I had the same issue when I went from a 6x8 to a 4x5, but I really like the 4x5 Intuos2. It would depend on how you work I guess. I highly recommend a wacom. I tried a few different tablets before I got the wacom and would never change. One thing you might want to look at is sometimes wacom has sales on refurbished tablets that you can save some money or check on ebay. Sometimes you can get an older model much cheaper than a newer one. Like Intuos2's have come down since Intuos3's are out.

Message edited on: 10/14/2004 01:29