I'm a little late in the game. I had an Aiptek and although the specs on the back are higher than the wacom, I found it could not draw a simple circle without resorting to lines, where the wacom just draws circles wonderfully. I have an Intuos2 4x5, mainly because I wanted the grip pen, but I can highly recommend wacom having tried 3 different tablets (Aiptek, Pablo and Wacom)... Also look on wacom's site once in awhile. They sell refurbished ones for a cheaper price on occasion and can get some good deals. They are also excellent on customer service. I had a problem reinstalling, called them up, and they helped me right quick...