Wacom 4×5, good?

[Walter Biscardi]

I use the 9×12 and would not recommend anything smaller for use with a dual monitor setup, but that’s just my opinion. I find the smaller ones are just too small, especially when trying to get in very close into objects, timelines, etc… I also make very heavy use of After Effects and Motion and find the larger tablet better suited for those too.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Graeme Nattress]

You can “get away” with a graphire on a dual 23″ set up if you’re used to the wacom, but even I think that’s a tad too small. For a single 23″ it’s fine though. For a dual set up I’m using a 6×8 I think, and that’s fine.

But Wacom’s are lovely, super and wonderful no matter what size you get!!!

Graeme

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[Chris Poisson]

I’m using a 6×8 with a 23″ cinema display, a 19″ LCD for my bins etc, and my 14″ NTSC monitor is part of my desktop too and I get around it all fine.

[Tom Matthies]

I’m using a Graphire on all three machines and I like it. I use it more as a mouse replacement than a high resolution pointing device. I run dual monitors on each setup and the Graphire works for me.
Just my 2

[George Loch]

Another 6×8 vote. It’s a perfect combination of size – not too big that it takes up too much desk space and not too small to navigate. The Intuos line is more accurate/sensitive but unless you are getting into art applications then the Graphire works fine.

-gl

[George Loch]

…Motion.

Usign a tablet in Motion is really powerful. I find I can create some organic ‘motions’ that jsut don’t have the same feel as a mouse driven gesture.

-gl