What drawing tablet to buy?

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 3,120]

To date all of my digital artworks were done with a mouse and I have been thinking about how much faster I may possibly be able to finish them with a tablet. So my questions are:

 

-What is a decent drawing tablet for about $100?

-Does it matter much whether you use a small or large tablet?

-How long does it take to actually get used to using a drawing tablet? I have tried using one before and it felt quite strange to be drawing on the tablet but having the actual image appear elsewhere.

Edited June 19, 2014 by Krovavaya Luna

[Titan Rising 2,156]

Everywhere I look people are telling me the Wacom tablets are the best.  Definitely check out their website, they've got a lot of different ones ranging from like $50 to $500 last I looked

[Pinkamena-Pills 6,840]

Definitely the Wacom tablets from what i hear. 

 

I plan on getting one myself at some point! 

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 3,120]

Are there any particular specs I should be looking at when comparing tablets or is it not really applicable to lower end tablets? And I am curious on how long it took some of you who have used tablets to get used to using one.