I have an Intuous 3 6x8 and it's a glorified coffee coaster!  It's used for everything but it's intended purpose. I've tried and tried to get over the disconnected feeling of looking straight ahead while I'm writing or drawing and it just doesn't work for me.  The next tablet I get will be the kind in the link above. 

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi