I've been using a 4-inch X 6-inch Wacom Intuos in Photoshop lately. A lot of things are much easier with it. I'm no virtuoso yet, but already I have more techniques at my disposal than I had before. I'm trying to do as much "painting" with the tablet as I can for my June challenge entry. I can't imagine how much time it would take to do it with a mouse.

I spent full retail buying this one for my wife and haven't regretted it a bit, even though she's barely used it.