Wacom Bamboo first impressions.

I got a Bamboo for my birthday! Here are my first impressions:

• It comes with Photoshop Elements for BOTH Windows and OS X! That's right, 2 serial numbers. However, the versions are 7 for Windows and 6 for OS X - the latest versions when the Bamboo was released. These are no longer the latest versions. If you have both Windows and OS X, buying PSE for both is almost as expensive as buying the Bamboo.
• It's thin and light, and comfortable to use on my lap.
• It's pretty well designed - the indicator light has 4 modes, 1 button is mapped to touch on/off by default.

Pen
This is my first tablet, so I'm not sure if these features are standard or not.

• Pen can be set to work in "absolute" or "relative" mode.
• It automatically switches to pen mode when the pen is 7 mm or less from the surface. In my experience, the pen is not detected if I hold it above my hand when using touch. The indicator light turns orange in pen mode, so it's very easy to tell.
• The 2 buttons on the pen can be mapped to modifier keys or even KEY COMBINATIONS.
• There are lots of settings. For example, you can set the pen buttons to work immediately when you press them, or when you hold them and tap the pen.

Orange is in pen mode. As you can see, the pen is detected from pretty far away

Touch

• Only supports 2 fingers, however there are some additional gestures to the MacBook ones: you can highlight/click and drag by moving to the start, placing an additional finger to the left and moving both fingers. You can even reposition your fingers without breaking the drag. You can right click by tapping an additional finger to the right.
• Gestures cannot be remapped.
• The 4 buttons on the left, like those on the pen, can be mapped to modifiers or key combinations.
• Surface seems more rough than my MBP's touchpad. Might be dirt, or because it's plastic.
• Inertial scrolling! But it doesn't scroll much, not like Logitech's.

Software (OS X)
Software is highly impressive. Tons of customisation options.

• Basic settings like speed and acceleration, independently for pen in relative mode and touch.
• Able to use only a portion of the tablet, or map to only a portion of the screen in pen absolute mode - like only the Photoshop window
• Able to disable individual touch gestures, like on the MBP.
• Add a menu of custom keystrokes/programs to the context menu.