tablet., suggestions? Options

[incredibleupset]

ok, i am going to purchase a tablet soon. i'm just not sure what one i should get. wacom makes good ones i heard, but I want to hear from you guys if you have any experience. what am i going to do with it, mostly digital painting, drawing, sketching, what have you. my price range is basically $500 and below. i was going to buy the bamboofun for my cheapskeetness, but i dunno.

[Blyat]

so your looking for an tablet?
i own a bamboo its really nice cause its used for both lefty and right handed people
(im left handed)
and if you use it for photoshop its really cool cause if you lightly draw its light and the harder your press the darker it gets
its literally like drawing on paper

but i know its expensive, mine cost around 300 dollars, but it was a present from my parents cause it was my sweet 16
but i also know that the wacom is really good too