So, in the interest of moving forward and expanding my knowledge/skill base of all things, I will be looking into the market for a digital art tablet.

However before i do i would like to get the input of fellow artists on why they use whatever tablets and software that they do. Decisions on these things need to include features and pricing, as well as shopping deals from various retailers (as i am a broke college student).

Please don't start a console war in the comments, please just state your opinions and reasons and keep it civil.

Any help in this matter will be greatly appreciated, and if it helps to know, the computer i will be using is my MacbookPro, running the latest version of SnowLeopard (yes i know it's out of date but i like it better)

Thanks~