It does require some installation, but it's a very simple process.
He used a Wacom medium Bamboo Tablet.
Take it into the store you bought it from and they will do it for you.
No it doesnt
You never know
It depends on which bamboo tablet you want. The one I got, the bamboo pen and touch, came with PSE 7 for mac and PSE 8 for windows.
No. Only the Intuos line has this feature.
You should contact Wacom support, they answered me quickly, but most likely yes. My experience is with a Bamboo pen on an older tablet, it works perfect. Wacom has a good backwards compatibility policy.
The significant difference between the two models lies in the pressure sensitivity of each tablet. The Intuos model is much more sensitive--it has some 2000 levels of pressure sensitivity, versus the around 1000 levels of sensitivity in the Bamboo Fun. :)
Just go with Wacom. They have the best quality of graphic tablets. If you want cheaper, pick their Wacom Bamboo. It's under $100.
It's excellent. Easy to use and brilliant. Check out Simon's Cat. Simon does the animation using a Bamboo.
It is a capacitive touchpad. It does not include, and would not work with the wacom pen. The pen uses an active sensor, which is not included in the touch model tablet. If you want to touch and use pen, then you need to buy the "pen and touch" model.
Wacom Bamboo is the most highly rated personal graphic tablet on the market right now. Adesso is a close second. Take time to shop around!