yea, my kids got me a (wacom) bamboo last year for christmas and it's been great. only downside i've had with it was MAC support for it's "dock" apps. never got it to work right in the beginning and never really tried again.

it's been perfect for my needs and like you i didn't need all the "bells and whistles". it wasn't real expensive and it's pretty sturdy.

 

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