I was thinking of asking my parents to get me one for my birthday which is in a few weeks, but they dont want to spend too much money. Im only turning 16, so i cant afford one by myself, and I use the family computer. Any of you have tips on what I need, and what would be the best, but not so expensive, tablet? Thanks. 
-Sean
I would go for a Wacom (brand) tablet, as they are probably the best quality out there. Go for a small Wacom Intuos if you can afford it. If not, take a small Wacom Graphire tablet which is a little less expensive.
if you are a professional and dont plan on doing anything serious, a graphire4 4x5 tablet will work, they go for around 99 USD. but if you want tilt sensing and buttons and crazy things like that then look into the intuos’. i think the cheapest intuos is 200+ USD or so. but for most purposes a 4x5 graphire will work just fine.
Hi!
I know you are 16 and it’s maybe soon, but believe me a wacom will save you a lot of backaches and pain in the wrist! The mouse is bad for your health, so tell this your parents and maybe who knows they might fork out more money 
Monica
Hi,
i am using a Intuos 3 A4 (I guess that’s 9x12 inch, i am really confused about american measuring units 
) and am really satisfied with it, it is comfortable, precise, but expensive, i’ve tried also the grapphire in school, and have to say that it is also very cool,
if i were you, i would take a grapphire or intuos, but keep in mind that the price should not be too high, because you can get started with a smaller too.
For start you could buy an Graphire tablet, but later when you become more professional you shall need an Intuos, and maybe later you finish working in a Cintiq
6x8 is the most common size that professionals use, since it’s about the size of the sketchbook.
4x5 (or 4x6 now) is a great size. The whole “size matters” mantra totally doesn’t apply to tablets. In a way, having a smaller tablet is actually nicer because it means less work if you need to, say, hit the START button or something else near the edge of the screen. You can produce very high-quality work on a small tablet…not that I’m a good example of that. :rolleyes:
Buy an Intuos if you can. They’re very, very nice. The way I see it, it’s better to save up a little and then buy a good tablet that’ll last you a while than go cheap right now and have to spend more on a better tablet later.
EDIT: Whoops, just read your other thread and realized you bought a 6x8. Oh well, perhaps this will be useful to someone else. 
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