Being completely tired of using the mouse for everything, I'm planning on getting a tablet in October. I can't afford anything hugely expensive as I have to get another external hard drive the same month for my backups. So my choice is a Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet. It's like 6X9 and factory refurbished, but it has good reviews on Amazon. Does anyone here use one? Does it work well with CS3? Being as it's a less expensive tablet, the screen size is a little small. Does it scale up well? As I paint in both Photoshop and Painter, I need it to do well in both. Plus I use Pshop for retouching and photo manipulation. How is it there? Is it hard to learn to use? I'd appreciate any advice. I've been using the mouse for years, but as I've been so seriously ill for a while now, (I'm okay at present) it's gotten a bit hard for me to draw accurate lines with the mouse, and I trust my freehand skills more, as I started out as a traditional artist. Also, does it work well with the standard controls in Photoshop? For example, when I draw a straight line or move layers, I'm used to pressing control while I do it as Pshop automatically makes it straight. I guess I'm just looking for some info on what I should expect. I know I could have gotten a cheaper tablet from another brand, but Wacom's the standard and I know it's quality, so I gotte go with the best I can get.

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