I have a Monoprice! And it's been compared to Intuos tablets and I /adore/ mine. They're very well priced as well! Sensitivity on it is a dream. Wow, I know I sound like an advertisement, but I've been quite happy. <3
Oh and people whinge about the pens being battery-powered but I've had to change mine once in the entire year. It's not a battery draining... thing.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/s.....mp;cp_id=10841

Thanks :D I spotted these on the web earlier this week. Looking at the specs, it has the same pressure sensitivity as the Bamboo, not Intuos.
Oooh it doesn't help that I don't know what I want! XD

There are a lot of options out there for sure! I hope you find/figure out what you're wanting! X3

I've always had itty bitty wacoms ;v;

Ive never liked the look of the intous 5, I still use my 4, though really I don't use the function buttons too much as long as I can paint its all good ;)