do it on your own.

[@thanos8726]

Even if i try pretty much all the devices with a Pen / stylus on the market i still don't have a precise opinion about n-trig . On some devices i tried N-trig / the surface pen was awful but on other one it worked kinda good even for drawing . I don't understand why these brands don't do theme-self EMR digitizer or ask huion , xp-pen or other wacom competitor to do a cheaper digitizer instead to use these unreliable and crappy active pen . I know that Microsoft bought N-trig but they didn't develop anything . They are still unreliable. They work great only for note taking in some cases

[@AlikKra]

Спасибо, очень интересно.

[@khalidal-malhani968]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@OutdatedRam]

I paid $40 on bay off one. Its kind of off balanced. And there is no full strokes on bamboo paper. Drawing on is almost like sketching. I only like doing lines. My stroke some times light. >:0 drawings look nice. Even if you have to steady yourself. I also paid $35 but on Amazon. Less greedy if Amazon is selling. Had 30 min charge for an appa pencil. Yet better at note taking. Last a week. Can’t find a good note taking app on windows. Windows compute ness makes things complicated. I tried the install software. And boy I forget you need a keyboard. But this the first time we can use pens on them.

[@logical9335]

Damm you are good at drawing

[@i_am_blur]

I have a Lenovo c930 2-in-1 with the small pen. Thinking about Bamboo. ???? I'm curious if anyone can recommend a drawing program/app that will allow you to set it to only recognize pen strokes and automatically reject fingers and hand (so I can rest my hand on the screen). I have Autodesk Sketchbook, but it only seems to allow for palm rejection on mobile (I use it on a Note 10), but it doesn't seem to have that feature for the PC app I use on the c930. Any app suggestions?

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

Have you thought about wearing an art glove? They're really cheap and help a lot with that!

[@i_am_blur]

@@7Write4This9Heart7 I'm such an amateur I honestly had never heard of that. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I just went to Amazon and see loads to choose from. I am very grateful for the suggestion! 😁😁😁

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

@@i_am_blur Haha! Of course, dude! No problem! So happy I could help! Hope you find one that works well for you! :D

[@mydogeatspuke]

I use Clip Studio Paint personally. You can set pen and hand to separate gestures. It doesn't pick up hand unless the pen is away from the screen. Also a very good piece of software for illustration as an aside.

[@i_am_blur]

@@mydogeatspuke thank you so much!