I have the Intuos 9x12, and I think it's great! I think that these tablets should be standard-issue for all artists. I do think having the larger size is nice because you can do longer brush strokes on it, though I haven't tried the small one. Another thing I liked... I have the USB version and I plugged it into my Mac and it worked. No fussing. Gosh, if only everything was that easy!