Hey Kaz, saw your post on the Dota 2 thread and i added you on steam, i have 16 extra copies so i might as well give you one :P
Yeah, tech stuff here is also pretty expensive >_>. That one is this http://www.geniusnet.com/wSite/ct?xItem=16838&ctNode=174 I think the most important thing to keep in mind is: 1- Pressure sensitivity level (that one has 1024, my current one has 2048, both worked fine but you may feel some difference) 2- Size (this depends on your preference, i like to use a medium size one, 8x6 or something around that)
I´ll comment here to not spam the other post =P When i started drawing, i used this thing for several years http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRkGSshDG_g/TzkyzGau5dI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ZyMcmH1jNQ8/s1600/image03.jpg Its crappy, cheap, but it work. I guess any kind of cheap tablet could work for starting (maybe a Bamboo or something similar).
what model its it? its seem great to beging also here almost all the tech stuff gets quite expensive so i been holding my money because it will be years before i buy another one lol