Another good reason to go with the Wacom is that the company will likely be around awhile. My first tablet was a Creation Station, very similar to a Wacom Graphire, but now discontinued. When I ran into a driver conflict with another piece of hardware I was SOL. Also no Windows XP driver available. So after 3 years I bought the Graphire because I couldn't imagine doing without a tablet. On the other hand, the Creation Station was worth every penny of the $99 I paid for it and I still use it on the "basement computer". - Ken Heronheart -