Quote - Before you pick any of them, take a good look at your desk and think about the real dimensions of the tablet - I have an Intuos 3 6x8 inch tablet, and while it's a great tablet, the thing is huge, it's nearly as wide as the keyboard because there's a lot of surface on both sides that isn't part of the actual drawing surface.  If you mean to hold it in your lap or have some way to just place it conveniently (which I don't, not really) then it's a great tablet - think about getting a smaller one though, they really don't have to be all that big.  It depends a lot on your stroke style too, whether you draw with your whole arm or mostly small motions of the fingers and wrist.

That's a good point! I've got it connected to a laptop, so mobility is a must. If you travel a lot, the Bamboo sure has it's advantages over a larger sized tablet. I never thought about the hand/wrist or arm drawing, but that needs to be considered indeed. I had drawing lessons, so I learned to draw with my fingers/wrist. If you can do that, a small tablet goes a long way indeed. If you make larger motions using your arm, then a larger tablet is preferable.

Quote - My small Wacom Graphire that I've had for years is still going strong despite the broken pen case.  I got the bamboo pen and touch for christmas and I'm wishing I'd bought the pen only version.  For whatever reason it tends to want to switch without me ever hitting the "touch on" button. 

That's odd, it shouldn't do that. As soon as I switch the touch off, then it will only work with the pen and will not respond to touch unless I switch it on again. Perhaps the tablet isn't 100% and you could bring it back to replace it or have it fixed?

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