Doing as much texturing as I do I finialy went adnd bought my first Wacom. I picked up the Wacom Graphire and have to say that it's the best investment I've made. I've had tablets ranging from 4x5 up to a Summa Graphics 3 14x14 inch tablet over tha past 8 or so years. The Graphire in my view is the best possible tablet not only because of the price but for the sice and ease of use. And...if down the road you feel you need to upgrade to a bigger tablet you haven't invested hundereds into the Graphire one. GeorgeD