The current industry standard in tablets is Wacom's Intuous tablets and Graphire 2 tablets.  You can get a 4X5 USB graphire 2 for about $100 online.  I have the 4X5 Graphire.  Both come with a pressure sensitive pen and a cordless mouse.  My kid uses it more than I do.  You can look at them at www.wacom.com.

>I have a Pablo tablet, a hand-me-down from my husband, and I love it.  It
>has a plastic overlay that I can put drawings under so I can copy them to
>the computer.  My husband has a new one, I don't recall the mfg name, but it
>has a USB cable and plugs into his keyboard (also USB).  He uses it all the
>time with PaintShopPro, and he has never had any complaints.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ian Porter" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:40 PM
>Subject: Drawing tablet
>
>
>> Hi all.
>> A customer of mine likes to sketch with Paint but has difficulty using the
>> mouse to create smooth, non-jerky lines.
>> It occurred to me that a solution might be for him to use a drawing
>> 'Tablet', a few of which I've seen advertised in magazines but I have no
>> personal knowledge of.
>> It seems that Genius make several models, from simple to advanced.
>> Anyone here had any experience with this kind of gadget?
>> Ian Porter
>> Computer Guys Inc.
>> Arrowtown
>> New Zealand
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>
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