I have a graphire tablet from when I used to do textures for games. I like tablets for somethings, others I dont. I never really got used to the pressure sensitivity, so it was more of a way to do other than straight lines and shading. For that they work extremely well.
I tried a few other cheaper ones and they were just absolute crap compared to the wacom. As the other person said, don't waste money on a large one. I had one about 4x6 and it was just fine. The cheap brand larger one I had I only used a small portion of it. It was just weird to have to move your hand so far.
