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I was just reading and it seems that the Wacom Intuos3 6" x 11" Graphics Tablet is rated as best value. I guess the small ones with 512 points are not as easy to use, and the 4x5 is small. This one is in between that and the large size.

Found them at about $329, which is a big bunch of green for me to be spending on something I don't know much about. Seems that people who use them swear they are the best tool and make work much easier.

Anyone who uses a tablet who can tell me if this is a good one, good size, for all around photo editing and drawing?

I bought the Wacom Bamboo tablet a few weeks ago. I think it has 6x4 of area with 512 points. Its a bit too small, should have saved up for the larger Intuos model. Its a shame cause its my first tablet, and it really does speed things up, its just a little too frustrating to use to justify giving up the mouse forever.

I've got the Intuos 3 A5 wide and I couldn't live without it, the A4 was too big for me.

They take a short while to get use too but once you've mastered it you'll wonder why you spent so much wasted time before.

Of course it depends on your style of work, but if you're thinking about getting one I'd guess you need one.

I have the 8x5 and it is plenty big.  I suppose it all depends on how you use your mouse though, and how much you like to move it to get accross the screen.  i think i only use about 70% of the mouse pad.

The way i tested however was I took a pen on a blank paper on the desk in front of me.  I looked at the top left corner of the screen and imagined that i was moving the mouse with the pen and went to all the four corners and back and forth and diagnal and all around the screen many times (pretending) and all the time moving the pen.  When i was finished I had a really rough square... this is the size the tablet should be (minimum)

Little OT:
Anybody has some personal experience with Wacom Inkling? For me it looks too great to be true. Still waiting to hear about some glitches.
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Inkling.aspx

Edit: Sorry - it's not available yet. It was supposed to be in shops in September.

Yeah, so what, it's close enough for Rock and Roll. I ended up looking at the press release for the Inkling and it's nowhere close to what I need, but for someone who wants to sketch onpaper and save, I suppose there could be some positives.

I'm not drawing, I want the tablet for editing photos. Hey how's the pen tool with a pen? Seems a logical choice.

apparently it is too good to be true. It's only accurate to between 2.5 and 5mm from what I understand, which makes it pretty much useless.
I would wait for a few models down the line when they perfect the tech.