Tablet PC -> Drawings

[Yukiihyou]

Hey there =)
I hope the thread matches the "Dazzle US" category, I did not know where else to ask you that question. Gomenasai!

Since I'm pretty new to Manga-drawings I'm sketching out my pictures with a real pen, but now all of you made me curious about those "graphic tablets". I don't want to spend too much money, because it just doesn't make sense (I'd only use it for fun).
I'd spend 60 (okay maybe 65) USD for it. I don't know which brands are of high quality. This is what I saw at Amazon so far - I thought Wacom looked pretty nice:
http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CTL460-B...5175189&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...qid=1315176258

[Yukari]

I've heard of Bamboo Tablet. I've seen some in stores like Best Buy. Depending what you want they can run pretty expensive but I saw one for like 8- bucks which is pretty cheap.

[Yukiihyou]

I just bought Wacom Bamboo Pen for 70USD Hope it's as good as expected

[Kabukiyasha]

Wacom is the most reliable tablet brand, it's worth getting it for the brand name, since it means you are less likely to need to replace it.
I had a wacom for about 10 years (it's still working), it's so old and battered that the cord sometimes stops working (the newer ones have a replaceable cord), but the thing still works!

I won an Intuos 3, then upgraded recently to Intuos 4 thanks to my partner. Once you get good, the upgrades are nice, but I actually don't recommend people going to 3. Jumping to 4 is worth it, the changes are bigger than the previous versions, and the interface is awesomely convenient.

As a beginner, you could try looking for second-hand wacoms on Ebay, you might be able to get one slightly better than a Bamboo (it's still a good tablet, better than my old gimpy one that I stuck with for a decade). Wacoms are very durable, and you won't notice the second hand issue at all as long as the seller is honst with the condition of the item. Good luck ^_^/