I have the first generation Bamboo Fun as well and I'm glad I got that one rather than one of the more expensive Intuous line of tablets. You really have to ask yourself how much use you plan to get out of this thing because it can be an expensive component that ends up not being used as much as you thought it would. That's been the case with mine. I always plan on using it more but there always seems to be something more pressing that needs to be attended to instead.

If money isn't a concern then get the best you can afford - otherwise get a Bamboo and if you find you're really getting a lot of use from it you can always upgrade to a better tablet at another time. You'd be surprised however how much you can do with the Bamboo and it just might be all the tablet you need.

I was surprised to hear that many professionals actually prefer to use the smaller tablets and I would have guessed that anyone would prefer to get the largest tablet they could afford but apparently that isn't so. Many digital artists actually prefer the smaller desktop footprint and the ability to draw from the wrist rather than sweeping your arm to get your curves. The Bamboo tablet has both of these features for a very affordable price.

I have to say however, that even after offering this advise that I'd still love to be able to get my hands on a nice medium-sized Intuous 4 tablet and if it was easily affordable I would probably do so :)