I have to go with the flow on this one, Wacom gets my vote. My first tablet was a Aiptek, and had nothing but problems with it. Granted that was 5 or so years ago. I currently use a Intuos 12X12, and love it, though the size is a bit to big. The other is the Wacom PL 500, this is the predecessor of the Cintiq, I dont think the price is worth the advantage, and I end up using my standard tablet more often anyway. Word of warning, in my case anyway, switching from mouse to tablet takes some getting used to, but once you get the hang of it you most likely will wonder how you did without it.