Wacom's Newest USB 9"x12" active area Professional Pen Tablet with new, sophisticated Platinum look for the PC and Mac.Includes: Intuos2 Grip Pen, 4D Mouse / Bundled software: precreate Painter Classic by Corel, penPalette by nik multimedia and Wacom Brushes 1.0 for Photoshop.The color scheme of the new Intuos2 Platinum tablets will enhance any professional studio environment sitting next to the latest desktops and laptops from the major computer manufacturers.Turn on Photoshop's 19 pressure sensitive tools with this Intuos2 tablet. With 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity, nothing unlocks the power of Photoshop, Painter, Paint Shop Pro and other professional graphics applications like the Intuos2.The Intuos2 does everything your mouse does and more!The Intuos2 Grip Pen features Wacom's patented batteryless, cordless technology; a programmable eraser on the end and 2 programmable buttons the side of the pen. This cushioned pen reduces your grip effort by up to 40% so that you can work comfortably with less stress. (Customers tell us that being able to use a pen helps them alleviate mouse and trackball induced repetitive stress injuries.)This Intuos2 tablet also comes with the 4D Mouse, with five programmable buttons and an easy-to-use fingerwheel that makes this mouse a wonderful productivity tool. Ergonomic in shape, highly accurate and complete with a cushioned grip, this mouse offers a level of comfort that matches its power. It's cordless, battery free and has no ball to gum up.The tablet surface has a clear overlay to allow for tracing images and has a programmable menu strip to allow for use of macros and quick adjustment of pressure sensitivity.Intuos2 allows you to (naturally) get the highest value out of your professional applications you can.Select, Edit and enhance your digital images with incredible precision and ease.You will have tremendous control and the greatest creative freedom (when working in apps like Photoshop) drawing pen paths and selections; delicately controlling layer masks, expressively blending images.Paint and draw intuitively so you can achieve the exact results that you desire.Create the most natural design environment to boost your creativity, productivity and work flow.Paint and draw intuitively so you can achieve the exact results that you desire.The type of users inclue:Graphic Designer and Photographer, Natural Media Artists, Student 9-12 or Higher Ed, Art Director, Creative person or Video Editor, 3D animation and industrial Designer.The kinds of products that the potential customer might already be using are.....High end digital camerasHigh end ScannersImaging Software:Photoshop, Corel PhotoPaint, etc.Web Graphics Software: Flash, Fireworks, ImageReady, etc.Illustration Software:Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, Painter, etc.Industrial Design (CAD)Animation:Amorphium Pro, Poser, ToonBoom, Discreet Logic/Autodesk, Avid/Softimage and Maya.