HAHAHA! in the computer world, $400-$500 is a mere nothing... that's the price of ONE top of the line component... most high-performance rigs cost around $2000 - $ 2500!

but think of it this way... the tablet can do much much more than that Coach bag!

Yikes! You're looking in the wrong places... there are definitely cheaper models than that!

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Are you looking into a bigger tablet or just a new one? I got a small wacom for a 100 dollars at Best Buy. It's the most wonderful thing I have ever had.

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Yikes! That's a pretty big and serious purchase.

just one word...EBAY

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mine was $630 cdn (after next day shipping).. are you looking at the intuos3 9x12?

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I have the same one, and I LOVE it. What kind of tablet are you looking for?

mine was $200 and it is very delicious ;D It really depends on size. Just try not to go over like 6x8, which is really big enough I think, and you should be fine

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I got a small one for 80 bucks yo..^^

hahha! I mean..its not the best..and i bet its gonna die soon, but you know..lasted me three years so far! xD

Good luck with getting it..^^

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I'm definitely not an expert in the matter, but if you're looking for a tablet for more "casual" use--that is, you don't need something that is majorly professional and top of the line--look into the wacom graphire tablets. I have a graphire 3, and I bought it for about $80. On ebay they're going for about half that price give or take a few, and that was just the price a couple summers ago... There is of course a graphire 4 model now.

The wacom intuos (the "professional" ones) are of course supposed to be nicer and have a larger working area, but I know I'm not the only one who thinks it's easier having a smaller one. I was concerned at first that it wasn't going to cut it, but after a few days of using it I realized that a larger work area was unnecessary and maybe even more of an inconvenience. It's kind of hard to explain, but you'd get what I mean if you were to get one and play around with it for a few hours.

Hope that helped even though it's ungodly long.