Hey Will, I agree with Mieke even though I haven't ever used a Cintiq. But they're sweet. I use a Wacom Intuos 3 like Ron, and I love it. Mine has a smaller area (4.5x6) and it works great with my 21" monitor. I picked mine up near the end of the life cycle for the model. Unless you find one used, The Intuos 3 has been replaced by the Intuos 4. I believe the main differences are greater sensitivity and more programmable keys. They`re a lot of fun to use. -- Glendon Mellow The Flying Trilobite: http://glendonmellow.blogspot.com Art in Awe of Science 2010 Calendar now available! <http://www.redbubble.com/people/flyingtrilobite/calendars/4205529-11-the-flying-trilobite-collection-2> Print Gallery: http://flyingtrilobite.redbubble.com/ DeviantArt: http://theflyingtrilobite.deviantart.com/gallery Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingtrilobite Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flying-Trilobite/12564141562 Twitter: http://twitter.com/flyingtrilobite FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/flyingtrilobite LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/glendonmellow/ Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://niobrara.unl.edu/users/lana/gnsi/listserv/