I hesitated for a long time before breaking down and getting one...I did OK with my mouse (or so I thought). Finally, I got one, just a small 4x5...but I LOVE it. Everything is so much faster, and the control is superb. I don't have a particularly top-of-the-line one, nor is it one of the newest models...but it works beautifully for what I need it for, which is mainly web graphics and some image postworking in Photoshop. I imagine there are ways to get a tablet to work in other applications.