My old partner bought a Wacom tablet... I don't know specifics but the usable area was I believe the 12"x18". He didn't like it so he let me use is. Needless to say, I fell in love with it. I used it as a mouse as well as a drawing too. The only problems I had were very fine selection, and stress on the wrist from lots of large arm movements. You're better off with their mouse over the pen for stability and fine movement because doubleclicking will throw you off. At least it did me. Would I get one again? Hell yes!... if it's the 12x18" one. Word of warning though, if you have carpal tunnel or tendonitis, think twice, for it can aggravate it pretty bad. I couldn't work with it sometimes because it hurt too much from previous maraton sessions. Cheese Doodles for thought.