I have an Intuos 6x8 I got some time ago used, and I absolutely love the damn thing. While I don't do a lot of freehand stuff, I can't complain about it. I was going to get a Graphire, but I found this one for a little bit more and figured the extra money was worth the increased size of the tablet. Most people, however, say size doesn't matter (the tablet, I mean...).