Cintiq, no. I did try one out at Siggraph once. Given the hours I put in, having the monitor upright and lifting my arm to paint on the screen would be debilitating. So, I would reccommend laying it flat. I'm not sure I'm sold on the idea though. I'm happy enough using an Intuos 6x8 (currently on a single screen). I've been using tablets now for 24 years and am very comfortable not having my hand in the way of what I'm drawing. The big tablets I referred to were on a Quantel Paint Box, the pen was like a soldering gun, attached with a cord and heavy, it got quite warm with use and the tablet had to be "combed" with a big magnet from time to time. Seems quite barbaric now. Because of the Quantel years I feel very comfortable using a pen with menus like Photoshop or Lightwave. It feels much faster than the mouse. Since I mouse:right-handed and stylus:left-handed its good switching back and forth and keeps one wrist from being overly taxed. I guess that doesn't clarify anything except that I'm comfortable with tablets.