"Well ya know, I already feel like maybe I made a mistake getting the big 6x8" I was a bit worried about this, but I figured I could just map a smaller 'active area' if I really, really couldn't come to kindly terms with such a big area and the associated big movements. Glad to hear that I can do that. "I was using a smaller tablet, but noww that I have the larger one, I notice my actual drawing "style" comes through much more. " THAT'S what I was hoping to hear! I've worked on a crappy Genius 3x4 for a few years. It's better than a mouse but it's still about the lowest life-form in the tablet food chain. Then a friend gave me tablet part of his Genius 4x5 after his pen died and the difference was HUGE - so I figured bigger is better (for real drawing strokes) and I went for the 9x12 intuos. Great input everyone (after a somewhat facetious start LOL)